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Does ordering wine in a restaurant strike fear into your heart? Do enormous wine lists bring you out in a cold sweat? Do you look at the sommelier with a mixture of anxiety and admiration? Fret [...]

Five years ago, on crutches after a soccer mishap, I had to hobble from Rome to Washington, D.C. to catch up with my wife and two kids who were already vacationing in Maryland. It began [...]

Life has moments when you have to make decisions on impulse. It’s like the movie “Sliding Doors” — do you or don’t you make a dash for closing subway doors? Until one [...]

Io ed Erminio, qualche vita fa, eravamo colleghi. Anzi per essere precisi lui era il mio direttore commerciale presso una delle tante aziende nel mondo I.T. dove ho avuto la possibilità di [...]

Lazio is a region in Central Italy, and with 6 million inhabitants it is the second most populated region in Italy. Long before the birth of Rome, this territory was called Latium by its [...]

Roman apartments are like no other. For one thing, they’re generally very old, which means they all come with their own quirks and idiosyncrasies. For another, their kitchens and dining rooms are [...]

People from all over the world come to Italy to sit at Italian tables and to eat Italian food. Sauntering in to a local trattoria can be intimidating if you are traveling without a human version [...]

Mentre tenti di camminare a ritmo sostenuto tra le straducole del tuo quartiere, trascinando Leopoldino che annusa centimetro dopo centimetro tutto il percorso per poi puntellarsi a terra come un [...]

Italy Visiting Rome during Holy week or Easter week is always a treat. Not just because we have a very simpatico Pope, but also because we know how to celebrate! Tender baby lamb is traditional [...]

Il Ristorante Mentelocale di Roma, l’Azienda Agricola del Cavalier Pepe di Sant’Angelo all’Esca (AV) e la Masseria Coppi di Turi (BA) si sono uniti giorni fa in una sorta di gemellaggio di [...]