Let your palate lead you

When a new year comes around, it’s natural to look ahead and think about the goals, experiences, and adventures on your agenda for the next 12 months. After a few years when travel was stymied or stopped altogether by the pandemic, travel lovers have been looking to make up for lost time with trips that have languished on their list.  The No. 1 reason I like to travel is in search of new experiences involving food. Last fall I took a trip to northern Italy — a culinary Disneyland destination for me. I designed the week-and-a-half trek with food at the forefront. I planned what I wanted to