Here’s how I heard the story: An American couple travels to Italy to enjoy the cuisine, sip the local wine, and drizzle the finest extra virgin olive oil onto freshly baked bread, still warm from the oven. They knew from years of visiting tasting rooms that Mediterranean countries produce the finest olive oil in [...]

"Southerners can claim kin with anybody. It's one of our most dextrous talents." by Ben Merrill Photos by Erin Hixson Photography and Contributed by E&E Images South Carolina native and American writer Guy Davenport wrote those words some dozens of years ago. Then, at dinner [...]