By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina February 17, 2021 Restaurants, Restaurants in RomeFeatured, Fregene, Lazio, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome

Truly Fish at the Roman Seaside: Rosario Restaurant of Albos Club, Fregene, Italy

Just forty kilometers from Rome, you can find Rosario Restaurant of Albos Club along the shoreline of Fregene Beach. Its proximity from the capital and its guaranteed excellent quality makes it one of the most popular seafood restaurants in the Roman shores. The restaurant is owned by Rosario Malapena, the chef, while his wife Cristina…

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina February 9, 2021 Center, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome, Wineries, Wineries in ItalyFeatured, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome, Wineries in Italy, Wineries in Lazio

Alfonso Crisci: The New Chef of Epos Bistrot of Poggio Le Volpi Wine Estate

A new adventure starts at the kitchen of Epos Bistrot and Barrique Restaurant of Poggio Le Volpi Wine Estate as Felice Mergè, patron and oenologist of the winery, along with General Manager Rossella Macchia, choose Alfonso Crisci as the new Executive Chef of the restaurants. “Three years after the beginning of my adventure in the…

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina February 4, 2021February 5, 2021 Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy, Restaurants in RomeFeatured, Japanese restaurant, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome, Rome

Doozo Art, Books & Sushi: Center for Japanese Cuisine and Culture in Rome

When in the midst of a bustling city lined with buildings, finding a serene garden courtyard bordered by ancient Roman walls is gratifying. Doozo Art, Books and Sushi has pinned the ideal spot in Rome where Japanese culture and cuisine can be valued at a most fitting environment. It is a spacious oasis of relaxation…

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina February 2, 2021February 3, 2021 Events, Hotels, Hotels in Italy, Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in RomeCocktail Bar, Cocktail Bars in Rome, Featured, Hotels in Rome, Palazzo Manfredi, Restaurants in Rome, Rome, The Court

Roma 4 Roma: An Initiative Uniting Rome’s Bartenders at The Court in Rome

It’s a very challenging moment for cocktail bars to stay afloat in this pandemic period alright. For a sector that exclusively starts to open their doors in the evening and closes them in the wee hours of the morning, the Covid-19 regulations in Italy completely clash with how they function. But resilience is the key…

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina January 28, 2021 Center, Italian Wine Labels, Wine Labels, Wineries, Wineries in ItalyFeatured, Italian wines, Torre Bisenzio, Umbria, Wineries in Italy

Tasting Umbria with the Wines of Torre Bisenzio

Umbria, the small Italian region with rolling green hills, medieval hilltop towns and thick forests, is one of Italy’s known regions for excellent food and wine culture. Often referred to as the “Green Heart of Italy”, it has a wide expanse of panoramic beauty of the countryside that overlooks neatly combed rows of vineyards and…

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina January 27, 2021 Italian Wine Labels, North, Wine Labels, Wineries, Wineries in ItalyFeatured, prosecco, Wineries in Italy, wineries in Veneto

The Beginning of a New Territorial Identity of Giusti Wines by Oenologist Graziana Grassini

“I chose Graziana (Grassini) for her combination of feminine grace, Tuscan dedication and international sensitivity. I came back to my homeland to give back some of the luck I got in my life, the result of years of commitment and sacrifice. My dream is that this little corner of Paradise, the Montello area, will become…

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina January 22, 2021January 23, 2021 Italian Wine Labels, North, Wine Labels, Wineries, Wineries in ItalyFeatured, Italian wines, Tedeschi Wines, Valpolicella, Wineries in Italy, wineries in Veneto

The Tedeschi Family’s 400 Years of Winemaking in Valpolicella, Italy

Riccardo, Sabrina and Antonietta Tedeschi, fifth generation of the Tedeschi Family, together with their father Lorenzo, have been keeping the family tradition of winemaking in Valpolicella for 400 years. It was in 1630 when their ancestors first purchased vines and two centuries later, in 1824, the company which bears the family name today was established…

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Hotels, Hotels in Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in RomeFeatured, Hotels in Rome, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome, Rome

Rhinoceros Entr’acte: The Rooftop Restaurant of Palazzo Rhinoceros of Alda Fendi Esperimenti in Rome

Inspired by the atmosphere of Out of Africa, a novel written by Karen Blixen, Rhinoceros Entr’acte is the restaurant of the six-storey Palazzo Rhinoceros of the Alda Fendi Esperimenti Foundation. The historical building sitting next to the only surviving 4th century quadrifrons triumphal arch in Rome, the Arch of Janus, was redesigned inside by award-winning…

Michelin-Starred Restaurants

Chris Oberhammer Defines South Tyrolean Cuisine at Tilia Restaurant You will have to give up your dusty hiking boots and shorts to casual elegant clothes when you venture into the door of Ristorante Tilia, a Michelin-starred restaurant in the heart of the Dolomites. The restaurant is housed in a small modern glass and steel structure…

