The smoky-sweet aroma of chestnuts roasting at an outdoor market. Giant wheels of farm-made cheese. Vats of plump olives and sun-dried tomatoes. Heaps of just-picked porcini mushrooms, speckled borlotti beans and fresh figs. Ancient towns dominated by grand castles and cathedrals. Rolling green hills packed tight with rows of grapevines and olive trees. Fertile plains planted with golden wheat. Ribbons of blacktop undulating through a sun-kissed countryside. This is Emilia-Romagna — the Italy of slow food and fast cars. While many Canadians might not be able to pinpoint the northern region on a map, most will have savoured its specialties — tortellini, ravioli, aged balsamic,...
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