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 MoreSpecial Food Tour (June 23) – Raffaello paintings & Cristina Bowerman culinary creations
A very short post just to inform you that we have organized a special ”one-time-only” Food Tour in Trastevere area on June 23rd in the morning. This is a new format for us, including the visit of Villa Farnesina led by an official tour guide and foodie-sommelier followed by a tasting lunch with wine pairings at the michelin-starred restaurant Glass Hostaria! For this very special 3-hour event (11am – 2pm), price has been set to a very exclusive promotional price of just 65€ per person,...
Read MoreThe “Untouchables”
We have prepared a list of places in Rome which we enjoy visiting time and again. According to us these places are to be regarded as “must-visit” because of their constant quality over time in terms of hospitality and offering, to the point that we like to refer to them as “The Untouchables”. Three addresses (yes, there is one exception you can find as you browse…) for each of the 25 categories we have created for your reference. When you click on the link provided for each venue you will be able to...
Read MoreChristmas & New Year’s Eve 2011/2012 Restaurants in Rome
Click here for Christmas and New Year’s Eve 2012/2013 Earlier than usual here you can find our recommendations for restaurants to go for 2011 Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations. We have just completed some research whose results spur from a selection among the places we personally know and like to recommend to our friends. This is our “sharing” philosophy which we feel and hope may be helpful not only to our traditional readers, but also to the occasional ones who found us through...
Read MoreTavole Romane Food Tours has landed in Rome!
Suddenly we had an idea! We took two basic ingredients: our passion for good food and drink, then added our boundless love for Rome and its profound, constantly-moving inner self. These were mixed with the high professional standards that we have acquired and enthusiastically put into practice everyday in our ten year’s experience – although not in the food and wine field – and then we added some spices to enhance the taste: the desire to reveal an unknown Rome, plus a fervent curiosity to discover and keep...
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