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Palazzo Dama

admin — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 08:57:25 +0000

Palazzo Dama is my most recent hotel find in Rome. We tried it in January with the intention of coming back in summer if it was worth it: and it sure was! Great location, relaxed air, cozy rooms, pet friendly and, they have an outdoor pool, which is the rarest thing in the center of […]

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Musei Capitolini

admin — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 11:59:05 +0000

This summer, the best decision we made was not to travel. We only left home for two nights in Rome, where our plan was to visit the Society Limonta store (which happened to be closed for summer holidays) and look at ancient beautiful things (that are everywhere in Rome). We usually choose one exhibition or […]

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Villa Laetitia

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 23:55:56 +0000

Villa Laetitia is our home base in Rome. When in Rome, this is where we usually stay. Sometimes it is nice to splurge and try something super-luxe, a more five-star hotel experience. But apart from special occasions, I like things to be effortless and informal. So we go back to Villa Laetitia. What I really like about it there is […]

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Shopping

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 12:59:46 +0000

When you can buy almost anything online, the purpose of visiting stores has changed for me. I feel my expectations for the experience are higher. In Rome, most of the international fashion houses have their flagships on the few shopping streets of the city center, but Céline is the only one I never skip. Of […]

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Tasting Rome

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 12:58:38 +0000

It will be challenging to find bad cooking in Italy. Regardless of the social status, most Italians love food, talk about food, and know about food, even those who do not cook at home. So choosing a restaurant in Rome, for me at least, has more to do with choosing the area and the people you want to […]

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On the moodboard

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 12:57:57 +0000

And oh, how effortless and unplanned this space looks. It makes my perfect piles and rows and arrangements look mediocre, and I love it. Cy Twombly’s home in Rome photographed by Horst P. Horst for Vogue in 1966. These images and more, found here.

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Maxxi by Zaha Hadid

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 12:56:55 +0000

Maxxi, opened in 2010, is a museum dedicated to the 21st-century arts. It is also the first national museum of contemporary art and architecture in Italy. The Maxxi building itself is a destination. Designed by Zaha Hadid, it took a decade to be completed. It has a stunning twisting structure with stairs, hallways and other […]

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Cacio e Pepe

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 12:55:59 +0000

The Roman cuisine is all about seasons. For example in the spring, during the artichoke season, you will find artichokes in every restaurant – if not on the menu, then outside the menu. And when the season is over, you cannot get fresh artichokes anywhere. In the hot month of August, the Romans traditionally eat spicy tomato pastas and anguria, […]

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City Escape: Ponza

admin — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 23:54:37 +0000

After we finish shooting Saku’s cookbook in Naples, we drive up to Gaeta – a coastal city famous of its olives, and Cy Twombly who lived and painted there – and take a ferry to Ponza. Within the crowd climbing the steep gridiron stairs up to the deck is our brave golden retriever Hilma, who, […]

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Wine School: Natural Wine

admin — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 04:58:31 +0000

The first time I tried a natural wine I did not quite get it. Is this wine okay? Why can’t I tell what it smells or tastes like, it all feels very hazy and cloudy… A ground-breaking moment for me was visiting Emidio Pepe’s winery in Abruzzo, Italy. The daughter of the wine maestro explained us their process and […]

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