As we stepped into Locanda Rovicciano, the essence of Italy immediately embraced our senses. The air was filled with the tantalizing scents of an authentic Italian kitchen, with the sounds of a bustling farm adding a dynamic backdrop to our experience. What truly made our time unforgettable, however, was the genuine hospitality of the Italian […]
There is a house nestled in the hills of Umbria. Large stone-and-wood structure, a three-in-one home, restaurant, and inn. Framed monochromatic photographs line the walls, tartufos e tartufos e tartufos the size of tennis balls. It is a rainy Tuesday afternoon, and up on the second floor, a grandmother makes pasta by hand for an […]
Taking the first step out of the taxi and immediately entering the tiny, hole-in-a-wall establishment, I felt transported back to when I was a mere five years old, experiencing true Italian food for the first time – within a similar, hole-in-the-wall restaurant in my hometown. Everything from the color of the walls to the attire […]
If there’s one thing that Italians are known for, it’s their cuisine. In other words, they are utterly intense about it, along with their coinciding “hand gestures.” Something I had looked forward to for the short nineteen years of my life thus far was sampling Italian cuisine in Italy. My family raised me with the […]
