A sagra is a festival, usually centered around a local delicacy. You can have sagre for porcini mushrooms, gnocchi, beer, lavender… but the sagra I most wanted to go near Rome is the sagra della fragole- the Nemi strawberry festival. With a fearless (and manual-transmission trained) fellow explorer, we navigated the strange world of Italian car […]
Author Archives: Natalie
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Jun
Jun
The spring has been so strange, with thunderstorms and freezing winds marking the first day of June. So you’ll just have to trust me when I say that sometimes when the weather is hot you get a nagging urge to leave Rome for the day. One such place to skip off to is the ancient […]
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May
May
The food in this Sicilian restaurant was fine. Salty but good. But I could not. stop. staring. at this painting: Really? Thong butt? That’s what I should gaze upon while dining? Spotted in Milazzo.
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May
May
File this under: Only in Italy A make your own pizza kit for the kiddies! Unnecessary but adorable: 15% off so you better get it while the gettin’ is good.
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May
May
I have several bloggers to thank for my food finds today. This morning, I set off for the San Paolo neighborhood of Rome. It was a surreal walk from the metro to my alma mater, where I had been invited to give a short lecture. As strange as it felt to be back at school, […]
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May
May
TGIF. It’s been one of those weeks… I’ve earned myself a trip to the pasticerria (pastry shop). But my favorite dolce will always have a sad face.
15
May
May
Because sometimes getting somewhere on your vespa and catching up with a friend aren’t mutually exclusive.
12
May
May
Che casino. “Che casino” means ‘what a mess’. Or you can use it to convey something along the lines of: ‘it’s a madhouse in here’. Really, I use it to mean: total cluster#$@% This is the view from our old living room window. We loved the house. …but the neighborhood was a total casino. Long […]