Christmas Shopping in Rome

Oh dear, Christmas is here (yes, rhymes are allowed during the holidays!) and you’ve got absolutely no idea what to give to your girlfriend/mother/father/sister/friend/grandparents and worst of all, you’re in Rome. Fear not, my little travelling friend, your personal guide is here to send you back home with gifts that will awe and inspire and turn you into the best Santa ever! The Prati neighbourhood, just behind the Vatican, is a quiet and residential area filled with hip and young designer...
December 10th, 2008 | Rome | Read More

It’s All Kosher

Finding kosher food while travelling can be quite stressful, but Rome, with its very strong jewish roots, hosts an enviable amount of restaurants, fast food joints and pastry shops to delight any palate.  Just behind Piazza Navona lies RUST (Via del Teatro Pace, 34), a lovely pizzeria and restaurant decorated with a stunning collection of artwork by a young local artist. The cuisine is mostly Italian with modern twists here and there and the wine list is extensive. Wines are located right in...
December 9th, 2008 | Rome | Read More

Christmas Souvenirs

Visiting Rome during the Christmas holidays may not be quite the same as visiting light-filled New York City or egg nog-slathered London. But it’s still quite special especially if you take a stroll in Piazza Navona. Every year, starting Decembre 1st and ending around the 7th January, this elliptical square normally filled with artists and caricaturists is the mecca for stocking stuffers, candied apples, and all the knick-knacks one can imagine. One side is lined with veritable fair games (shoot...
December 7th, 2008 | Rome | Read More

Sushi at the Pub

Sushi can be very expensive in Rome.  And if it’s not expensive, then the restaurant used to be a Chinese joint, or the sushi is not that good. But there’s one, away from the city center serving vast assortments of sushi, sashimi, udon and tempura kind to the waller and gentle on the palate. Bishoku Kobo (you won’t see the name but a big sign that reads ‘restaurant – japanese’) is clean, simple and has those funky plastic sushi platters in the entrance. Quite...
December 3rd, 2008 | Rome | Read More

Turkey TIme in Rome

With just a few more days to go, you should get started right away. If you live in Rome, you’ve probably noticed that butchers don’t normally sell whole turkeys to roast at home. So you’ll have to order one and make sure you order a ‘tacchinella’, which is smaller than your average turkey. A whole turkey will just be too big for your Italian oven. Next, you’ll want to have stuffing, cranberry sauce, cornbread and anything else you normally would eat if you were...
November 24th, 2008 | Rome | Read More

Saturday Night Fever in Rome

Brand new club sighting! NANA CLUB a multi-functional club where one-night events offer the latest sounds and guests in Europe. Nana Club, recently inaugurated near Piazza Bologna is modern and eye-catching, minimal and oh-so-European. The modular space is often used for different events which can host up to 700 guests without having to gasp for air. Open every single Saturday night, Nana Club mixes great music and international djs with a fun and Ibiza-like atmosphere. Resident dj Kikko Messina...
November 23rd, 2008 | Rome | Read More

Take Away! Fly Away!

Whether you’re leaving the Eternal City or just stopping by on your way to another European destination, be sure to bring a good sandwich to nibble on while you wait for your flight. Rome Fiumicino Airport is unlike most international airports. There’s no yummy food court where travellers can delight in various dishes from around the world. You’d think Rome’s airport would offer at least a low-key pizzeria serving piping hot slices of margherita pizza for that one last bite...
November 18th, 2008 | Rome | Read More

Etruscans in Rome

The exhibition, organized in conjunction with the Lazio Regional Authority’s Culture, Performance Arts and Sport Department with the significant contribution of the Ministry for Cultural heritage – Superintendece for Etruria Meridionale Archeological Heritage, tells the story of the Etruscan civilization in Lazio and describes its extraordinary level of achievement through the development of its main urban centers.  Veii, Cerveteri, Vulci and Tarquinia were four cities that began...
November 18th, 2008 | Rome | Read More

Sushi on Skin

Everyone’s tried sushi at least once in their lifetime, and whether they liked it or not, it’s an experience to remember.  Luscious and buttery cuts of tuna and salmon upon moist beds of japanese rice, smooth slices of squid served on on raw seaweed lightly seasoned with sesame seeds and soy sauce. Who can resist? And you definitely won’t be able to resist eating sushi served on naked bodies. That’s right: BodySushi has hit Rome! Starting this Thursday, St’A Lounge...
November 18th, 2008 | Rome | Read More

Pizza Economy 101

The economic crisis is being felt throughout the world, but travellers to Rome will find a pizzeria that will no doubt restore faith. Or at least in your hard-earned money. Pan’Unto is brand spanking new in the heart of Trastevere and is offering 5 Euro pizzas for lunch and dinner (Except Saturday nights). The pizzeria is not pretty, it’s not trendy or elegant, but service is prompt and courteous. Pizzas are made in a wood-burning oven and can be prepared any way you like.  Go for...
November 13th, 2008 | Rome | Read More

