In Italy as in China, styles of cooking can shift substantially in the space of just a few minutes on the highway. Lunch in the Marchese town of Visso will be completely different from lunch in Norcia, just to the south; breakfast in Shanghai will have little to do with what you’ll find in the morning in nearby Yangchow. When an expert scans the menu of a Roman trattoria, she can probably pinpoint its location within a mile or two. So it may not be too early to start talking about something like a... More >>>