Eating Rome : Living the Good Life in the Eternal City

Elizabeth Minchilli has been eating her way through Rome since she was 12 years old. Eating Rome, based on her popular blog Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome, is her homage to the city that feeds her, literally and figuratively. Her story is a personal, quirky and deliciously entertaining look at some of the city's monuments to food culture. Join her as she takes you on a stroll through her favorite open air markets; stop by the best gelato shops; order plates full of carbonara and finish the day with a brilliant red Negroni. Coffee, pizza, artichokes and grappa are starting points for mouth-watering stories about this ancient city. Illustrated with Minchilli's beautiful full-color photos and enriched with her favorite recipes for Roman classics like vignarola, carciofi alla romana and carbonara, Eating Rome is the book that you want if you are planning your first trip to Rome or if you have been to Rome a dozen times. And even if you just want to spend a few hours armchair traveling, Elizabeth Minchilli is the person you want by your side. Elizabeth Minchilli has been eating her way through Rome since she was 12 years old. Eating Rome, based on her popular blog Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome, is her homage to the city that feeds her, literally and figuratively. Her story is a personal, quirky and deliciously entertaining look at some of the city's monuments to food culture. Join her as she takes you on a stroll through her favorite open air markets; stop by the best gelato shops; order plates full of carbonara and finish the day with a brilliant red Negroni. Coffee, pizza, artichokes and grappa are starting points for mouth-watering stories about this ancient city. Read more... Abstract: Shows you how to live the good life in Rome. This book is organized around the highlights of Roman food culture - coffee, pasta, gelato, shopping in the market, the soft-landing of an after-dinner amari, the heavenly taste of cream-filled pastries, the delights of offal and more. Read more... The city that feeds me -- A sweet start to every Roman day -- Shopping in the markets of Rome -- Please do not eat within 10 feet of any monument -- Not one stop shopping -- How to order coffee like a Roman -- The leaning tower of artichokes -- "Mi piace cicoria!" : the Roman passion for vegetables -- How to eat pasta like a Roman -- Stocking my pantry -- Bringing home the pancetta -- Eating the whole animal -- Trattoria behavior -- How to feed a Roman dog and raise a Roman baby -- To panino or not to panino -- Cooking like mama -- Sunday lunch -- The best meal of the week -- Rome's perfect restaurant (at least for me) -- How to eat gelato like a Roman -- Learning to love Roman pastries -- The best time of day -- Counting in Italian -- How to eat pizza like a Roman -- Learning to love grappa. "Elizabeth Minchilli has been eating her way through Rome since she was twelve years old. [This] ... is her homage to the city that feeds her, literally and figuratively. Her story is a personal, quirky and entertaining look at some of the city's monuments to food culture ... a stroll through her favorite open-air markets; stop by the best gelato shops ... Coffee, pizza, artichokes and grappa are starting points for mouthwatering stories about this ancient city. Illustrated ... and enriched with her favorite recipes for Roman classics"--Publisher's description