Rome’s best gnocchi: We who are about to dine salute you!
I am not a culinary expert or a gastronome but I do know good gnocchi when I eat it. Growing up in Canada with two grandmothers who made them from scratch, I've developed quite a discerning palate when it comes to these little nuggets of potato-pasta goodness. So when I lived in Rome for two years in the 80s, I made it my mission to find the best gnocchi place in town – which is harder than you...
A Romantic’s View of Rome
Not many people know where to find the secret peekaboo spot in Rome that allows you to look from one country, through a second, at a third. What makes this even more magical is that the peephole is the size of a keyhole. Literally. I learned about this 'serratura segreta' (secret keyhole in Rome) when I was visiting the Eternal City for the first time as a wide-eyed, twenty-something backpacker....
Rome had me at “Buon Giorno”
Everyone has a place somewhere in the world where they feel immediately at home. My place is Rome. Here’s why…