It seems to be everywhere…and not just the molto famoso “Ligurian” pasta with potato and green beans or with trofie pasta but dribbled or drizzled on anything you can imagine. But is that really “pesto?” Or, has the term “pesto,” which derives from the Italian pestare, meaning to pound or grind using a mortar and […]
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The Rome Food Diary, 2015 – Part 4
La Carbonara 1906 – Via Panisperna, 214 Once upon a time, in 2010, during our very first visit to Rome we were out and about in Monti, we decided to go for lunch…after the usual getting lost bit, we somehow stumbled upon where we wanted to go. And although we arrived 10 minutes after the […]
Sometimes There’s A Friend
Sometimes we all gripe about Facebook gremlins or having to un-friend someone for some reason or the other. Of course, there can be situations that arise where we are left unfortunate and unwelcome comments. But we also have a platform at our fingertips that enables us to connect with people all over the world to discuss stuff we like, things […]