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Experience Trastevere’s charm by tasting some of Rome’s finest food
Italy is known for its spectacular food, and many Italians pride themselves on their ability to make dishes into absolute masterpieces. That being said, going on a food tour on a Friday night in Rome seemed like the perfect way to sample traditional Italian food and learn something along the way. The tour I went [...]
Try a Colomba cake while in Rome for Easter! Our tips for the best artisanal ones
“The cake that tastes like spring.” This is how Colomba (dove) was presented to Italians in 1930, when one of the biggest panettone makers – Motta – decided to use the same machineries, techniques and more or less the same ingredients to make another cake, the dove-shaped colomba (peace symbol) for Easter, the most important [...]
How’s Pope Benedict XVI’s retreat? Let’s discover Castel Gandolfo!
No Angelus this Sunday in St Peter’s square. Nor any display of Benedict XVI in Castel Gandolfo, his new retreat. The pope is presumably very tired and will avoid any appearance in public at least until the new pontiff is elected. But we are sure that he will not get bored during the two months he [...]
Rome’s Carnival Treats: Our Favorite Frappe and Castagnole in Town.
Not just masks and costumes, streamers and confetti, Carnival is much more in Italy. It is also special food, in particular sweets. Rome’s typical season sweets are frappe and castagnole, but they are also common all over Central and Northern Italy, under different local names. The fact that they are the typical Carnival sweet of [...]
Befana Marks the end of the Christmas holidays. Here’s how Rome Celebrates it on January 6
On January 6 the Catholic Church celebrates the Epiphany, a religious feast that marks the liturgical end of the Advent-Christmas season. It is customary to replace the images of the shepherds in the manger scene with the three kings and their gifts. Being the Epiphany a very important Catholic solemnity, Rome is an ideal place [...]
The Best Events of December in Rome. Much More Than Just Christmas!
December is not just Christmas here. We will try to offer you tips and advice on a lot of activities in Rome. Many of them are related to Christmas but many are not. Of course the Christmas holidays are the most important event of the month but you can have a great time here in [...]
Christmas Shopping in Rome: a Review of the Best Markets & Bazaars
The economic crisis is still hitting hard our wallets, but everyone buys gits for Christmas. We know sales will slow from last year and that people will pay even more attention to bargains and reasonable prices, that’s why for the first time we decided to devote a whole post to Christmas markets, a good destination [...]
Happy 2012 Thanksgiving! Our tips on how to best celebrate it in Rome.
We noticed that a lot of you, dear readers, have been looking into Thanksgiving tips and advise in the last few weeks. And it’s good news that even at the end of November there are a lot of Americans around! We wrote a good story last year and we hope this one will be even [...]
October in Rome: A Preview of the Best Events in the Eternal City & Surroundings!
The school and work terms are well under way in October in Rome. And this also holds for the arts. This month features lots of events, shows and special openings with the exhibition season in full bloom. Here is what we recommend you not to miss. There are many other things to do and see, [...]
It’s not like the OktoberFest, but here is your Beer Itinerary in Rome & surroundings!
After having explored the wine scene of Rome suggesting some of the best enoteche in town (see story) we think it’s time to review the best brew pubs and craft beers of the Eternal City as Romans are developing a taste for ale. The typical selection of an average bar is limited to mostly local [...]
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 [...]
