Great pizza is no laughing matter but it can be a lot of fun to share a few jokes around the dinner table. Pizza is one of the most popular foods on the planet, so there is plenty to love while you chuckle between bites. These food-themed jokes and one-liners are easy to remember so […]
If you have wandered slowly through Trastevere, there is a good chance that you may have stumbled upon Antico Caffe del Moro. If you have found it, then you have probably also taken a photo of the cafe’s old sign. If you did, you had good reason to. It is not simply photogenic – the […]
I love to see that the Roman street food scene is alive and well even after so much upheaval in the food industry in the past year. Amerina La Pizzetta is a delightful new space offering small personal pizzas in one the most beautiful small piazzas in Rome. So it really has pizzette (small round […]
Roscioli is one of the best places to eat pasta in Rome. And one of their most famous dishes is, of course, la carbonara. Carbonara comes from Rome and Roscioli makes one of the most delicious versions in the city (and, therefore, in the world!) The guanciale is perfectly crunchy, the pasta al dente, and […]
Rome’s primi (first courses) tend to steal the dining thunder. Sometimes it is hard to see past the rich carbonara and impossibly creamy cacio e pepe to the succulent secondi (meat dishes) that await as a second course. In Rome, the true star of the cucina romana is abbacchio. More than mere lamb, abbacchio is […]
A year ago, all of Italy was under a national lockdown. I was 8 months pregnant and wrote a letter to friends and family that we were fine – but that the whole world might soon be in lockdown. And here we are, in March of 2021, with 48 million Italians under lockdown restrictions. It […]
Some Italian cities, such as Torino and Modica, are particularly well known for their sweet traditions. However, Rome also boasts its share of delicious chocolate shops. From carefully handcrafted candies that have been made in the same style for 170 years to edible shot glasses and dipped gelato cones, here is where to find the […]
If you spend any time exploring Rome, you will eventually crisscross the Tiber. The river winds through Rome and takes wide sinuous turns. Walking along the river is never the fastest way to your destination, so you will find Rome’s bridges quite handy. Ponte Sant’Angelo is arguably the prettiest. While Ponte Sisto is one of […]
