Browsing by Category: Rome & Lazio

Monday night I met my friend Marlène for dinner at Metamorfosi, a place I wrote about when it first opened in November 2010. We had an amazing dinner, the best meal yet from the kitchen of chef Roy Caceres and sous chef John Regefalk. You may know John from his own blog Caput Mundi Cibus or his guest posts on Parla Food. He is (more…)

I love this video filmed and edited by my friend John that shows his colleague Hiroshi making a Roscioli-style spaghetti carbonara. Enjoy!

How do Italian craft brewers, who have well over a century of industrial beer production to compete against, set about to create quality products that are uniquely Italian? For years, Italian chestnuts, wine must, and locally cultivated grains have been used to impart a sort of authenticity to various brews, but Birra del Borgo (more…)

Rome’s Jewish community has a rich and flavorful culinary tradition and during Pesach, one of the best desserts of the year is prepared. The treat in question is called pizzarelle and these maleable honey-soaked cookies are made from moistened matzo mixed with eggs, sugar, raisins, cinnamon, and orange zest. (more…)

It is rare that I actually crave a salad, but now and again my body just demands some detox food and Aromaticus, an urban farming shop and cafe, which opened in Monti in December, is just the place to get it. The place specializes in aromatic salads that incorporate organic field greens, herbs, nuts and dried fruits and Tuesday-Saturday (more…)