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 …
Destination Cellars: Membership Has Its Privileges (July/August 2007)
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2007 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. There’s a brand-new concept in wine tourism, marrying exclusivity, access and personal experiences. Destination Cellars dubs itself as “the first and only luxury destination club that offers affluent wine, food and travel enthusiasts’ exclusive and personalized access to prestigious winery properties around the world.” Exclusive is …
Tuscan Wine School Opens in Siena
This article originally appeared in the May 2009 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. When traveling through Tuscany sipping all those delicious Tuscan vintages, wouldn’t it be nice to get some context for how that crisp white or lovely red got to taste so good? Fortunately, the new Tuscan Wine School in makes a quick Tuscan wine lesson easy and …
Rome Restaurant: Gastronomia Romanesca (August 2018)
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 …
Craft Beer, Pizza and Suppli in Rome (August 2018)
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 …
Trapizzino: In a League of Its Own (August 2018)
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 …
The Best Pizza in Rome (August 2018)
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 …
Small Rome Restaurant, Big Roman Taste (August 2018)
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 …
Rome Restaurants: Dine as the Romans Do (August 2018)
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 …
Unique New Stays in Venice: Palazzo Morosini degli Spezieri (August 2018)
This article originally appeared in the August 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here. Palazzo Morosini degli Spezieri, located in the sestiere of San Polo in Venice, is a 15th-century nine-unit “aparthotel” overlooking one of the city’s most picturesque residential corners in Campiello Sant’Agostin. The amenities and furnishings are five-star quality and the service is impeccable. Manager Pietro …