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| Arrivederci Roma! My street in Rome, seen from the bus stop this morning |
I'm on the fast train right now (with free WiFi - 1st class oh yeah), heading north, up and out of Italy after a good month. Last night as I was googling for a good last dinner recommendation I learned of the Roman tradition '
Giovedi Gnocchi'. With Thursday come and gone already there'll be no gnocchi for me this trip sadly. Takes a while to figure out how a place works, and it's only been on my second visit back to Rome that I've found some good blogs
like this one. With many super-average lower Lygon St style eateries in the centre, it helps to have some pointers from local food enthusiasts.
So instead of gnocchi I decided I ought to eat a Roman classic and went up to Hostaria Romana for spaghetti alla carbonara (recommended
here). This place has cult vibes like Waiters Restaurant or Pellegrini's - and similarly food that's not totally awesome, but satisfying enough.
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| Graffiti covered room I ate in |
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| Dude mixing the egg into 3 serves of carbonara in one bowl prior to dishing up |
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| la carbonara |
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| Seen on my walk home. So Rome. |
The super starch fest that was my dinner was offset by the home-cooked lunch I had earlier...
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| Peperonata which I ate with farro |
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| Salad with fennel, ruby grapefruit, orange, parsley, radicchio, olives |
Yum-o! And another salad I made at home in Rome:
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| Farro, tuna, apple, capers, chicory, parsley. Next time would also add walnuts! |
