What to eat in Italy?

I’ve been joking that my 10 days in Italy will be me trying to eat as much gelato as possible. But I cannot wait to dig into the actual food. I lived in NYC for a long time and was privileged to eat at some pretty fantastic Italian restaurants there, but there’s nothing like the real thing in Italy right?

What’s number one on my list? Well, I won’t know until I’m in the first restaurant. Risotto? Braciole? Pasta? Doesn’t matter – I’m sure it will be fantastic. Here are the links I’ve been drooling over:

And we haven’t talked at all about the pastries. Mmmm….. How much you want to bet I come home 5 pounds heavier? LOL!