CNN — New Year’s Day is meant for fresh starts. Bas Czerwinski/AFP/Getty Images In the Netherlands, fried oil balls, or oliebollen, are sold by street carts and are traditionally consumed on New Year’s Eve and at special celebratory fairs. Nishihama/Shutterstock In Japanese households, families eat buckwheat soba noodles, or toshikoshi soba, at midnight on New Year’s Eve to bid farewell …
Massimo Bottura’s new “Not Barbecue” restaurant Cinefood Focaccia baked in a wood-burning oven puffs up and deflates as it's pulled apart Al Gatto Verde in Modena, Italy, redefines barbecue with a wood-burning oven, conceptual fire cooking techniques and passionately sustainable practices. I'm three dishes deep into the tasting menu at Al Gatto Verde – Massimo Bottura's new "Not Barbecue" restaurant …
