Tag Archives: Festivals

Chinese New Year Event in Rome 2012

Chinese New Year Event in Rome 2012

Huge disappointment. That’s how I feel about this year’s Chinese New Year event that’s taking place in Piazza del Popolo this afternoon.  It is a four-hour event that culminates with fireworks at about 6.15pm. Why the disappointment? For me, the only sense of Chinese New Year in Rome is this event and the reason I ... Read More »

How To Make Tortellini

How To Make Tortellini

This year for Christmas, I finally decided to learn how to make tortellini.  With many months of practice in making fresh pasta, I figured I am ready to make tortellini for Christmas day. Another reason is because the usual pasta shop where we order tortellini has closed and also, since Christmas lunch will just be ... Read More »

Christmas Box and Legend of the Panettone

Every year, my husband gets a Christmas box filled with goodies for the holidays as a present from his company.  Each year, I eagerly look forward to see what we will get. I know this is a tradition in some other companies too and have heard complaints from others that their Christmas box is getting ... Read More »

Ricciarelli Recipe: Italian Christmas Treat

Ricciarelli Recipe: Italian Christmas Treat

That’s all there is to the ricciarelli recipe? This was my reaction when I was researching some ricciarelli recipes online. I have always seen ricciarelli sold in supermarkets during this time of the year but never thought much about them as pandoro, panettone and variations of them are the main “dessert” on most Italian tables ... Read More »

BR Briefs: Christmas Tree in Piazza Venezia

BR Briefs: Christmas Tree in Piazza Venezia

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 Italy’s ... Read More »

Festa del Pesce in Positano

Festa del Pesce in Positano

When we got to Positano last Thursday, there were posters everywhere about the Festa del Pesce which would take place that Saturday evening on Fornillo Beach. We didn’t come to Positano specifically for this and didn’t know about it at all.  From what I had heard, some did come to Positano that weekend just for ... Read More »

Sagra dei Stringozzi in Casperia

We weren’t originally going to Casperia for the Sagra but instead to visit my brother-in-law who was spending the week there.  However, the day we were, there was the Sagra dei Stringozzi. What’s a Sagra?  It’s basically a festival and there are usually about food!  While there were flyers all over Casperia about this Sagra, ... Read More »

Pasquetta in Rome

Pasquetta in Rome

“Pasquetta” when literally translated into English means ‘Small Easter”. It is the holiday after Easter Sunday and many people here in Rome take the opportunity to leave the city for a day trip. Often, friends would get together for a picnic and take advantage of the arrival of Spring. People always hope for good weather ... Read More »

Easter in Rome Italy

Easter in Rome Italy

Easter celebrations here in Rome started a month ago with supermarkets selling a wide variety of chocolate Easter eggs and a typical Italian cake called colomba. Although Easter is a religious festival, the commercialization of Easter in Italy has resulted in many children associating Easter with chocolate eggs. However, the religious celebrations in Rome kicked ... Read More »