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This article originally appeared in the February/March 2022 issue of Dream of Italy. Affectionately referred to as La Grassa (“the fat one”), Bologna is the capital of Emilia-Romagna, arguably Italy’s most important food region.  Granted, you’ve got Piemonte and Liguria in the north, Toscana and Umbria in the middle, Puglia and Sicilia in the south—it’s almost impossible to go wrong …

This article originally appeared in the October/November 2020 issue of Dream of Italy. My technical first encounter with the piadina tradition happened in a way that would make any red-blooded romagnolo wag his finger—and possibly tell me, rightfully so, that it didn’t really count. I was in Piedmont, of all places—specifically, just a few feet from Turin’s National Museum of Cinema—and …

This article originally appeared in the March 2020 issue of Dream of Italy. Bologna could soon have a new UNESCO World Heritage site if its famous porticoes are selected for the coveted list. The city of Bologna is submitting the nomination to the World Heritage committee for review. The 12 porticoes, which date from the 12th century until the 20th century, …

This article originally appeared in the November 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main What’s New in 2020 article here. Best known for its Parma ham and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, the northern Italian city of Parma has plenty to celebrate in 2020. It was named the 2020 Italian Capital of Culture by a jury that selected it over nine other Italian cities, saying that …