The New York Times featured Rome
this week in its weekly series "36 Hours in" with a six-minute
online film and a detailed itinerary about where to find
interesting shopping, local food and Roman culture.
In the video, local restaurant owners describe the unique
character of their Roman dishes, from the organic pizzas at
Pizzeria Emma downtown, to the history of the down-home
"osteria" by the owner of L'Osteria di Monteverde, all with an
emphasis on the context of how the city itself forms a backdrop
to the food.
"It's a city that can change your mood, there's something
that fills your heart," said Nicoletta Chiacchiari, owner of
Come Il Latte gelato shop.
The Times featured local vintage market Mercato Monti as
part of its segment on shopping, and for culture visited
photography exhibition space Galleria Cembalo and interviewed
owners of Galleria Varsi, an art gallery highlighting the
vibrant street art scene in Rome.
For nightlife, the journalists visited Co.So. Cocktails &
Social in the Pigneto neighborhood, a bar where most all of the
furnishings are for sale and a popular drink, the Carbonara
Sour, is designed to conjure the flavors of one of Rome's most
typical pasta dishes made with eggs and bacon.
"It's not like you're eating a bacon burger, but, it does
leave the taste; there are all the ingredients of carbonara
pasta," said an employee of the cocktail bar created by Massimo
D'Addezio, formerly of the Sravinskij Bar at Rome's famed 5-star
Hotel de Russie.
The cocktail includes pork jowl-infused vodka, egg white,
coarsely ground black pepper, lemon juice and simple syrup.
The short film closes with a statement about the essence of
the Eternal City, from the owner of Vineria Litro, featured for
its take on cocktails with mezcal.
"In Rome we're surrounded by culture because in every
corner we find art and history," he said.
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