Fruit and vegetables, preserves, fresh pasta, baked goods, cheese: at Roman farmers' markets, many are the excellent local products presented directly by the producers. Here is a selection worth visiting.
Summer is upon us, and it's time to plan outings and day trips to enjoy the fresh air in the countryside, and the genuine flavours of traditional trattorias. Here's where to eat a few kilometers outside Italy's capital.
In February Italians indulge in frappe and castagnole. On the Roman coast, in the district of Ostia, there is a small bakery that opens only during the Carnevale period to prepare traditional pastries. It's called Pasticceria Simona and this is...
Interview with Cristina Bowerman, President of the Ambassadors of Taste Association, ready for the new challenge in China. Her restaurant Glass is due to open in Xi'an.
Perfect as far as execution, simple menu, fruitful in the wine cellar: Da Cesare al Casaletto in Rome, new recipient of the Tre Gamberi recognition in the Rome Gambero Rosso Guide.
The cuisine maintains the original Chinese standards, but the cellar opens up to increasingly heterodox suggestions, of declared natural origin, passing through small and very small producers, labels that are sometimes unavailable, experimental and self-sufficient wine productions. Jun Ge presents...
Drinking a good cocktail at the bar doesn't necessarily involve gatherings. Indeed, it can and must be done in total safety. Here's how Drink Kong is doing it in Rome.
It's called Fax Factory Art&Specialtycoffee, and it's located in the Pigneto neighbourhood. A new cultural hub where quality art and coffee coexist harmoniously. The latest Roman coffee project.