This article originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here. In the wooded hills around Acqualagna, often called Italy’s truffle capital, the connection between landscape and cuisine becomes tangible through an experience that leaves a deeper mark on travelers than most: truffle hunting. Organized by Acqualagna Tartufi (acqualagnatartufi.com) and available on request …
L’Argine a Vencò (Dolegna del Collio, Friuli-Venezia Giulia) (Fall 2025)
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here. The shining star of one of Italy’s most interesting and under-the-radar food territories, L’Argine a Vencò (largineavenco.it; tasting menu 100€), located less than a mile from the Slovenian border in the wonderful Il Collio wine region, is Michelin-starred chef Antonia Klugmann’s pasture-to-plate …
Antica Corte Pallavicina (Parmense, Emilia-Romagna) (Fall 2025)
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here. Parma’s impossibly delicious dry-cured ham, Prosciutto di Parma, is famed the world over, but the uninitiated may not realize that within the hierarchy of Parma’s ham empire, another coveted cut of crudo reigns supreme: Culatello di Zibello DOP, traditionally produced around the …
I Masanielli di Francesco Martucci (Caserta, Campania) (Fall 2025)
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here. The world’s co-No. 1 pizzeria sits in a strip mall alongside a baby shop flanked by an Air Force training school in the somewhat quirky town of Caserta, an oddly ordinary provincial capital overshadowed by one of the largest royal palaces in …
Q&A with Francesco Preite of Moi Omakase (Fall 2025)
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here. Moi Omakase chef/owner Francesco Preite, 42 years young, has visited Japan a staggering 75 times to hone the craft. The results: an incredibly authentic slice of Japan in Tuscany. Kevin Raub: When and how did your interest (ahem…obsession) with Japanese cuisine and …
Il Ginepraio Ristorante (Vicchio, Tuscany) (Fall 2025)
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here. A bit of an up-and-coming wild card, Il Ginepraio Ristorante (agriturismovitanova.com; tasting menus 55–75€) is well off the trodden path in Tuscany’s Mugello hills—revered for their non-touristy authenticity—30 miles or so northeast of Florence. Here, brothers Lorenzo and Simone Boni resurrected their grandfather’s …
Il Genovese (Genova, Liguria) (Fall 2025)
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here. Though one of the few restaurants in this article that is located in a major metropolitan area, Il Genovese (ilgenovese.com; primi 12–13€) isn’t the most accessible, requiring a 90-minute detour via train from Milano to Genova. In a city where life-changing pesto …
Bar Ilde (Rimini, Emilia-Romagna) (Fall 2025)
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here. Italy’s most popular tourism spots typically don’t offer the most authentic culinary experiences—but the best eats are often lurking nearby in the shadows of the suburbs. Rimini, one of the country’s most popular seaside destinations, is famed for piadina—an unleavened flatbread stuffed …
Due Mori (Asolo, Veneto) (Fall 2025)
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here. Normally it’s the food that would send us venturing well beyond the beaten path, but sometimes it’s more than a memorable bite to eat. The elevated, centuries-old Veneto hilltop town of Asolo is one of hundreds of its kind across Italy. Its …
Don Alfonso 1890 (Sant’Agata sui Due Golfi, Campania) (Fall 2025)
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here. Family-run restaurants are certainly not in short supply in Italy, but rarely does the family’s grasp on hospitality run as deep and inviting as at destination restaurant Don Alfonso 1890 (donalfonso.com; tasting menus 180–230€) perched high in the hills of the Sorrento …
