Sweets & Dessert Archive

Yesterday I took the bus from Rome to Matera. Well, two buses, actually. Somewhere on the Campania-Puglia border, the first bus stopped at a gas station and passengers headed to Cerignola, Altamura and Matera were told to get out, collect our (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…)

I get lots of emails from readers about dining in Rome. I have spent the last seven years eating way too much here and I’ve learned a lot in the process, often the hard way, so you don’t have to! Please feel free to add your own questions to (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…)

During my lengthy “research” for this piece on my favorite gelato in Rome for BudgetTravel.com, my obsession with Gelateria Fata Morgana (unfortunately for my cardiac health) intensified. I had a pretty silly number of combos and many (more…)

Check out BudgetTravel.com for my piece on gelaterie in Rome. I did a lot of research (if you call a weekend long gelato binge research), tried out some old favorites, and found a new one. You can read the whole article here and view the slideshow here.

I am an omnivore in every sense of the word. I might live off of pizza and street food most days, but I’ve got room for poncy nouvelle cuisine. And, while I routinely reach the recommend daily fat allowance by noon, you won’t see me turn down cuisine (more…)

Lot’s of visitors to Italy skip over Naples, heading straight for the Amalfi Coast, squandering precious culinary opportunities in the process. Naples has one of the best food cultures in the country and its specialties scratch nearly every (more…)

My meal at Il Pagliaccio yesterday was bookended by Marion Lichtle encounters. The restaurant’s pastry chef, one of Italy’s most respected, was standing outside in her pin striped apron chatting with a friend when I walked up to the entrance. She (more…)

Galvin La Chapelle next to London’s Spitalfields Market does it right. Everything from the starters to the Calvados is perfect every time. I am partial to their desserts, however. This blueberry soufflé with coulis and milk ice cream was equal (more…)