Three Things

Greetings from Parma (!), Colu Henry's "Better at Home," a lasagna potluck

Buongustai e lettori! I don’t know if the novelty of writing this next sentence will ever wear off but here we go: Today’s newsletter is coming at you from Italy, where I am on day three of hosting my third Via Rosa food tour. This time I’m in Emilia-Romagna in the north, home to all the foods that need no introduction: Parmigiano Reggiano, Prosciutto di Parma, Balsamico di Modena. A dozen Dinner: A Love Story readers and I have spent our days ogling Correggio frescoes on cathedral ceilings and meeting the all-important cows who give us our Parm, and (cover your ears Weekday Vegetarians*) gone deep on culatello, the creamy cured ham made only by a handful of producers along the Po river, and clocked thousands of steps in historic, walkable Parma, where we are based for the week. Also….