Browsing by Category: Pizza

Last night La Gatta Mangiona was the place to be. Mafaldina was there with her beau, Arcangelo and Stefania Dandini dined with friends, and so were lots of other Rome food people who had the night off from their restaurant jobs. We were fortuitously seated near Malfadina, who was (more…)

Today’s post is inspired by a reader question. Douglas wrote, “My wife and I will be in Rome at the end of May and will be staying in the Monteverde neighborhood. Would you be able to give us some suggested (more…)

Changes over at The Atlantic caused some of my articles to delayed. The most recent, all about Rome’s most famous pizzaiolo, is finally online. Check it out here.

Back in January I took Bonci’s pizza class at Tricolore. It did not go well. For a number of reasons, ranging from atmosphere to organization, the experience was stressful, ridiculous, and negative. You can read all the gory details (in Italian) here. Last week I took the class (more…)

What is the cucina romana? Is it a set of native dishes untouched by time, or a conglomeration of outside influences made with local ingredients? I think everyone can agree it is the latter. After all, if Rome’s dishes were not permitted to evolve from their primitive (more…)