Tourism has turned some Italian streets into monochromatic eating zones. Some officials have banned the opening of new restaurants.
Tag: Pasta
What I Learned From Loving Mapo Tofu
A decades-long fascination with the much-loved Sichuan dish inspires research — and eventually a little experimentation.
Pasta, Wine and Inflatable Pools: How Amazon Conquered Italy in the Pandemic
The e-commerce giant had struggled to gain a foothold in a society that prefers to shop in person, with cash, but now Italians are hooked on online shopping.
In 2019, We Were There: 12 Favorite Dispatches From the Earth’s 4 Corners
This year, we delivered 125 dispatches from 44 countries and six continents, each one offering an immersive experience of one of the world’s most noteworthy places. Here are the highlights.
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.
