Category: Italy Food

Via del Moro at any time of day smells like someone’s baking. That smell will surely set you salivating if you’re walking in Trastevere. But if you’re not looking carefully for where the it’s coming from, you might miss it. La Renella doesn’t need neon signs to draw in its...

During my three years in Europe I have been fortunate enough to visit some of the most iconic cities in the world; cities some will only ever see on postcards. Barcelona, Stockholm, London, and Amsterdam were all lovely and memorable in their own ways. I am also an avid traveller...

It cools you down, takes you back to your childhood, costs next to nothing and tastes phenomenal. What is it? Gelato, of course! But not all gelato is created equally. So, how do you even start to choose the best gelato in Rome? How do you order it? And where...

Much of Roman culture centres itself in food. Stand in any piazza for fifteen minutes and you’ll no doubt hear at least one conversation of which food is the topic. What’s for lunch? they ask. What did you have for dinner? How exactly do you cook your melanzane parmigiana, breading...

Spend even a short amount of time in Italy, and you’ll inevitably hear the words: mozzarella di bufala. Maybe you’ll think, “Mozzarella what?” Or maybe you’re making a trip to Italy already prepared to eat some of Italy’s most famous cheese. Word about buffalo mozzarella has certainly traveled far outside...

You may recall the post I wrote about English Cooking Classes in Rome a while back. Of course, those are a great idea if you’re looking for a fun and different way to spend a day or two during your short stay in Rome. But no doubt some of you...

How many times have you tried cooking the traditional roman pasta carbonara, but always felt like there was “just something missing”? Does the egg go in the pasta, or the pasta in the egg? Is it better to use whole eggs or only egg yolks? Which is right, pancetta or...