Wineries

La Tognazza Presents “Amici Miei”, Combining Wine, Food & Music The doors of Casa Museo di Ugo Tognazzi in Velletri opened once again on the last Saturday of November, the 30th, to an exclusive night of “Amici Miei”, a creation of Gianmarco Tognazzi of La Tognazza Winery. Amici Miei (My Friends), a name borrowed from the…

Hotels

Unique Al Palatino Garden Restaurant of Kolbe Hotel in Rome, Italy Old Roman structures can give unexpected labyrinths of rooms and gardens in their internal spaces. Kolbe Hotel is among one of them. As you walk through its front door and cross the lobby, another door opens to a peaceful oasis. A garden with centuries-old…

Truly Fish at the Roman Seaside: Rosario Restaurant of Albos Club, Fregene, Italy

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina February 17, 2021

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Alfonso Crisci: The New Chef of Epos Bistrot of Poggio Le Volpi Wine Estate

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina February 9, 2021

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Doozo Art, Books & Sushi: Center for Japanese Cuisine and Culture in Rome

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina February 4, 2021February 5, 2021

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Roma 4 Roma: An Initiative Uniting Rome’s Bartenders at The Court in Rome

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina February 2, 2021February 3, 2021

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Tasting Umbria with the Wines of Torre Bisenzio

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina January 28, 2021

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The Beginning of a New Territorial Identity of Giusti Wines by Oenologist Graziana Grassini

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina January 27, 2021

Italian Wine Labels, North, Wine Labels, Wineries, Wineries in ItalyFeatured, prosecco, Wineries in Italy, wineries in Veneto

The Tedeschi Family’s 400 Years of Winemaking in Valpolicella, Italy

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina January 22, 2021January 23, 2021

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Rhinoceros Entr’acte: The Rooftop Restaurant of Palazzo Rhinoceros of Alda Fendi Esperimenti in Rome

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

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An Italian Culinary Journey That Highlights Piedmont at Ditirambo Restaurant in Rome

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina January 15, 2021

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Signifying a poem in praise of wine and love in Italian literature, Ditirambo, as the name means, is a restaurant that attributes its kitchen to the love of Italian food and wine. Born in 1996 from the value of good eating and drinking, partners Beatrice Gazzelloni, Edoardo “Dado” Micozzi, who had had experience at Roman…

The Meat Market Doubles in Rome: The Second Restaurant Opens in Piazza Bologna

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina January 11, 2021

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More knives are sharpened, roaring fires are lighted up in more grills, tables are set up and cutlery is polished. Having experienced success in the Testaccio district of Rome, The Meat Market owners Anita Nuzzi and Vito Fiusco decided to expand and open a new branch across the city in the Nomentano district. Considered as…

A Touch of New Nordic Cuisine at Carter Oblio Restaurant in Rome

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina January 6, 2021

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An opening of a restaurant in the midst of the pandemic when the food sector is in a cumbersome period takes a robustness in conviction. Chef Ciro Alberto Cucciniello had a lot of keenness in taking out his idea of contemporary cooking. With the support of life partner Joana Razmyte who directs the dining room,…

Slow Food Roman Cuisine at Hosteria Grappolo d’Oro in Rome

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

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Hosteria Grappolo d’Oro, a restaurant located in Piazza della Cancelleria and just a few meters from Campo de’Fiori and Piazza Navona, is dedicated to traditional Roman dishes. Having a very central position in the touristic route, Grappolo d’Oro defies the stereotype image of a tourist trap an assuring principle of utilizing excellent quality with the…

The Contemporary and Classic Coastal Cuisine of Abruzzo at Ristorante al Metrò

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

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The Fossaceca brothers, Nicola and Antonio, grew up experiencing life in their parents’ small pastry shop and because of this influential episode in their lives, they were enlightened to open a restaurant that expresses their own idea of cuisine and hospitality in 1999. Al Metrò was born in the premises of their family’s pastry shop…

Enoteca Il Piccolo: 40 Years of Wine, Food and Conviviality in Rome

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina December 20, 2020December 20, 2020

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Once upon a time, forty years ago, a small enoteca was born at number 74 Via del Governo Vecchio. Enoteca Il Piccolo became a cradle of conviviality at the Parione, the historical sixth district of Rome. The position is perfect for passersby, especially the curious tourists for its proximity to Piazza Navona and Campo de’Fiori.…

Decades of Highlighting Marchegian Cuisine at Ristorante Cavallini in San Severino di Marche

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina December 19, 2020December 19, 2020

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Brothers Luca and Simone Cavallini, chef and sommelier respectively, continue to accommodate their guests at Ristorante Cavallini in the town of San Severino di Marche in Central Italy. Going towards its 28th year from the time they opened it in 1993, the restaurant has taken the culinary tradition of the region to a level of…