The English theatre of Rome is such a pleasant experience, a must do while in Rome. Having seen two productions there, I am constantly on the lookout for what shows will be introduced next. Finding the theatre requires taking a charming little stroll through the back streets near Piazza Navona. Th...

Lucifero Fonduteria

This tavern-like restaurant offers every type of fondue imaginable, from swiss, to chocolate, via bourguignonne, including the mouth-watering Piemontese special: A Tomino cheese fondue laced with the highly prized White truffle of Alba, which, in the week we dined ...

On Wednesday’s from 12:30-2:00 Pia Tomasella leads a relaxing introspective raja yoga class. This is not your usual hatha yoga class with classic poses or flow, but a mix of Chinese yoga poses with breathing and meditation.

There are some things that it is infinitely easier to do in your native tongue. For me getting my hair cut is near the top of that list. In addition to the supremely skilled cuts and colors, Noi is the place to connect to all that happening in the expat community in Rome. Rick Brecco, a native Cal...

A Right Roman Frolic in Rione Celio.


Mid-afternoon in May, the sun beats off the cobblestones. A stone’s throw away from the sweat and bustle of the Colosseum metro stop, heaving with its bus tour umbrella-followers and hormonal teenage school trippers, I sit, basking in...

Time to tell you all about Genzano di Roma, a hilltop village in the Castelli Romani area outside Rome city...
Genzano has two distinct quarters -the medieval village centre, where old women in headscarves and clogs still get their knives sharpened in the church square on Tuesdays and pawn amu...

The owner of Pizzeria Romana, just off the Circonvallazione Ostiense, is 73 years old and has been serving food at this street corner eatery for the almost 44 years. When he first started, the two towering blocks of flats across the road were nothing but green grass and Garbatella still a village-li...

It takes all my will-power not to stop at Pellacchia for a scoop of cioccolato fondente gelato. (But who needs will-power anyway!) Add their legendary fresh whipped cream to the mix and indulge. Pellacchia, with outdoor seating and open late, is always packed. But don't let that stop you: the freshn...

Talk about a population that has the goddess thing down pat. I have never seen such confident beings. It is amazing to see them on cobble stone in stilettos moving with such effortless grace. It is jaw dropping to see them dressed all hours of the day looking impeccable from their hair down to their...

feeling like something different? How about swedish? on a side street off the via salaria is the sleek little bistro Bla Kongo.

The recomended speciality is a baked bla kongo, a purple
(really! - like a deep dark violet) baked potato. I had mine with yogurt, shrimp and rucola and my...

Relaxing moroccan themed stabilimenti with clean sand and friendly service. The bar food is fresh and delicious; sandwiches on crusty bread, salads, cold pasta and rice salad is always on offer. Dessert is a tall cup of fresh cold melon from neighboring farms. Later in the afternoon take a mousse...

A sweet dreamlike fantasy to shopping in the heart of Trastevere. This is the kind of store that makes you want to touch everything and play dress up. 38 Leopardo is a boutique that opened two years ago by fashion designer Jessica Harris. She is originally from Chicago and came to Rome to study fas...