Category Archives: Places to eat

New Testaccio Market in Rome

I finally went to visit the new Testaccio Market built near the former abattoir that is now home to other sections of the MACRO museum  and the Department of Architecture of Roma Tre University.  It opened last July and had … Continue reading

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Basilicata on my mind: Eating at Parco Verde (Grumento Nova)

I saw the film “Basilicata Coast to Coast” (see link to a youtube trailer at the end of this post)  when it came out a few years ago and was utterly charmed by its unlikely storyline and its picaresque characters. … Continue reading

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Trippa alla romana via a Chinese restaurant in London

Trippa is Italian for tripe.  Tripe was something I did not normally eat — in fact, it always used to surprise me the way friends or relatives got all excited at the prospect of eating tripe.  The very thought made … Continue reading

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