When the Trecastelli brothers—Manuel and Nicolò, the talented restaurateurs behind Trecca in Rome’s San Paolo neighborhood—recently made the bold decision to remove carbonara from the menu of their restaurant, it sent ripples through the city’s culinary scene. Their reasoning? While carbonara remains an icon of Roman cuisine, there is simply so much more to discover. […]
Want to start a heated debate? Ask any Roman citizen to name the most famous street food in the city: there are so many categories and everyone will defend their beloved, whether it’s supplì, filetto di baccalà, crocchette or… pizza al taglio. And we have a feeling that the latter will be the most discussed […]
In your search for activities and events in Rome, you will have come across information about more lively areas, those districts or streets with more clubs, bars and hangouts than the regular city center of the city. Trastevere is inevitably one of the results, but to be fair, this location happens to be one of […]
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Last month we devoted one blog post to the cultural differences you might encounter as you visit Rome. It was a long one, touching on many different topics, and we only scratched the surface when it came to certain subjects. Which is why we went back and decided to write something specifically for restaurants, which […]
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The heatwave that is engulfing Italy and Rome is finally letting up, but the summer season is still far from over – so now is the time to go look for some colder weather away from the city. The surroundings of Rome, particularly as you approach the Apennines and the border of the Abruzzo region, […]
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If you’re visiting Rome at this very moment and are wondering where everyone went, it means you are new to Ferragosto – Italy’s oddest, longest-running holiday. One that comes with its special rules, customs and even… Food! A super-short history of Ferragosto While the actual day of the feast is on August 15, most Italians […]
If you’ve visited Rome this year around Easter time and booked a rental apartment from us, you may have found a chocolate gift in the shape of a traditional egg: it was the outcome of a collaboration between From Home to Rome and Fondazione Lucé, a NGO focused on supporting cancer patients and survivors. Every […]
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The celebrations for the end of the year are upon us! However, before we get to that part of December where Christmas decorations are ubiquitous and traditional cakes are everywhere you look, tempting you into gaining a pound (or three), you’ve still got the chance to taste something that is as quintessentially Italian, Roman even, […]
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As part of our exposure to how guests and foreign visitors, more generally speaking, see us & what their views are after a stay in Rome, we love reading English speaking blogs written by travel experts. It gives us invaluable feedback on how people from other countries digest everything that happens during their Italian travels: […]
In a previous post we have been discussing differences in the way restaurants in Rome operate as compared to those from (mainly!) North America. This new installment takes a step back and looks at what is outside the establishment you are considering for your meal in Rome. In other words: what does the sign say? […]
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