BrowsingRome Blogging about my experiences and sharing my thoughts about Rome, Italy and beyond
Eleonora Baldwin is an Italian-American who lives in Rome with her 4 year old son, where she is currently editing her Italian cookbook/lifestyle manuscript. She enjoys good food, wine, travels, traditions, glorious meals, recipes, Italian lifestyle and more. In addition, she takes on multiple roles from being a home cook to translator to mother. At ... Read More »
Rome restaurants – L’Osteria di Cicerone
April 26, 2010
I’ve been to this Rome restaurant several times for lunch as it is close to where I work. The atmosphere is nice but at lunch time, expect a crowd as it attracts people who work in near by offices. They have a menu of the day which is simple and priced reasonably as it caters ... Read More »
Maeght brothers’collection on show
April 26, 2010
On loan from the Maeght Foundation, more than 100 masterpieces by star artists such as Giacometti, Miro, Calder and Braque are on display in Ferrara’s Palazzo dei Diamanti. [Read more…] Read More »
The idea behind ‘Browsing Rome with…’
April 25, 2010
I started ‘Browsing Rome with…’ as I thought it would be interesting to get different perspectives of Rome from the people who love the city, frequent visitors, expats living here and Romans themselves. Their unique views of Rome allow us to see the Eternal City from the ‘inside’ which I personally find very intriguing as ... Read More »
Rome restaurants – Vecchia Roma
April 25, 2010
There are many outstanding Rome restaurants but one that you should try is Vecchia Roma. The price is reasonable and they have the a really good Bucatini all’Amatriciana. We have never heard of this place until a friend mentioned that he was craving for amatriciana. He made the booking and we met him up there. ... Read More »
A quick glimpse of Rome, Italy
April 25, 2010
Sure, Rome wasn’t built in a day, but you can no doubt make a day, or days, out of it. The Eternal City remains unrivaled when it comes to the sheer aesthetic supremacy of its antique structures and its impressive, widely-venerated history. It doesn’t come as a surprise that Rome claimed the #2 spot on ... Read More »
When it rains in Rome…
April 24, 2010
There are two things that are you will undoubtedly see in Rome. First one is traffic. Traffic in Rome is bad in general but when it rains, it’s a real nightmare. This morning it was raining and even with the police helping to ease traffic, everything was blocked. Together with traffic you will also hear ... Read More »
‘Adopt an Italian child’ campaign
April 24, 2010
Shocking but true that and African NGO has set up a campaign to ‘Adopt an Italian child’ as they claim that Italians have lost their humanity. The campaign will be launched next week in Milan. [Read more…] Read More »
Arch of Constantine in the shadows
April 22, 2010
Many people visit the Colosseum, but few take the time to take a look at the Arch of Constantine which sits quietly beside the Colosseum. It is definitely in the shadow compared to many of Rome’s attractions. I’ve always wondered if it were in a different location, the Arch of Constantine would definitely standout on ... Read More »
Pizza al taglio
April 22, 2010
Pizza al taglio is very popular here in Rome. It’s basically pizza by the slice. We often think of pizza as round but pizza al taglio is cooked in big rectangular trays and you tell them how big of slice you would like. They price of the slice of pizza depends on the weight. Pizza ... Read More »