PalioOver the course of the last half-decade, Palio president Mike Myers has proven himself a straight shooter during his annual sit-down with MM&M. In 2007, he spoke of the challenges of competing ...

After nearly 30 years in the Financial District, Palio D’Asti is changing with the times. The business closed its massive, 200-seat dining room in June for an extensive remodel, an effort to catch up ...

Anything goes in Siena, Italy, during the spectacular medieval-style Corsa del Palio—the breakneck, bareback horse race held twice each year—July 2 and August 16—in the historic heart of the Tuscan ...

The crowd looks on as an oxen cart pulls the Palio banner through Siena’s main square. Rick Steves www.ricksteves.com In the gorgeously preserved Tuscan hill town of Siena, Italy, the Middle Ages seem ...

Count only who gets up the “Nerbo!” Nerbo is the traditional riding whip used by jockeys at the Palio of Siena during the three laps around the square that will crown the lady of Siena until the next ...

ROME (Reuters) - The Palio of Siena, often described as the toughest horse race in the world, will not be run this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the mayor of the Tuscan city said on ...

The biggest structural changes involve a much larger bar and an expanded lounge area, aimed at meeting today’s demands for more relaxed dining environments. Palio now offers a separate, more ...

I started coming to the Palio with my husband, Balthazar, about 20 years ago. If you’ve never heard of it, the Palio is one of the oldest horse races in Europe—for two days each summer, the central ...

The bar with the famous red mural named after a horse race in Italy is back! After an absence of a few years, Michael Cetrulo has reopened this location and named the bar Palio and the upstairs dining ...