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The Art of Living
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Visiting the Vineyards
Tuscany's Treasures
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The Best Restaurants in Tuscany Take Dining a Step Further
Da Caino
Arnolfo
Cibrèo
La Tenda Rossa
Cesarina Pannoschieschi d'Elci
Matthew Spender
The Flavor of Tuscany
Lorenza de'Medici
Ferruccio Ferragamo
Bona Frescobaldi
Hilarian Martinez
Francesca Antinori

Issue: May 15, 2000

May 15th, 2000 Spear Tips Asparagus can be enjoyed year-round, but springtime is its moment to shine By Sam Gugino On a mid-September afternoon a half-dozen years ago, I was walking by Fairway Market on New York's Upper West Side, and I noticed a produce worker removing asparagus from its familiar wooden crate, reminiscent of a shoe-shine box.

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