You’ll find excellent food on most city blocks across the country, but you won’t always find an experience-a journey that transports you to a world beyond the food on your plate. Cue the food fighters: a small handful of farmers set about reviving the black-haired beasts known for their abundance of sweet fat. But the menace of modernity reduced those numbers dramatically until just 15 remained at the dawn of the 21st century. Mora romagnola pigs once dominated the hills of Ravenna in central Italy. Pasta, Pane, Vino is the latest edition of the genre-bending Roads & Kingdoms style pioneered under Anthony Bourdain’s imprint in Rice, Noodle, Fish (2016 Travel Book of the Year, Society of American Travel Writers) and Grape, Olive, Pig (2017 IACP Award, Literary Food Writing). Deep Travels Through Italy’s Food Culture There have been so many incredible tributes from so many who were touched by his life and ideas. This one was special to all of us, not least because it is a deep and soulful dive into a country that meant so much to Tony in these last years: Italy. It just so happens that June 12 is the release date of our latest book with Tony. We lost a giant on Friday, a man who has been a part of Roads & Kingdoms from the beginning, first as inspiration, and later-what luck we had-as a partner, friend, and publisher. Learn more about Roads & Kingdoms’ latest book. A travelogue, a patient investigation of Italy’s cuisine, a loving profile of the everyday heroes who bring Italy to the table.
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