By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina August 16, 2018 Restaurants, Restaurants in ItalyFeatured, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy, South Tyrol

Lakeside Dining at Seehotel Ambach Ristorante in Kaltern (South Tyrol), Italy

Othmar Barth is known for his groundbreaking work for the development of modern architecture in South Tyrol and Seehotel Ambach is one of his architectural masterpieces. Set on the northeastern end of Caldaro (Kaltern) Lake, Seehotel Ambach continues to receive guests in a beautiful part of South Tyrol from the time it was built in…

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 Events, ItalyEvents, Events in Italy, Events in Rome, Featured, Rome, Wines

Drink Pink at Bererosa 2018 in Rome, Italy

For the seventh year in a row, the 2018 edition of Bererosa arrived in Rome dressing the capital in – PINK! Cucina & Vini, one of Italy’s leading gastronomy magazines organized the event at Palazzo Brancaccio in Rome. The palace was built in 1880 in the heart of the Eternal City by Prince Salvatore Brancaccio,…

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina August 13, 2018August 13, 2018 Restaurants, Restaurants in RomeFeatured, Fiumicino, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome, seafood restaurant

Officina del Mare Ristorante in Fiumicino (Rome), Italy

With just about 30 kilometers of distance from the capital, everyone heads to Fiumicino when seafood cravings arrive. It’s the nearest coastal town along the Tyrrhenian Sea and it has hundreds of seafood restaurants to choose from. At the town’s long road along the beach, Lungomare della Salute, a dense row of restaurants open their…

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 Restaurants, Restaurants in RomeFeatured, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome, Rome, seafood restaurant

Ristorante Livello 1 in Rome, Italy

Italian restaurants often give you visual access to the kitchen through a window from the dining area. It breaks the barrier that confines the kitchen staff and the diners to two separate spheres. It breathes more friendliness to the atmosphere and direct connection between guests and chefs. Upon entry to Ristorante Livello 1, the first…

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina August 11, 2018August 12, 2018 Restaurants, Restaurants in ItalyFeatured, Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy, South Tyrol

Ristorante Gourmet Alpes of Hotel Bad Schörgau in Sarntal (South Tyrol), Italy

We are in South Tyrol, in one of Italy’s autonomous regions that is immersed in the best of what nature can give. Located in the northernmost part of Italy and bordered by Austria, it is flanked on all sides by the Dolomite mountains, never-ending green, breathtaking views, unspoilt nature, and beautiful lakes. But the list…

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina August 8, 2018August 12, 2018 Restaurants, Restaurants in RomeFeatured, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome, Rome

L’Oro nel Piatto: Trattoria da Neno in Rome, Italy

Dubbed as L’Oro nel Piatto (Gold on the Plate), the special night at Trattoria da Neno turned out quite a success albeit the intense summer heat that hit the capital. Serenaded by the enchanting voice of Sara Jane Ceccarelli, a four-course dinner by Chef Luca Baldacci, and craft beer from Birrificio Maiella, the night, sponsored…

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina August 7, 2018August 12, 2018 Restaurants, Restaurants in RomeFeatured, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome, Santa Marinella, seafood restaurant

Molo 21 Ristorante in Santa Marinella (Rome), Italy

With a widened perspective in the kitchen due to his Canadian origin, Chef Kevin Murphy presents the Italian cuisine with a bigger spark of interesting innovative possibilities. Molo 21 is a restaurant born in 2012 from the union of Kevin and his wife Eleonora Fiorini who both specialize in gastronomy. Kevin studied the Italian cuisine…

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina August 6, 2018August 12, 2018 Restaurants, Restaurants in RomeFeatured, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome, Rome

Centro Bistrot & Cocktail Bar in Rome, Italy

An air of novelty hits Centro Bistrot in Via Cavour. Two years after its opening, the four partners and friends of Centro Bistrot, Manuel Hassan, Amos Halfon, Daniel Camerini and Giulio Glam, give the direction to one of their most admired chefs, Salvatore Testagrossa. After finishing his working stints at some of the capital’s well-known…

Michelin-Starred Restaurants

Ristorante Gourmet Alpes of Hotel Bad Schörgau in Sarntal (South Tyrol), Italy We are in South Tyrol, in one of Italy’s autonomous regions that is immersed in the best of what nature can give. But the list doesn’t end there because South Tyrol also has the most number of Michelin-starred restaurants in Italy. Let’s take…

Wineries

Riserva della Cascina in Rome, Italy If you are flying over Rome and landing in Ciampino Airport, then you must have seen patches of large combed vineyards around it. Riserva della Cascina is just about a kilometer from the Ciampino Airport. The winery is located inside the Appian Way Regional Park, along Regina Viarium, an…

Boutique Hotels

Castello di Granarola Hotel in Gradara, Italy Old castles have unique characters and stories that breathe from its walls and grounds. From north to south, Italy is dotted with them and from town to town, the sizes depend on the wealth of the town and settlers in the ancient times. The important ones have been…