Over the past several years, "the American in Tuscany" has become a literary subgenre. Launched by the phenomenal success of Frances Mayes's Under the Tuscan Su

Written with affection and humor, this book is a Tuscan tour guide's account of some of his more remarkable customers, from the obsessive and the oblivious to t

'"Dario, how come there are so many American restaurants in Italy?" drawled my American client.I began to explain to her that in the past few years, several fas

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved memoir of self-discovery set against the spectacular Tuscan countryside that inspired the major motion picture star

This second book from Dario Castagno is a delightfully honest mix of memoirs from life in the hills of Tuscany's legendary Chianti region. Set on the day the au