A starter plate of composta di pomodoro (pastry with tomato conserve) is seen at chef Nadia Santini's Dal Pescatore restaurant in the northern Italian town of Canneto Sull'Oglio May 4, 2006. Santini is one of three female chefs of a total of five cooks in Italy who have won the coveted Michelin three-star award. Italy has 226 Michelin-starred chefs and 60 are women -- the highest number in any European country. [Reuters]