Sweets and wines. That seems to be the theme of the weekend, starting yesterday morning when Jack and I made an errand-packed trip to Dolci Desideri to soak up the scene as well as the coffee and treats. A happy crowd always packs the small space in front of the counter, but the orders flow [...]
Archive for February, 2010
dolci & vini
Posted in Drinks, Sweet Things, Wine on February 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
ghetto doughnuts
Posted in Sweet Things, Whimsical, tagged Amy Campion, Amy Campion food, eat locally, local food, locavore in Rome, Rome locavore on February 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday morning was spectacularly sunny, and warming up quickly. We had our first spring day (followed by more rain today). It was perfect for our walk—with Anna, Jon, Lulu, Jesse, Rena, Nick, and Zoe—down the hill and across the Tiber to the old Jewish ghetto where one special forno makes perfect doughnuts. When we got [...]
primavera
Posted in Dairy, Fruit, Nuts, Sweet Things, tagged American Academy in Rome, Amy Campion food, eat locally, Fior di Luna gelato, local food, locavore Rome, Rome sustainable food, Trastevere gelateria on February 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The gelaterias are opening their doors. Puddles in the cobblestones sparkle in the sunlight. Rainstorms are rushing through, and leaving in their wake warm spots and green buds. During one of these post-rain spells yesterday, Jack and I walked down to Trastevere to buy a birthday present for Agnese, whose party is today. Our favorite [...]
Pina’s wine tasting
Posted in Wine, tagged American Academy in Rome, Amy Campion, eat locally, Rome locavore on February 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Two incredible events punctuated this week: a wine tasting led by sommelier Pina Pasquantonio, and snow in Rome, which hasn’t happened since 1986. The snow was thrilling! A group from the Academy walked down to the Pantheon, to see the rare sight of snowflakes falling through the oculus. I took Jack to school, where the [...]
Borromini on a beautiful morning
Posted in Sweet Things, Water, Whimsical on February 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The weather this weekend is Janus-faced: stormy, dark, and wintry yesterday, bright, clear, and spring-like today. A perfect morning for walking around Rome, and for seeing the sunlight stream through the windows of Borromini’s whimsical, symmetrical, magnificent dome of Sant’ Ivo della Sapienza. I think this space was meant to be seen, and felt, on [...]
Saturday’s spices, smoke, and multi-colored snow
Posted in Sweet Things, Whimsical, tagged American Academy in Rome, Amy Campion, Amy Campion food, eat locally, local food, locavore Rome, Rome sustainable food, roving locavore on February 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s cold, rainy, and February. But with a fire in the fireplace, an amazing Indian lunch, and a handful of confetti, we brightened up this dismal day. Jon and some of the kids went out to the Triangle Garden to gather some dampish wood. It lit… and smoked and hissed… but also blazed, and had [...]
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