The Big Last Meal at Elle Effe

The last dinner of a trip has to be a special one. I think I remember learning that during my childhood from my parents and I’ve lived by it ever since. I guess most people do. For our last night in Rome we chose a place called Elle Effe on the petite Piazza Pollarola near the…

Seasonal, Locavore, Roman: Urbana 47

It was around 10:30 that we rolled out of bed and another hour and a half later that the three of us were dressed, perfumed and ready to leave our Trastevere AirBnB. Too many Negronis and Sambuca and not enough water the night before at Freni e Frizioni (which quickly proved itself one of my top…

No-Fuss Nonna Food at Trattoria Da Augusto

As I tucked my little Sony Cybershot into my suitcase on the morning of my flight to Rome, I was hoping to find some places worth writing about. Tons of work for school left me with no time to do the research I normally do before visiting a new city, and I only had a list of…

Three Supplì and Wine at Supplizio in Roma

My buddy Ethan is a good guy to know when you’re bopping around Italy, looking for good things to eat. He knew just where to take us in Bologna, what to recommend in Tuscany and he sent a rather detailed “foodspotting” google map of Rome a few weeks before I arrived there. Under “EAT” he…

My First Roman Pizza at Pizzarium

Rome, Italy. I cannot believe that up until two weeks ago I hadn’t been to this major European capital. After having visited, throughout the 28 years of my life, almost all other big culture hubs on this ancient continent, I had kept the best for last, like that best bite of pizza (the one heaviest with toppings)…