WELCOME

to salute the Italian people from afar than our annual Italian issue. The Italy of 2020 has done it tougher than many countries throughout isolation, but nothing will ever dampen our love of the country, its people and cuisine. is where the world is at right now. There’s a reason tinned tomatoes and pasta were the first ingredients cleared from supermarket shelves in a crisis, closely followed by flour. Although I’m still not sure why risoni got left behind, but we are making up for that this month nevertheless.