Share Last week I was able to finally meet my sister-in-law for a quick bite at a place she has been wanting to bring me to for quite some time. She had mentioned several times that they have very good arancini here as well as brioche siciliana. As I have mentioned before, I usually work [...] Quick Bites in Rome: Nobel
January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Share Last week I was able to finally meet my sister-in-law for a quick bite at a place she has been wanting to bring me to for quite some time. She had mentioned several times that they have very good arancini here as well as brioche siciliana. As I have mentioned before, I usually work [...] Pizza in Rome: Pizzeria da Simone
January 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
Share It’s given that you can get some really good pizza in Rome. What Rome is well-known for is pizza al taglio or pizza by the slice. It’s not a slice of a round pizza but rather these pizza are rectangular and you can decide how big or small of a slice you want. You [...] Favorite Bakery in Rome: Regoli
January 13, 2012 By 7 Comments
Share While I was writing the post on Sicilia e duci, it dawned on me that I have never written a post on my favorite bakery in Rome – Regoli. Even before we moved to Rome and would be here just for the holidays, we would stop by this bakery. Along with a few other [...] Off the beaten path: The Park of Aqueducts
January 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Share This is a guest post written by Agnes from understandingrome.com and I want to thank her for this insightful post as it was also an eye-opener for me. If you want to go off the beaten path, this would be a fascinating tour. In 312 BC the censor Appius Claudius decided to harness the [...] Browsing Rome with Agnes
January 9, 2012 By 1 Comment
Share My name’s Agnes Crawford, I’m originally from London. I graduated with an M.A. in Architectural History from Edinburgh University in 1999, and didn’t know what to do next so came to Rome to do a CELTA (English Language teaching course) and have a think. Nearly 12 years later I’m still here. I’m licenced as [...] Bakery in Rome: Sicilia e duci
January 5, 2012 By 4 Comments
Share Stepping into this bakery in Rome was heaven and hell all at the same time. Heaven because I loved the selection they had and hell because I can’t have at least one of everything. I didn’t stumble on this charming bakery which specializes in Sicilian desserts by chance. It was thanks to Revealed Rome [...] Restaurant in Rome: The Perfect Bun
January 2, 2012 By 4 Comments
Share If you are wondering if The Perfect Bun is a restaurant in Rome or a bakery, I can’t blame you. There is the Perfect Bun Bakery and then there is the Perfect Bun restaurant. They are under the same ownership and are just a few minutes walk from one another. While I have had [...] BR Briefs: New Year’s Eve in Rome
December 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Share This year, I will actually not be spending New Year’s Eve in Rome as we will be in Umbria with friends. However, if you are going to be in Rome, here is a quick glimpse of events taking place: 1. The main one would be the free concert organized by the Comune di Roma [...] BR Briefs: Holiday Shopping in Rome
December 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Share Today I just happened to see that there is a bus to help you do some serious shopping in Rome. This line is called “Shopping Bus 1″ and runs from 8th to 24th December 2011 and again from January 2nd to 29th 2012 from 11.30am to 8.30pm. As some shopping areas aren’t close to [...] BR Briefs: Christmas Tree in Piazza Venezia
December 8, 2011 By 5 Comments
Share While going to the center of Rome this evening to catch a movie, we passed by Piazza Venezia and saw the newly replaced Christmas tree all lit up. There is also the nativity scene. Nearby, Via del Corso was completely covered with the colors of the Italian flag to celebrate the 150th anniversary of [...] 
