Month: December 2018

Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Europe

Restaurant Christian Etienne: 30 Years of Michelin Star in Avignon, France

Avignon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a dramatic city to explore with a rich history to reveal as you take every single step in its cobblestone roads. Between 1309 to 1377, during the Avignon Papacy when the popes moved away from Rome, seven successive popes resided in the Palais des Papes. Even after the papacy moved back to Rome, the city remained under the … Continue reading Restaurant Christian Etienne: 30 Years of Michelin Star in Avignon, France

Rowena Dumlao
Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome

Va.Do al Pigneto in Rome, Italy

Over the years, with the refreshed identity of Pigneto from being circumvented to a frequented home of some of Rome’s hippest restaurants and bars, the eclectic selection of places to go to has increased in number. A walk in the neighborhood takes you to different portrayals of food and drink – the Pigneto way. One of the restaurants that has claimed a popular niche in … Continue reading Va.Do al Pigneto in Rome, Italy

Rowena Dumlao
Events, Italy, Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome

Korea Week 2018: Four Hands Lunch With Riccardo Di Giacinto and Kwon Woo-Joong

How interesting can lunch be when two great chefs from totally divergent gastronomic cultures swap ingredients, collaborate together and represent their individuality and traditions with the dishes they created? The game of flavors between Korea and Italy took shape in the hands of Chefs Kwon Woo-Joong (2 Michelin stars) and Riccardo Di Giacinto (1 Michelin star) in Ristorante MadeITerraneo in Rome. “The goal is not … Continue reading Korea Week 2018: Four Hands Lunch With Riccardo Di Giacinto and Kwon Woo-Joong

Rowena Dumlao
Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome

Giulia Restaurant: Along the Most Luxurious Street in Renaissance Rome

Four big windows give a wide panorama to the cobblestone ground of Via Giulia from the Renaissance period. It has a fundamental history that shares its story with the building of the St. Peter’s Basilica. In the early 1500s, Donato Bramante, the same Italian architect commissioned by Pope Julius II to rebuild St. Peter’s Basilica, was also responsible to make the new layout of Via … Continue reading Giulia Restaurant: Along the Most Luxurious Street in Renaissance Rome

Rowena Dumlao
Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome

Christmas 2018 and New Year 2019 in Rome: Open Restaurants

We’re just counting the days until the big Christmas and New Year celebrations arrive. It’s the time of the year when we are all aiming to commemorate the special holiday with great food in the company of our families and friends. Most of us would be putting together the menus for the dinner and lunch at home while some of us are opting for more … Continue reading Christmas 2018 and New Year 2019 in Rome: Open Restaurants

Rowena Dumlao
Center, Wineries, Wineries in Italy

Vini Raimondo: The Different Portraits of Cesanese di Affile

Cesanese di Affile, a distinct relative of the Cesanese Comune, is unique to the area of Affile. Affile is located in the region of Lazio, about 50 kilometers in the east of Rome, in the valley of Aniene on slopes of the Affilani mountains where the soil is noted for its reddish tint because of the major presence of iron oxide. Cesanese di Affile is … Continue reading Vini Raimondo: The Different Portraits of Cesanese di Affile

Rowena Dumlao
Events, Hotels, Hotels in Italy, Italy

The Resplendent 125 Years of Hotel Hassler Hospitality in Rome, Italy

Hotel Hassler, an icon of the capital for its luxuriant hospitality for more than a century, stands proud just a few meters from the Church of the Trinità dei Monti on top of the Spanish Steps. It has recently renovated and it still maintains its high standard of quality and affluence in perfect balance with its historical past, present and future. For the city of … Continue reading The Resplendent 125 Years of Hotel Hassler Hospitality in Rome, Italy

Rowena Dumlao
Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Europe

Restaurant Fanny Rey et Jonathan Wahid in Saint Rémy de Provence, France

Anyone who loves to delve into the pleasurable intricacies of the French cuisine shouldn’t miss Restaurant Fanny Rey et Jonathan Wahid in Saint Rémy de Provence. In the main road of the typical Provencal town where cafès, shops, art galleries and little squares abound, this restaurant is one way of experiencing the southern French cuisine in the hands of two accomplished young chefs, Fanny Rey … Continue reading Restaurant Fanny Rey et Jonathan Wahid in Saint Rémy de Provence, France

Rowena Dumlao
Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Northern Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

Ristorante Al Capriolo: From an 1850 Postal Office to a Michelin Star

There’s a long history behind Ristorante Al Capriolo, 168 years in the same family and still counting. It started as a postal office in the Dolomites, a fundamental part of the town in the year 1850 when postal offices were used not only for postal services but also for lodging, eating and changing of horses for the transit of travelers along the Habsburg – Alemannia … Continue reading Ristorante Al Capriolo: From an 1850 Postal Office to a Michelin Star

Rowena Dumlao