Tourism has turned some Italian streets into monochromatic eating zones. Some officials have banned the opening of new restaurants.
Tag: Pasta
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Call It a Crime of Pasta
The famous pasta-making women of Bari, Italy, are worried that a crackdown on contraband orecchiette pasta could threaten their way of life.