Italy had always existed in my imagination as a three-city loop: Rome for pasta, Florence for steak, Venice for atmosphere. That was the plan, neat and predictable, right up until the numbers made me ...

In the fourth installment of Metro Travel Hot Takes, Patrycja Zaras argues that the Polish city of her birth puts Venice’s food scene to shame. Is anything more universally loved than Italian cuisine?

There’s no doubt that Italy is a feast for all the senses, especially the sense of taste. Italian food products and cuisine have infiltrated just about every corner of the globe, but there’s no ...