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Your 2026 To-Eat List (We’re Calling Them “Resolutions”)
New Year’s resolutions are like a perfect soufflé—ambitious, but prone to collapse. That’s why for 2026 we’re proposing resolutions you’ll want to keep. Instead of pledging to give things up, what if your resolutions were about adding more joy, more flavor, and more unforgettable bites to your year? We asked...
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Where to Buy Biscotti in Rome: Biscottificio Innocenti
Seemingly far from the Trastevere busy with nightlife is quiet Via del Luce. Join one of our food tours in the region to walk through it in the morning and get an idea of how Trastevere used to be. A stray cat stops to lick its fur, and an old...
5 Places to Eat Thanksgiving Dinner in London
It should be known as the Curse of the Expat: where do you find a big plate of Thanksgiving deliciousness in a city that doesn’t celebrate the holiday? It’s hard enough that London seems to effortlessly skip from Halloween to Christmas without so much as a spot of stuffing to...
Serious Coffee at Barberini in Testaccio
Barberini is a cafe and bakery on Via Marmorata that stops passers-by with its window display of cakes. The brightly frosted cakes are unusually shaped: there’s a big yellow Sponge Bob with a goofy smile, a Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and a Chanel purse. Inside the cafe in the display...
Signor Roberto of Antica Caciara
This fall Roberto Polica will celebrate fifty years of working in his shop Antica Caciara in Trastevere. Fifty years is quite a long time to work in one place by any standard, old or modern. From behind his counter he’s watched his customers grow up, and they have watched him....
Seven of the Best: Top London Night Tours
London by day is a renowned and remarkable world class city, and by night it shows off an alternate colour and vibrancy. The illuminated grandeur of London’s landmarks as night descends shows the capital, if you’ll forgive the pun, in a whole new light. There is an extraordinary allure about...
Let’s admit it, though Italians love children, traveling in Rome can be a challenge sometimes. Services that are quite expected in some countries (like high chairs and stroller ramps) are glaringly missing in Rome. But that said, traveling in Rome with kids doesn’t have to be a terrifying experience if...
If your idea of a great Italian vacation includes a kitchen, look no further than Florence. Taking a cooking class that will teach you how to make your favorite Italian recipes is one of the best souvenirs to take home from your trip. A cooking class in Florence or its...
Eating in the Roman-Jewish Quarter
This post was originally published in 2013 and was updated in November, 2017. Rome is undoubtedly the epicenter of the Catholic Church and has been for centuries. Home to the Vatican and Pope Francis himself, Catholicism seems to permeate much of Italy’s capital, from its most iconic works of arts...
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