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This article originally appeared in the September 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. I spent my early days in Rome taking the bus into Piazza Venezia and walking the Via del Corso to popular Roman monuments, admiring the familiar scenes like I was walking in a living postcard. In 2015, I moved to Garbatella and discovered a different, more authentic …

This is an excerpt of an article originally appeared in the August 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the full main article here. If you find yourself in Testaccio Market and want to grab a handful of the essence of Roman cuisine, visit Sergio at Mordi e Vai. Inspired by the historically poor cuisine of Testaccio, this sandwich shop, run …

This is an excerpt of an article originally appeared in the August 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the full main article here. Opened in 2016, this pizzeria and artisanal beer lover’s paradise was born of a partnership between Stefano Callegari (of Trapizzino); Marco Pucciotti, a young Roman restaurateur; and Giovanni Campari, founder of Birrificio del Ducato in Parma. These three …

This is an excerpt of an article originally appeared in the August 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the full main article here Italian food is so well known all over the world that it is hard to imagine a new creation that captures the familiar magic of Italian cuisine. Essentially a triangle of pizza dough stuffed with classic Italian …

This article originally appeared in the August 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here. Doodles and paintings of chubby cats don the walls of this Monteverde pizzeria. The logo of La Gatta Mangiona is a cat with its paw over its belly, reclining after a delicious and abundant meal. Consistently named as the best pizzerias in Rome …

This is an excerpt of an article originally appeared in the August 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the full main article here Mazzo is more of an experience than simply a place to have a meal. This tiny restaurant located in the up-and-coming neighborhood of Centocelle in eastern Rome is the brainchild of Francesca and Marco, a young couple …

This article originally appeared in the August 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Some elements of Roman cuisine are initially hard to wrap your head around. When I first moved to the Eternal City four years ago, I was less than enthused about trying Roman specialties like calf intestines and the stomach lining of sheep, but the mastery of Roman …