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The Danish phase
Does falling in love with a country while you're on vacation from Rome qualify as cheating?
Red side of the tracks
When parsing Milan's underworld connections gets dicey, think Argentine red, as in Malbec.
Chips must fall
The Amanda Knox case heads for a possible final reckoning as Italy's top appellate court prepares to rule.
“To the U.S.A. commander…”
Before Tweets and texts, an American general had a terse response for his German counterpart.
Memories of power
Becoming part of an extremist group, whatever its goals, can be as simple as wanting to belong.
Splitting cheese hairs
Parmigiano-Reggiano and Gran Padano are close enough to be brothers, but they're not twins.
Memories of migration
Once upon a time (try 1980), an Italian family vacation meant pulling up roots, or close.
Keep the belly
Slow Sundays in in the dead of an Umbrian winter seemed tailor made to begin cooking up porchetta.
Lucifer’s treat
Deliciously spicy pollo alla diavola requires few ingredients, but lots of attention to technique.
Ego and perseverance
Drake can be at once exasperating and exciting, but above all he's a consummate survivor.
A proper mayor
Life in small-town (and often small-minded) Tuscany doesn't always come with a welcome mat.