Category Archives: Eating Italy

Sandwiches at Tricolore

This place, Tricolore in Monti, is grubbin. Like in the way that you eat a sandwich here and every part of it is good from the bread to whatever the condiment is that you get on your sandwich that the bread perfectly soaks up.  Oh, did I say the bread here is great? ‘Cuz it…

Gelato Taste Test with Ed Levine

I went on a little gelato taste test in Rome with the founder of seriouseats.com, Ed Levine.  It was an awesome experience and I’m truly honored to have been included. Our first stop was Gelateria Del Teatro.  Their selection was impressive, we had 6 flavors including Pecan Cream, Limone, Greek Yogurt, and Dark Chocolate.  I…

The Beatification: an Excuse to go to Pizzarium

The beatification of Pope John Paul II was a few days ago so we decided to wade through the throngs of pilgrims and check it out…. and then get Pizzarium. The streets were a mess, there were people everywhere singing, chanting, crying. The trash layer was inches thick. It made the pizza that much more…

Bologna and AMERIGO

Recently I was fortunate enough to go to Bologna and eat at Amerigo with the RSFP.  It was a great weekend and we had one of the best meals I’ve ever had in Italy. The weekend began in Bologna, where we quickly parked and walked through the old center of town.  We first found Cafe…

Another Pizza Inspired Weekend to Napoli and Capri + Scooters

We finally made it back!  It was worth the wait.  The problem is, there are still 3 or 4 other pizza spots I haven’t yet sampled.  So, Napoli, I’ll be back soon.  Most or all of the places we stopped at in Napoli can be found on my Napoli Map! We started out at Da…

Giovedi GNOCCHI

In Rome, Giovedi e gnocchi.  It’s not a joke.  We decided to see what all the fuss was about…. except we’re broke and haven’t had a good gnocchi outside the AAR gates yet — so we just busted it out.  This is gnocchi a la Miles Grande. First we roasted about 12 of Giovanni Bernabei’s…

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