Chestnuts

Perfect for a chilly winter feast

A Tuscan Farm, Edward Bruce (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

“Andremmo fare le brice,” Antonella said with that half-smile that failed to conceal her shyness in front of the stranieri, the foreigners: “If you come over tonight, we’ll fare le brice.” I was new enough to Tuscany and to the local dialect to assume that she meant we’d…