The Italian port city might be knee-high in trash. And, sure, it's been subject to bloody Mafia wars and political corruption. But there's real vibrancy, and even a little beauty, in all that chaos....more
With big beards and big appetites, they've toured the globe in search of its finest recipes. Hairy Biker Dave Myers shares his top 10 dishes, from Dennis Hopper's favourite seafood platter to the freshest oysters in France.
Bologna is the capital of Emilia-Romagna, and the region of Emilia-Romagna sees the beauty in swine, as the affiliation of one of its cities with a world-renowned delicacy makes clear. Here lies the plump mother lode of prosciutto di Parma....more
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Italian cuisine is considered to be the first fully developed cuisine of all the countries of Latin Europe. Most experts, including "Larousse Gastronomique," the bible of the French kitchen, agree that it officially became "the mother cuisine" in 1533, when Catherine de' Medici journeyed from Florence to France for her marriage to the future King Henri II....more
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