La Dotta, La Grassa, La Rossa, the three epithets of Bologna. “The Learned” is a reference to the university of Bologna, which glories in its title as the oldest university in Europe, and prides itself with the students which they once taught, some of which include the well-renowned Italian writers and poets Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio. “The Fat” directly refers to Bologna’s cuisine, regarding the city as the culinary capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, responsible fo