Thanks to Piemonte, Italy was united. But my next book “Personal Legends of Piemonte” isn’t about that history, or Turin – the former capital of Italy, the former capital of fashion.
Agnelli was cool, as were his cars. But this book is about the small towns, where the heart of Piemonte lives and breathes.
Where the people are so attached to their land they make it appear magical. The way they appreciate the treasure beneath their feet.
Lends to so many superlatives; the wine, the cheese, the truffles, the beef, the hazelnuts…they provide rice for 80% of Europe
and that chocolate. The richest man in Italy, Ferraro, is from Piemonte – do you love it? I do too.