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Last week I met my hero, master gelato maker Claudio Torcè. He granted me a rare interview and was generous enough to spend 2 hours with me chatting in his shop on Viale dell’Aeronautica in Rome’s EUR district. At first I was a bit star struck, but Claudio is a kind and down to earth (more…)

Simona Limentani (left) with a colleague.

Last week, I sat down with Simona of Zolle, a company that provides Romans with high quality, organic, local food delivery. I paid a visit to Zolle’s headquarters and saw the assembly line of food packing and distribution. Lettuce, potatoes, onions, and zucchini were weighed, (more…)

This week’s interview is with Roberto Liberati. The son of a butcher, he began breaking down chickens in the family shop at age seven. In 2001 he opened a gourment food shop and in 2004, this was joined with his father Emilio’s butcher shop to create Bottega Liberati. The shelves (more…)

My friend John Regefalk just wrapped up a three-month long stint in Copenhagen doing the greatest and most coveted job in the food world. Not only did he work at Noma, René Redzepi’s critically acclaimed restaurant recently named the best restaurant in the world for the (more…)

Photos by Diana Delatorre (left) and Katie Parla (right)

In this week’s interview, I would like to introduce you to Madi, an olive oil producer who splits her time between Rome and Umbria. I use her olive oil and I even helped her harvest 500kg of olives back in (more…)