Short and Sweet

Short as in Pastry, Sweet as in Filling

Illustration by Daniela Bracco

Millions of Italians start their day with coffee and a slice of freshly baked crostata. If you’ve stayed at a hotel, B&B, or agriturismo in Italy, you’ll know the feeling of elation upon walking into a dining room for breakfast and seeing an array of morning cakes and lattice-topped tarts filled with homemade jam (it’s alwa…