Flavio al Velavevodetto is an excellent Rome restaurant built into the side of Monte Testaccio.
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It’s that time of year when the leaves turn color and the persimmons are ready. In Italian, the word for persimmon is “cachi” or “kaki” which, after three years, I still find funny for some reason.
Lunch break in Frascati.
Garlic bread was my favorite Italian food. Then I moved to Italy and realized: non esiste! (It’s nonexistent!!) The closest you will get to garlic bread is aglio e olio (garlic and oil). You’ll get your pane drizzled in oil, and the chance to rub a small piece of skewered garlic on the top of the […]