Parla Food

A travel writer chases down the best food in Italy and elsewhere.

Restaurants Archive

Yesterday I had one of the best lunches maybe in the history of mankind at Galvin La Chapelle. This converted Victorian school chapel next to Spitalfields Market in London serves impeccable French dishes like lasagne of Dorset crab in a velouté of (more…)

I fancy myself somewhat of a pizza expert. I live in Rome and spend lots of time in Naples, so I eat an insane number of pies and spend a lot of time thinking, writing, and talking about pizza. Some days l eat it at breakfast, lunch, and dinner (more…)

Rome is home to Italy’s largest Jewish community and there are numerous Kosher restaurants, shops, and accommodations throughout the city. Most are concentrated in three main areas: the former Ghetto, Piazza Bologna, and Monteverde (more…)

This weekend I finally made it The Greenwich Union, a pub that had been on my ever growing list of places to drink beer in London. I knew The Union was the brewery tap for the Meantime Brewing Company, so I expected good beer. What I (more…)

For the past few months I have been on a heart-stopping quest for the best burger in London. As a die hard burger fanatic, my instincts first told me that I should head to Heathrow for a JFK bound flight to find what I am looking for. But I have (more…)

I am finally ready to talk about it. It would be a stretch to say that I am totally over it, but at least now I can breach the topic without blaspheming. I am speaking of my trip to St John two weeks ago. I know I am supposed to love this place. (more…)

I need Mexican food. I crave it all day every day. In fact, I am thinking about carnitas right now. Since I live in Rome, which is not exactly known for its amazing Mexican cuisine, I seek it out wherever I travel. A couple of weeks back (more…)


Photo by Katie Jane Parker.

In spite of blizzard conditions in NYC and just about everywhere else on the Eastern Seaborad, Chefs Maryann Terillo (formerly of Jarnac) and Elisa Sarno (formerly of Babbo) will innaugurate their Bistro de la Gare at 626 Hudson Street (more…)

Fettucine con ragu di vitello e tartufo nero

I have made a couple of trips to the newly reopened and much improved Taverna dei Fori Imperiali in the past week. On the first visit, I took advantage of it being artichoke season and had ravioli with artichokes. But that is only because my (more…)

In Jersey I’ll pretty much drink any coffee. I won’t turn my nose up at even the most burnt cup of rest stop java. I’ll even get it in a big gulp cup. In Europe, I am much more discerning. In Rome, it’s Cafffe Camerino, or the Illy Caffe on Via Urbana (more…)

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