This essay is a part of Companion Fare, a series of personal stories about nonromantic love and travel.

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USA TODAY Network food journalists from across the country pooled their expertise to select 44 USA TODAY Restaurants of the Year, which include the places they know, love and recommend.

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Unlike Utah’s compact Olympics, where every venue is within an hour of the athlete housing at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, the Milan-Cortina Games are spread across a wide swath of Italy ...