There’s a moment when pasta transcends from mere food to an out-of-body experience – when the first twirl of spaghetti hits your taste buds and suddenly you’re transported to an Italian hillside you’ve never actually visited.
That’s exactly what happens at Spennato’s Ristorante & Pizzeria in Northfield, Ohio.
I’ve eaten Italian food across America (and once memorably in an airport in Canada that shall remain nameless), but what’s happening in this charming brick building with the distinctive red roof is something special.
The exterior is unassuming – like that friend who dresses modestly but turns out to have the most fascinating stories at dinner parties…