He hated brunch and loved Negroni.He visited 120 countries and ate in the best and worst places on the planet.He was a TV star, but he always told his truth about food.Anthony Bourdain visited Bologna and Emilia Romagna in 2012 for his show No Reservations.He won't come again but he left us a great document about the food of our land.Let's track down the places he visited.

Ristorante San Domenico

I've waited a long before writing about where to eat in Venice. What can I add to the thousands of reviews, videos, guides and books already out there?Not much, so I'll make it short.I will give you only 3 names for every meal, perfect for a weekend.

Breakfast

Marcella Hazan doesn’t need a presentation. She is the godmother of Italian cuisine in America.If you browse her dozen of cookbooks you'll find a lot of Bologna between the pages. Let me walk you through her legendary Bolognese recipes.

Marcella Hazan Bolognese recipes

An onion sauce that you think is from Genoa and it's not.An oven that spits out the most delicious meat you can have.A dish that I could never get tired of. Here are my best foods of 2022 and where you can get them too.

Passatelli with white ragù @Cucina di Quartiere, Modena

Ring the doorbell and take a few steps to sit in one of my favorite restaurants in Bologna: Caminetto D'Oro.

Caminetto d'Oro: a century under the portico The story of Caminetto d’Oro, under the wooden portico in Via de’ Falegnami, begins before WWII. But it was in 1980 that its golden fire arose. The Carati family is in charge, with Paolo (also writer and journalist) behind the counter, and a young brigade in the kitchen, following the lead of chef Andrea Serra.When you sit in the elegant room, check who