Browsing by Category: Wine & Spirits

At Enoteca Provincia Romana in central Rome, the roasted pork is from Ariccia, the crusty bread comes from Lariano, and every drop of wine is produced locally. This wine bar/food shop/restaurant showcases the bounty of Rome and its environs and is the product of collaboration between the local government (more…)

One of the most passionate food artisans I have ever encountered is Mauro Musso, the proprietor of Casa dei Tajarin, a small pasta operation he runs out of the ground floor of his parents’ home in Alba. There, he makes the traditional pasta of Piedmont’s Langhe region using rare flours (more…)

The tastings table is gorgeous custom made affair that is 5.4m (17.7ft) long.

Tonight I witnessed the most exciting thing ever to happen in English language wine education in Rome: the inauguration of the brand new Vino Roma tasting space on Via in Selci in Monti. The place is stunning. Not that the original tasting space in Prati wasn’t great. But this is something else. (more…)

On Saturday October 15, join Hande Leimer of Vino Roma and me at the enoteca Il Bacocco in Trastevere for a taste of Lazio’s great wine and food. We will serve one white and one red wine paired with food provided by DOL, Rome’s premier purveyor of traditional products from Lazio. Proceeds from the event will be donated to a local food charity. Learn more and book here.

Last night, 120 people gathered at Il Gelato in Rome’s historical center to eat savory gelato, drink wine, and contribute to a new food charity. The event, dubbed aperi-gelato saw gorgonzola gelato paired with celery sticks, red bell pepper gelato served with chips, and–perhaps the (more…)