4 Museums for the price of 1

The National Roman Museum is composed of 4 museums spread around the city and all hosting the best collection of Roman art this city has to offer. Start off in Palazzo Altemps in Piazza Sant’Apolinnare 48, near Piazza Navona (closed on Tuesdays) and admire the collection of life-like marble statues made in the times when Caesar ruled. Walk to Crypta Balbi in Via delle Botteghe Oscure 31 (closed on Jan 1st; Dec 8, 25 and 26) showcasing a medieval crypt dedicated to the life and art in the city...
November 9th, 2008 | Rome | Read More

Tea-time in Rome

Rome’s famous concept store SushiSushi is holding a grand event to celebrate the artful Japanese tea ceremony. Together with over 600 different stores worldwide, SushiSushi will be showcasing teas and ceremonies while offering free tastings to all who come by. Surrounded by traditional and contemporary Japanese art, teas from French make Theodor will reveal secret recipes and precious mixes. Not to be missed, US-made Tea Fortè teas filtered with pyramid-shaped silk tea bags. Free tea...
November 6th, 2008 | Rome | Read More

Books and Beer

Could one ask for more? This brand new bar just moved in the Campo de Fiori ‘hood, where locals and tourists love to bar hop and pick up strangers to accompany them through the night. You’ll see and hear this place from far away as it has no doors and no windows. The decor is light and minimal with white walls covered in Dante’s words and hundreds of used and new books to read at your leisure. Open from 4pm till very late, this place serves fast Mexican food complete with chili,...
October 20th, 2008 | Rome | Read More

A Two-Man Show

For his first solo exhibition in Italy James Hopkins ( born in 1976) will present a series of sculptural meditations on the passing and perception of time and the inevitability of death. For the exhibition, the artist has transformed familiar objects into completely different items in order to propose an alternative reading to their inherent function, often portraying a duality that comments on the object’s alternative form. In the creation of these works Hopkins has repeatedly adopted the...
October 15th, 2008 | Rome | Read More

Roma Europa Festival

Once again, one of the greatest festivals to be held in Rome kicks off and this year is richer than ever with the latest works in music, theatre, dance and art. The program started in late September with Sasha Waltz and his dance company at the stun- ning Auditorium Parco della Musica. Musical nights began with Nathan Fake on October 4th  at the Brancaleone social center while Brian Eno  will  be hosting two concerts at the Palladium in the Garbatella ‘hood, with his new tour...
October 14th, 2008 | Rome | Read More

The Best Ice-Cream in Rome

There’s just no way to leave Italy without having eaten ice-cream, or a gelato as you’ll soon learn to say. Albeit most if not all ice-cream parlors in Rome are good, there are a few which are exceptional, and ‘Il Gelatone‘ is definitely one of them. Walk into the lovely and trendy Monti neighbourhood, just behind the Colosseum and venture onto Via dei Serpenti. You can’t miss it: it’s the main, yet narrow street in this ‘hood. And you definitely won’t...
October 7th, 2008 | Rome | Read More

A Bar By Any Other Name..

You’ve seen and tried them all: wine bar, sushi bar, sports bar and dare I say, karaoke bar? Come to Rome and you’ll soon find that Italians can be very inventive when it comes to food, so don’t be surprised when you bump into Obikà, mozzarella bar. This is where you’ll find fresh, juicy and succulent buffalo mozzarella, the kind Romans buy when they visit Naples. White and rich, buffalo mozzarella is not easy to come by in the city but you’ll find different...
October 2nd, 2008 | Rome | Read More

Real Roman

In a time-trapped corner of the city, in a marvelous piazza located exactly in between Campo de’ Fiori and piazza Narvona lies Pasquino, a gastronomic extravaganza. You can dine at one of the many table facing the legendary statue of Pasquino, one of Rome’s most famous poets, as the helpful staff serves you exceptionally fresh, traditional Roman cuisine. Some antipasti worth trying are the bufala mozzarella, the prociutto plate and the various fish based dishes, first courses include...
September 24th, 2008 | Rome | Read More

There’s always time for another drink

It’s always time for a drink, whether it be right after work or after dinner, and the city of Rome is filled with water holes for all to enjoy. Hop on a bus, go on a subway, ride a car and reach the arches of San Giovanni. You’ll soon find Ore20, right on top of the Coin Store. This place is a little bit of everything all rolled into one: café serving English breakfasts, fast lunches, tea time, and dinner. But just before dinner, ’20 Hours’ kicks in where finger foods...
September 24th, 2008 | Rome | Read More

Pray. Eat. Sleep.

The young and the wise visiting Europe have always preferred sleeping in hostels, always a cheap alternative to hotels and resorts. Perhaps due to a bad world economy or the fading charm of sleeping in the same room with five strangers, staying in hostels has become less cost-effective, and people are turning elsewhere for cheap, clean and safe accomodations. And Rome, home to the Vatican and St. Peter’s Basilica is the perfect place to test new sleeping grounds. Walk up the Janiculum Hill...
August 20th, 2008 | Rome | Read More
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