Manco Restaurant of Rome: In Search of a Contemporary Key to Lazio Cuisine

Manco was created with one main ingredient: the dream that united four young chefs, Derscariu Cosmin, Edoardo Ceccacci and brothers Marco and Lorenzo Di Paolo, to open a restaurant of their own. The restaurant just opened last summer in Rome and it has been receiving a very good response from the public. Joining them is another young chef, Anastasia Paris, who came back to Italy … Continue reading Manco Restaurant of Rome: In Search of a Contemporary Key to Lazio Cuisine

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

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, and business partner Dea Cucciniello, the completed project opened its … Continue reading A Touch of New Nordic Cuisine at Carter Oblio Restaurant in Rome

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

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 that lived on for two decades, still bearing the name … Continue reading The Contemporary and Classic Coastal Cuisine of Abruzzo at Ristorante al Metrò

Tre Olivi Ristorante in Paestum, Italy: A Contemporary Tribute to the Mediterranean Diet

Paestum was a major ancient city of the Magna Graecia on the Tyrrhenian coast, which has a great historic meaning to the modern period for its three well-preserved ancient temples in the Doric order dating back from 550 to 450 BC surrounded by the ancient city walls. Capaccio Paestum, the modern town that lies directly to the south of the archaeological site, offers something else … Continue reading Tre Olivi Ristorante in Paestum, Italy: A Contemporary Tribute to the Mediterranean Diet

Sintesi Restaurant: It’s Not Just About Porchetta in Ariccia

Its concept of contemporary seafood cuisine is atypical to an area best known for the famous porchetta and a myriad of fraschette (simple and rustic local restaurants) where they are consumed with quantities of the local Castelli Romani wines. With just 30 kilometers of distance from Rome, Ariccia is the destination to head to when the craving for spit-roasted boneless pork dictates someone’s appetite. But … Continue reading Sintesi Restaurant: It’s Not Just About Porchetta in Ariccia