I was excited when I was invited as a guest by Context Travel to join their Savoring Rome – A Culinary Stroll tour. Even though I have lived here in Rome for more than 5 years, there is always something to learn about Italian food. As many of you know, even as a guest of ... Read More »
Tag Archives: Places to Eat
Restaurant in Rome: Ristorante Giovanni ai Bozzi
August 20, 2011
Looking for a restaurant in Rome on Ferragosto (August 15th) is almost a mission impossible. We got back from our trip to Marche that afternoon and as we didn’t have much in the fridge, we decided to go out for dinner. I was actually looking forward to having some meat and called up Bisteak but ... Read More »
Restaurant in Rome: L’Antico Porto
August 12, 2011
I have heard this restaurant in Rome mentioned several times but I never had the chance to check it out until last week when a friend was in town. We were going to visit Castel Sant’Angelo in the evening and before heading there, we decided to first have dinner. L’Antico Porto is about 10-15 minutes ... Read More »
Good Restaurant in Rome: Porto Corallo
May 29, 2011
I have always considered this a good restaurant in Rome and often bring visiting guests here for dinner. Even though they mainly serve seafood, they have a nice variety. The restaurant is located near San Giovanni in Laterano and is close to San Giovanni Metro A stop so quite easy to access by public transportation. ... Read More »
Delicious Umbria Foods I Had in Norcia
May 24, 2011
My recent trip to Umbria has made me realized that there are some seriously delicious Umbria foods. One of them is truffles (tartufo)! As we were driving to Norcia, there were so many signs that proudly stated that Umbria is known for quality truffles. Yes, truffles is one of the specialty of Umbria along with ... Read More »
Top 5 Things To Do In Rome
March 9, 2011
A friend is coming over to Rome and asked if they would have enough time to see Rome in 3 days. I told them that you would need a week to really see Rome! This isn’t the first time I have had friends visiting Rome for a short trip and then heading to other cities ... Read More »
Urbana 47
January 23, 2011
That’s the name of this restaurant as well as their address. If you are a visitor in Rome and you are not residing in the Monti area, the easiest way to get here is to take Metro B and get off Cavour stop. My sister has been saying she wants to stop by this cafe ... Read More »
The other Roscioli in Rome
January 23, 2011
Ok, my next couple of posts will be about food as my sister will be leaving Rome next week. While many are familiar with the Roscioli in the center of Rome, there’s another one in Piazza Vittorio which is as good. A few days ago, we were looking for a place to have a very ... Read More »
Ethnic food in Rome
May 23, 2010
On Friday, a friend invited us to dinner to celebrate her husband’s birthday. The restaurant is called Ketumbar in Testaccio. We were told that it was a Mediterranean restaurant which definitely caught my attention because this could cover anything from Italian to Moroccan food. As we got there early, we took a look at the ... Read More »
Quick bites in Rome – Il Fornaio
May 1, 2010
As I usually work through lunch, I often just drop by a shop to get a quick bite. Many people here in Rome do the same especially this time of the year as they would rather spend a part of their lunch break walking around and enjoying the outdoors. If you are by Piazza Navona ... Read More »