When my friend came to spend the holidays with me in Italy, we went on an adventure to eat the best pizza in Naples. Slow train journey to Naples and back in one day for Da Michele? Worth it. After our Neapolitan experience, we were on a mission to find the best pizza in Rome. […]
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Mar
Mar
San Lorenzo is technically outside of Rome’s ancient city wall, so I often have a chance to walk past the impossibly old structure. Today, I noticed a few yellow and purple flowers growing from the top. I cannot wait for spring in Rome.
21
Mar
Mar
“I Heart New York” has been done a million times. I ‘Space Invader’ Roma is a slightly more original take on the old cliche: Rome is the perfect city for an eye-gasm. The colors of the buildings, the laundry hung out a window and blowing in the breeze, the ruins of the Roman Forum, the […]
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Mar
Mar
Only in Italy is a small jar of peanut butter $9, while fresh mozzarella is $1. Only in Italy are strikes announced in advance and always planned for a Friday, giving you the excuse to take a long weekend. Only in Italy are you expected to drink your coffee in 25 seconds and gtfo, but […]
10
Mar
Mar
I find myself most often intimidated by the simplest recipes. Only 3 ingredients to make something delicious? Then there must be some secret perfect combination of the items that makes for the perfect ‘basic’ treat. Gnocchi is a prime example of this fear. I refuse to try to make them. Potatoes Flour Salt Egg No […]
05
Mar
Mar
I was surprised by requests for coffee information when I posted about my little Italian kitchen. I’ve never mentioned coffee before?! I have a bit of a caffeine addiction that I’ve been nursing since undergrad. I love coffee. I love how it’s impossible to get a bad coffee in Italy. But deep down, I miss […]
01
Mar
Mar
The other week, I was skipping along to the piazza and I paused at the corner. Always pause at the corner. Those motorinos come out of nowhere, man. As I stopped and checked for speeding vespa drivers with little regard for pedestrian safety, I smiled. Right there in front of me was the cutest ‘No […]
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Feb
Feb
Have I mentioned that I’m from California? To me, there is no such thing as “alternative lifestyles.” It’s not alternative, it’s simply whatever you yourself enjoy doing. “You’re into vegan free-trade sword-swallowing at the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster? Cool.” And old habits die hard. Do you have any idea how long it took […]