Solo travel thrives on the possibility of connection, reinvention, and of showing up somewhere new and finding your place in it. In Calabria, Italy, Anthony Neal Macri – the Calabria Food Fest’s Creative Director – has seen food become the bridge that transforms strangers into companions. At Calabria Food Fest, the chef-led dinners, nonna-run cooking classes, and seaside communal tastings aren’t just activities, they’re catalysts for a sense of belonging.