Where to eat near the Vatican (2013 update)
White smoke at the Vatican! “Habemus Papam”. Last evening in a rainy Rome the new Pope Francis has been named, Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina the first non-European leading the Catholic church. Welcome to Papa Francesco and all the best for his new “journey”! Hundreds of thousands of people were celebrating in St. Peter square and in the next days Rome will be hosting many additional visitors for this special occasion. Since we blog about food we thought it was the right moment to...
Read MoreBest Brunch spots in Rome
Our latest Italian blog web contest dedicated to brunches has just been closed and here follow the results, translated for our friends not understanding Italian. Top 5 BRUNCH SPOTS IN ROME The Perfect Bun 35% Bakery House 21% Said 15% Open Colonna 5% Grandma Bistrot 4% The amount of collected votes has been impressive, by far our most popular contest. More than the one dedicated to Roman pastas, unbelievable! Maybe it’s just because Italy is approaching an important political election right this...
Read MoreMerry Christmas by Tavole Romane Food Tours!
Thank you and Best Wishes to all our Food Tours participants and Blog followers… To visitors spending Christmas holidays in Rome here our scheduled Food Tours (few seats available!) and our restaurants suggestions for Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Tavole Romane Food Tours – All Rights...
Read MoreChristmas & New Year’s Eve 2012/2013 Restaurants in Rome
Who would have guessed? So many of you keep asking us for the Christmas and New Year’s Eve selection we traditionally post every year. So, it is a great pleasure for us to pass our recommendations over to you. Your interest is highly rewarding as it gives us a sense of accomplishment and fulfillment to realize we have been able to increase the effectiveness of our contribution to this point… Well, let us get into the “real thing” and review what is expected this year from the places we like. We wrote this...
Read MoreThree new Michelin stars in Rome!
Just a few days ago Italy’s 2013 starred restaurants were announced by Michelin. In Rome Heinz Beck at La Pergola is once again the culinary King of the city (the only 3-starred chef) followed by Anthony Genovese at Il Pagliaccio and Oliver Glowig at Aldovrandi Palace who keep their 2 stars. Among the 11 single-starred restaurants there have been three new entries. Luckily we had the opportunity to experience all these three this year! Let us share some information and pictures to introduce the new stars to...
Read MoreBest Carbonara, Amatriciana and Cacio e pepe pasta in Rome
We are not lovers of charts and Top 5/10 lists, especially when talking about food. Too many different elements contribute to the evaluation of a restaurant and of a single dish either. This is why from time to time we leave to our Italian blog readers the scouting of the “best” (it would be better to say the most popular) Roman delicacies with doing a web contest. Of course we do not intend to be absolute, but since votes received are not few the results can be very helpful. And we are used to list...
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