Amazing Shit in the Middle of Nowhere

Michael Magers

Great meals are all about context. You’ll find excellent food on most city blocks across the country, but you won’t always find an experience—a journey that transports you to a world beyond the food on your plate. These are the meals that count, the ones that follow you for the rest of your life. There are hundreds of far-flung feasts worthy of a pilgrimage in Italy, but these four rural gems are as good a place to start as any.