Nancy Silverton may not be a native of Italy, but she is undeniably a local. Osteria Mozza, her acclaimed Michelin-starred establishment, was born out of her love for Italian cuisine, which began more than 30 years ago after a vacation in Tuscany. Since then, she spends half her time in Umbria - where she has built a second home, cooking, experimenting and discovering the abundance of flavours of the Italian countryside. The 68-year-old James Beard award-winner opens her little black book of gourmet addresses to us.
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"I always say I have three. One is Massimo Bottura of Osteria Francescana. I go there every summer, and each time I'm there, I would think, 'It can't get any better than this.' But Massimo continues to wow me. He is just so good at taking traditional flavours and turning them upside-down. The other one is Dario Cecchini, the famous butcher from Panzano. He has many seats at his restaurant, so it won't be hard to get a table.
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