Dining with a Spectacular Lake View at Croma_Lago in Ronciglione

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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The picturesque view of the shimmering Lake Vico surrounded by the Cimini Mountains captivates you upon entry to the glass enclosed Croma_Lago Restaurant. The splendidness of the landscape with its play of colors is the quintessence of calm and beauty, best enjoyed with a cuisine that identifies the environs laid out in front of you.…

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Following The Romans at Favilla Pizzeria in Rome, Italy

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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Undeniably, pizza is one of the most loved food in Italy. Whether you are a local or just visiting the country, those smoky round pizzas topped with the essential classic toppings or the more venturesome combinations. Rome is dotted with pizzerias but finding a good one with good digestibility and uses quality ingredients doesn’t come…

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Idylio in Rome, Italy: The New Gastronomic Journey of Francesco Apreda

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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When Francesco Apreda broke the news about leaving Imago, his home for more than a decade and a well-known Michelin-starred restaurant on the top floor of the iconic five-star Hotel Hassler in Rome, it caused quite a stir in the Italian culinary world. After  mounted anticipation on his next step, he announced his new project…

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Restaurant Sissi: A Destination of Every Gourmand in South Tyrol

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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After almost three decades since the opening of Restaurant Sissi, Chef Andrea Fenoglio has gone a long way from his small six-table space at Plankenstein Street in Merano into a bigger one with a Michelin star and three hats with Gault Millau at his current address at Galilei Street. Chef Fenoglio is one of the…

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Sensorial Gourmet Experience at Hotel Tiber in Fiumicino, Italy

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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Eating is defined as taking in food through the mouth: ingesting, chewing and swallowing in turn. It’s a part of our daily living that we all go through routinely. But what if we slow down, look at it in a qualitatively profound way and employ all our senses in approaching it? The five senses will…

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Hotel Vilòn in Rome, Italy: Breakfast at One of The World’s Best Hotels

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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Despite being a newcomer to the choices of 5-star luxury hotels in Rome, Hotel Vilòn has reached the top in no time. Accolades have arrived left and right and with its 18 distinctive rooms and suites overlooking the private gardens of Palazzo Borghese, occupancy is always full.  A well-deserved recent commendation is being included among…

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Danilo Ciavattini, An Italian Restaurant Where The Story of Tuscia Lives

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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After an ample collection of professional experience in sundry kitchens around Italy, New York and Cologne, Chef Danilo Ciavattini, born in Viterbo in 1980, returned to his hometown in 2017 and opened his own restaurant calling it with his own name. But before directing his own kitchen, he went through a long and fundamental voyage…

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The Food and Wine Excellence of Lazio Region at Proloco Trastevere in Rome, Italy

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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When you want to get to know the enogastronomical products of the region of Lazio, there is one much preferred address to go to in the zone of Trastevere in Rome. Proloco Trastevere, opened at the end of 2018 by Vincenzo Mancino, his wife Elisabetta Guaglianone and friends Marco Natoli and Alessandro Salatino, is centered…

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La Tognazza Presents “Amici Miei”, Combining Wine, Food & Music

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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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 popular movie in the 1970’s directed by Mario Monicelli…

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Magnificent Liberty Style Brunch at Grand Hotel Plaza in Rome, Italy

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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The resplendent Palazzo Lozzano built in 1837 showcases the magnificence of Liberty Style architecture from floor to ceiling. A wealth of arches, columns, frescoed ceilings, velvet tapestries, immense crystal chandeliers and furnishings is the backdrop of the of 182-year old palace. Originally built as a bank, it was turned into the Grand Hotel Plaza a…

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Gagliardo, The Best Bitter in the World Pairs with Italian High Cuisine

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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Gagliardo Bitter Radicale, the Italian bitter awarded as the best bitter at the 2019 World Liqueur Awards enters the arena of Italian high cuisine. Four dynamic monthly evenings in the key cities of Italy are earmarked for the dinners with cocktail matching made exclusively with Gagliardo. They are not your classic food and drink matching…

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Quintorè: Gualdo Del Re’s High End Tuscan Merlot Debuts in Rome

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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Gualdo del Re of Suvereto, Tuscany launches its new wine, the Quintorè 2016 at Retrobottega Restaurant in Rome. About twenty four guests occupying the two large sharing tables are all swirling, smelling and tasting the semi-dense dark ruby red liquid in their wine glasses, the first vintage of the estate’s Merlot vinified from a selection…

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Sofitel Wine Days 2019: The Celebration of Wine at Sofitel Roma Villa Borghese

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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The 2019 edition of the Sofitel Wine Days, an international event that proposes a new journey into wine in the Sofitel World Hotels concluded at Settimo, the Sofitel Roma Villa Borghese’s breathtaking rooftop restaurant on the 13th of November. Launched by Sofitel, the luxury brand ambassador of the French Art de Vivre of the Accor…

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Sweet Pastries Take Lead Role at Eat Prato Winter 2019 in Tuscany

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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On the weekend of 14 to 15 December 2019, the 14th century walled city of Prato will be celebrating the fourth edition of Eat Prato Winter organized by the Municipality of Prato and the Strada dei Vini di Carmignano. Prato, a town just 17 kilometers northwest of its well-known neighbor Florence, has its own treasure…

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Celebrating the First Year of Grilling at Terra Eataly in Rome

By: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina
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November 2019 marked the first year of success for Terra, Eataly’s grill restaurant. Lovers of grilled food who have been greeted by the artisan made 3-meter long grill will continue to enjoy the grilled meat, seafood and vegetables of the kitchen. With particular attention given to the superior aspect of food, the oven is fueled…

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