Rome, Italy
Supplizio
Crispy, cheesy rice balls—the Roman answer to arancini—take center stage here.
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Places to Eat & Drink
Rome, Italy
Gelateria dei Gracchi
Since 1999, this gelateria founded by a string instrument maker has been turning out some of Rome's best scoops.
Rome, Italy
Er Buchetto
For more in the century, this hole-in-the-wall near Termini Station has been serving what some say is Rome's greatest porchetta sandwich.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dakar NOLA
Chef Serigne Mbaye weaves stories through his carefully composed modern Senegalese tasting menus.
Food & Drink
Drinks
Nectar Soda
This pretty pink drink is a Cincinnati specialty.
Drinks
Tiquira
This violet-hued liquor is Brazil's oldest spirit.
Prepared Foods
Maultaschen
Legend has it that a monk hid meat in these dumplings to fool God.
Drinks
Pont
A town in East France still makes a beloved green-anise liquor born after the ban of absinthe.
