In the shadow of the Vatican and a few blocks away from Vatican square, lies the Prati neighbourhood. This area is off the sightseeing grid and, on the whole, tourist-free. This is a working Roman neighbourhood and there […]

Figs! Figs! Figs! I have figs bursting off the trees in Italy. I’m very excited as this is my first really good fig harvest (if I can use such a word). I love figs. There’s something very luscious about them. They really are a decadent […]

Happy Festa della Repubblica! Today marks the 70th Anniversary (1946) of the Italian vote to remove the monarchy (House of Savoy) and become a republic. In honour of this day, I decided to do a post of some Italian food favourites. I love shopping in grocery […]