UPDATE AUGUST 2018: Pasticcio is now closed. The location is now PianoAlto. I lived in Los Angeles for 6 years. Some of my best friends still live in LA, but I had to leave before it drove me absolutely crazy. I still go back to DTLA every year to get a taste of the craziness– […]
Category Archives: Rome
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Jan
Jan
I have come to love the gasometro and the important role it plays in Rome’s skyline.
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Jan
Jan
Soooooo…. after quite a bit of travel and then the usual holiday season excess, this is about the right time of year when I pretend that bank accounts are not real things and stop checking my balance. When I know I need to save up again, but I don’t want to completely forgo my laziness […]
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Jan
Jan
What to see and do in Rome this month.
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Jan
Jan
Happy New Year! Here is to hoping that your year is filled with lots of beautiful days and plenty of Colosseum sunsets, because that is what it is all about, right?
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Dec
Dec
A few moons ago, there was a little shop in Testaccio that I would call a hole-in-the-wall and mean that in the nicest possible way. 00100 closed but was soon reborn as Trapizzino – named for what was already their signature sandwich. The new Trapizzino shop did away with the pizza al taglio that had […]
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Dec
Dec
This time of year, everything starts to seem over the top which is why it is critical to remember that sometimes things that are small are also things that are very important. Gelato, for example, is a small important thing. I prefer cones to cups, and smalls to bigs, when it comes to gelato. I […]
Rome, Rome Churches, Things to Do in Rome, Unexpected Rome
Unexpected Rome: Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
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Dec
Dec
Ok, I get it. A church is not exactly “unexpected” in Rome. However, Santa Maria deli Angeli e dei Martiri is not your average Roman church. Sure it has vaulted ceilings, gorgeous frescoes and adorned domes. But the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and of the Martyrs was designed by Michelangelo who died […]