This article originally appeared in the December 2018/January 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. See the full Dream of Italy’s: 16th Anniversary Favorites article here. Santo Palato (Rome) Our new favorite Roman restaurant in the San Giovanni neighborhood has a bright young chef, Sarah Cicolini, whose rigatoni alla pajata, rigatoni with calves’ intestines in a tomato sauce, is sensational. Depending on what is available fresh on any …
Sweet 16 Places to Stay
This article originally appeared in the December 2018/January 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. See the full Dream of Italy’s: 16th Anniversary Favorites article here. Albergo Diffuso Santo Stefano di Sessanio (Abruzzo) There are few places more beautiful in Italy than Abruzzo’s Gran Sasso National Park. Albergo Diffuso Santo Stefano di Sessanio is located almost entirely within the park and was one of the first of these …
Dream of Italy’s 16th Anniversary Favorites
This article originally appeared in the December 2018/January 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. Join to access the entire issue and 160 others! It is hard to believe that 16 years have flown by since I founded Dream of Italy. Our little publication has covered the boot from top to bottom with more than a thousand pages on every corner of our favorite …
Cooking at Rome’s Latteria Studio (November 2018)
This article originally appeared in the November 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here. Updated 2020. NOTE: Latteria Studio closed its doors on Via di Ponziano in July 2020, and is currently seraching for a new space with the potential to be everything that the original space was, and more. The best part about exploring Roman cuisine is it is intensely …
Palazzo Merulana Shines Again (October 2018)
This article originally appeared in the October 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. It’s hard to believe that what was formerly an eyesore on one of the most important streets in Rome has become a polished building of white walls and tall glass windows. The Palazzo Merulana, on via Merulana, sits between two of Rome’s major basilicas: Santa Maria Maggiore and …
Seeing Roman Art from a New Angle (October 2018)
This article originally appeared in the October 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. I am forever in search of new perspectives on Rome and its art. In a city with endless treasures and infinite guides available, it’s increasingly rare to find a tour that gives you a one-of-a-kind point of view. I was lucky enough to attend a Roma Experience …
Garbatella: An Authentic Side of Rome (September 2018)
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 …
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 …