Daily Food Photo Archive

I think it’s time to retire the Daily Food Photo category. It had a good run, I had some fun with it, it certainly got me into the habit of posting every day, but I think it has run its course. I plan to to focus on longer posts from now on. Stay tuned for more (more…)

Yesterday I visited Said, the uber famous and super delicious chocolate shop/factory in San Lorenzo. The weather in Rome has been heating up, so I knew it was my last chance to eat some fine chocolate before it becomes impractical/unnatural (more…)

Back in the day I lived way up on the Via Prenestina before there were decent bakeries, restaurants, and alimentari around. I would do my food shopping in Piazza delle Provincie instead. Granted it wasn’t super close, but it was just a 30-min (more…)

In Italy there are laws and there are rules. Laws may be ignored, overlooked, or selectively enforced. Rules, however, are fastidiously respected, particularly in the gastronomic sector: don’t put parmesan on (more…)

Yesterday I took a stroll though London’s Borough Market and the butchers at the Ginger Pig were breaking down lambs. I dashed over to the shop to document this beautiful process in which no part is wasted. Using meat saws and cleavers (more…)

Gilles Verot is a Parisian charcutier that known the world over for his hams, terrines, salamis, and head cheese. At yesterday’s lunch at Bar Boulud, I started with a gorgeous mixed platter of charcuterie accompanied by pickles, mustard (more…)

Last week, @passerotto tweeted about La Baguetteria, a bakery in Parioli serving fine cured meats and cheeses on French bread. The photos on the shop’s website looked tempting. I was intrigued. I tend to avoid the neighborhood like the plague (more…)

On Friday afternoon, the American Academy in Rome served lunch in the courtyard for the first time this spring. Among the dishes served was purè di fave e cicoria, mashed fava beans with sauteed chicory on top. This dish hails from Puglia, but the (more…)

Last night I had dinner at Food In Rome‘s place, a lovely spread of pasta al pesto with sun-dried tomatoes and baked calamari. Everything was delicious and the icing on the cake was dessert from the Circus Maximus branch of Cristalli di Zucchero, a (more…)

Maybe cuttlefish balls don’t sound like the most appetizing thing on the planet, but they are not what you think. I just don’t know how else to translate polpette di seppie. Cuttlefish meatballs? Anyway, they are bits of cuttlefish, breadcrumbs, and (more…)