Posted in Italian Food, Jessica Romes: Road Trip!, Lose the Guidebook on Mar 17th, 2008 5 Comments »
… I think of it’s hometown Ariccia! In honor of my new blogging buddy Karla moving there in May, I decided to take a little trip and see what was on offer. When D and I usually head to Castelli Romani, we generally go to Nemi because it is one of my all time favorite [...]
Posted in Italian Food, Lose the Guidebook, Postcards from Rome, Videos on Jan 2nd, 2008 9 Comments »
Not only is H&M a gift to us Anglos in Rome, keeping us dressed and fashionable all for a few euros, they also want to give us a behind the scenes tour of Rome! I stumbled on this when I was looking at the upcoming spring line. If you see something you like on the [...]
Posted in Italian Food, Tour del Gelato on Jul 9th, 2007 5 Comments »
As I mentioned in my last post I found a place Tour Del Gelato worthy while exploring Nemi. It is called Bar del Belvedere and is a little bit of a hike down a path, but the view of Lake Nemi is amazing. I ordered strawberry gelato with fragoline and it was amazing. The gelato [...]
Posted in Italian Food, Jessica Romes: Road Trip!, Postcards from Rome on Jul 9th, 2007 7 Comments »
On my eternal quest for good food and getting active, we took the scooter to Nemi one of my favorite little towns that is known for fragoline, or mini strawberries. Nemi is famous for these midget berries and prides themselves on the fact that they only grow here. It is about 30 minutes away [...]
Posted in Italian Food, Lose the Guidebook, My Neighborhood, Postcards from Rome on Jun 30th, 2007 1 Comment »
I have been wanting to write about “Daniele’s” pub for awhile now. It’s practically our second kitchen. The pub is basically a small, family restaurant located in our neighborhood. I love going there, it feels like you stepped into your uncle’s house (who’s house just happens to be full of amazing food). It was opened [...]
Posted in Italian Food, My Neighborhood, Postcards from Rome, Tour del Gelato on Jun 28th, 2007 5 Comments »
My all time favorite gelateria in Rome in right down the street from my house. It is all totally hand made on site and tastes amazing. My usual flavors are the pistacchio, stracciatella menta and the strange specialty of the house rose flavor. Rose is definitely an acquired taste, kind of a mixture of soap [...]
Posted in Italian Food, Lose the Guidebook on Jun 18th, 2007 4 Comments »
Not too long ago I struck a deal with my sister, Angie, who still lives back home in Spokane. The terms of the deal stated: she would keep me in fresh supply of Suave Peach Deodorant, Reese’s PB Cups and Kraft Mac and Cheese, and I in return would send her cool things from Italy. [...]
Posted in Italian Food on Jun 12th, 2007 No Comments »
In my American-Italian relationship, the Italian always does the cooking. I am a mess in the kitchen, BUT I am really good at eating. Last night Daniele made pesto and fried spinach thingies that were REALLY good. The weather at 8.30pm is just perfect to eat out in…
Posted in Italian Food, Lose the Guidebook, My Neighborhood, Postcards from Rome on Jun 11th, 2007 No Comments »
It is that time of summer for our areas Party of the Neighborhood! This is put on every year by the neighborhood and church, and this years feste is the 40th anniversary. It goes on for a week and takes place on the church grounds. There is a carnival with rides, a BBQ (which [...]
Posted in Italian Food, Lose the Guidebook, Postcards from Rome on Jun 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
Peroni is the biggest beer company of Italy and their bottling plant is near my area. The night before last we got invited to a HUGE party there to promote a new limited edition line of beer called Cape Town, London and New York, each beer representing the city. It was nifty because Daniele knows [...]
