Licata, Sicily Corso Filippo Re Capriata 22, 92027 Licata (AG), Italy La Madia is Pino Cuttaia's deeply personal restaurant in Licata, on Sicily's southern coast. Opened in 2000 with his wife Loredana, it holds two Michelin stars and is known…
San Cassiano in Badia, South Tyrol Historic location: Strada Micurà de Rü 20, 39036 San Cassiano in Badia (BZ), Italy St. Hubertus was the legendary three-Michelin-star restaurant of chef Norbert Niederkofler inside the former Rosa Alpina hotel in San Cassiano.…
Verona, Veneto Vicolo Corticella San Marco 3, 37121 Verona (VR), Italy Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli combines one of Verona's most historic dining rooms with the contemporary cuisine of chef Giancarlo Perbellini. The restaurant received three Michelin stars and is set…
Orta San Giulio, Piedmont Via Giuseppe Fava 18, 28016 Orta San Giulio (NO), Italy Villa Crespi is the three-Michelin-star restaurant of Antonino Cannavacciuolo, set inside an extraordinary Moorish-style villa beside Lake Orta. The cuisine reflects the chef's personal geography: his…
Milan, Lombardy Via Privata Raimondo Montecuccoli 6, 20147 Milan, Italy Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia is one of Milan’s historic fine-dining addresses, founded in 1962 and today carried forward by chefs Alessandro Negrini and Fabio Pisani. The restaurant’s philosophy…
Colle di Val d’Elsa, Tuscany Viale della Rimembranza 24, 53034 Colle di Val d’Elsa (SI), Italy Arnolfo is one of Tuscany’s landmark fine-dining restaurants, located in Colle di Val d’Elsa and led by chef Gaetano Trovato. The cuisine is refined,…
Milan, Lombardy Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, 20121 Milan, Italy Cracco in Galleria is Carlo Cracco’s flagship restaurant in the heart of Milan, inside the magnificent Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, only a few steps from Piazza del Duomo. The setting combines…
Brusciano, Campania Via Guido De Ruggiero 108, 80031 Brusciano (NA), Italy Taverna Estia is a destination restaurant in Brusciano, east of Naples, created by the Sposito family and led in the kitchen by chef Francesco Sposito. Its cuisine explores Campania…
The Rise, the Fraud and the Fall of an Italian Giant There are corporate failures that begin with a bad product, a lost market or a technology that arrives too late. Parmalat was different. The milk was real, the factories…
Naples, Campania Salita S. Anna di Palazzo 1/2, 80132 Naples (NA), Italy Pizzeria Brandi is one of the historic names of Neapolitan pizza, tucked just off elegant Via Chiaia near Piazza del Plebiscito. The restaurant is closely associated with the…