Pajata By Fiorenzo
A couple of weeks ago I received a pleasant surprise, a message from my friend Jessica that she was back home in Rome for a couple of days before heading to Switzerland for a business trip. Jessica...
View ArticleA Brief Guide to Dining in Palermo
After five days in the fatherland, I can officially say that I’m full. Palermo is a place where it is unthinkable not to indulge. There are fried things everywhere, the fish is amazingly fresh, and...
View ArticleŞeftali Kebabı, Northern Cyprus’ Sausage, Sort of
I just got back from a week in Northern Cyprus. A pair of food loving friends–one whose parents are of Cypriot origin–were married Sunday in a beautiful ceremony in Lefkoşa’s Buyuk Han. Many of the...
View ArticleDining in Rome in August
Mezze maniche all’amatriciana at Roscioli. This post has been updated. See the 2012 edition here.
View ArticleRome For Foodies Dining App (Finally) Released
I can hardly believe I’m writing this. Rome For Foodies, my first native app for iPhone, iPad, and Android smart phones, has just been released and is now available on iTunes and the Android Market...
View ArticleWhat An Offal Week It’s Been
It’s weeks like this that I am glad I don’t have a doctor’s appointment looming on the horizon. A routine cholesterol check would certainly turn up lethal levels brought on by obsessive offal...
View ArticleAntep, Taking Savory Breakfast to A Whole New Level
If this doesn’t look like breakfast to you, you should probably sleep in. Im no stranger to a savory breakfast. My daily morning routine in Rome consists of a slice of pizza bianca from Roscioli or...
View ArticleAt 40 Maltby Street in London, Natural Food and Wines
At 40 Maltby street in Bermondsey, a team of British lads has created an exciting eno-gastronomic destination. The space beneath the railway arches does double duty as a cavernous wine warehouse and a...
View ArticleSilk Road in Camberwell, London
Silk Road in south London’s Camberwell is an old haunt. Back when I used to crash in a food dessert New Cross Gate, a trip to Camberwell (or nearby Brixton or Peckham) was a prerequisite for a...
View ArticleRome’s Trapizzino Debuts in NYC
Tomorrow the Mad Sq Eats festival opens in NYC and you will find Rome’s Trapizzino at the Broken English stall. There, the street food made famous by Testaccio’s 00100, will be served 11am-9pm daily...
View ArticleMeat Dreams: Italian Chefs Share Meaty Memories
It’s Meat Week over on Eater, a five day carnivorous celebration of flesh, blood and guts. While most of the coverage is Americentric, I asked some Italy-based chefs of note to share their strongest...
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