Katie Parla’s Guide to Venice

From tiny Rialto counters to Murano studios worth the boat ride, these are the places you shouldn’t miss. Every Monday through Saturday at ten in the morning, a tiny counter spot by the Mercato di Rialto, the oldest and most famous market in Venice, opens its shutters and a crowd of old men who have already been drinking for hours pushes forward for a sandwich. Katie Parla is often among them. The prolific food writer and travel guide is better known for Rome, where she has lived since 2003. It’s the subject of her latest book, Rome: A Culinary History, Cookbook, and Field Guide to the Flavors that Built a City, and it’s the city she showed Stanley Tucci for CNN’s Searching for Italy. But for the past five years, she’s spent nearly as much time in Venice, beginning most days at the Rialto with a tuna sandwich with radicchio and cren, a Northern Italian horseradish. It is, she says, “my favorite breakfast on the planet.” Continue reading Access this and all our other premium articles by joining our membership program. Plans start at $6.50 per month and include twice-weekly digital features, access to in-person events, and more.