Ice Cream
Rome Hosts 3 Rugby Games for the 2013 Edition of the 6 Nations at the Olympic Stadium
For the second year in a row Rome’s Olympic Stadium will be the battle field of the Italian rugby team during the Six Nations Tournament. After the 2012 impressive turnouts, the Italian Rugby Federation could definitely show that the Flaminio stadium was no longer enough for the rising crowd of Italian rugby lovers and of [...]
Summer, Spring, Winter or Fall = Ice cream. Our top-ten gelato makers in Rome!
We know that whatever the season, Gelato is always a good idea. After a hot, world breaking record of a summer we’ve been going out frequently to our favourite ice-cream parlours and we thought that a list of our preferred gelato choices would come in handy for you. Rule of thumb : if you can’t reach [...]
Visiting Rome in August? Here’s what’s on, and it’s a whole lot!
Visiting Rome in August has been more common in recent years. It’s a growing trend since the crisis has hit and finding a good rate for a hotel is much easier in the hottest part of the year than in any other month (January and February excluded). The economic crisis also means that there will [...]
Reality Check – Eataly Roma on a Sunday Evening: Far From a Dream
You read how much importance we attach to the opening of Eataly in Rome (story here). This one of the major events of 2012 for Italy’s capital and we are confident it will also change the city’s food culture (read this post). But we don’t write advertorials here, nor we were hired by Mr. Farinetti (founder/owner [...]
How BuzzInRome Fell in Love with Eataly Roma….
Summer 2010, Turin was the first time we came across Eataly. It was EATALY love at first sight! We loved it so much that come summer of 2011, we just had to visit Eataly in New York (conveniently located steps away from the Flat Iron Building). Hence, we were ecstatic to be invited to the [...]
Rome’s Best Urban Renovation of 2012? Ostiense. Let’s See Why!
The word Ostiense means from Ostia, ancient Rome’s harbour. Here is the EatalyRoma terminus of the Rome-Ostia railways, here there is also a train station with regional and interregional connections and here there is a line B underground stop called Piramide. This area has always had a very important logistics role. It is no coincidence [...]
Eating in Trastevere, Avoiding Tourist Traps. Some Good Restaurant Tips
Anybody heading to Rome has to visit Trastevere, the place where the Romans go to eat, people watch and enjoy ice cream. Below are eight places that I would recommend – You can book a table in some whereas for others you will have to wait in line … remember the best place often have [...]
Gelato
In Rome, whether it’s winter, spring, summer or fall, it’s never out of season to have a gelato. You can choose from more common fruit flavors to unique flavors such as nutella, tiramisu, nocciola, gianduia. Learn two useful words when in a gelateria (ice cream shop) : coppa (cup) or cono (cone). Some gelaterias offer [...]
