Cumbrian sheep, Veronese pasta – the protection of food culture can go too far

The mayor of Verona has banned new restaurants selling mostly ‘ethnic’ food – but surely the city’s pasta joints can hold their own against kebabs?

Massimo Bottura: The mercurial chef who reinvented Italian food

A poet in the kitchen and an artist on the plate, the number three chef in the world discusses his Modena restaurant, the perfect tortellini and his love of fast cars