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Episode 2: Roman Diaries: 9 Things You Must Eat in Italy! Italy – the name of this country is symbolic of culture, history and a world of food. Italian cuisine is probably one of the most talked about, and loved cuisines in the world. At least one Italian restaurant stands in every major city across the globe. Such is the adoration for this cuisine,  that sometimes it is connotative of only Pizza or Pasta broadly. But once we delve into their cuisine and travel the country, we get to experience their wide culinary range, and why Italians love their food so much! Here are 9 kinds of Food/ Beverage to try when travelling to Italy! Gelato :  A lso known as Ice cream in most parts of the world! But surely Gelatos of Italy are a class apart. We made it a point to try out various flavors, but I must say I loved the classic Chocolate the most. They had various options in chocolate,  fruits and even fruit sorbets,  each had their own unique flavor. Lemongrass f...

Roman Diaries Episode 1: Limoncello, Agamemnon and the Pompei Selfie When you travel 18 hours over 6500 kilometres and across 3 continents to Rome from Mumbai and are generally pretty jet lagged, you sleep well and get some rest. Well let’s just say if we had done that I wouldn't be writing this story.                                                           First aerial view before landing After landing at 2 pm and immediately putting in a 5+ km walk to Vatican and back we decided on a travel plan starting at the wee hours of the morning like all crazy travelers. Day started with getting up at 5:30 in the morning still half dead, scampering to the Termini and finding ourselves waiting in front of the closed doors of the empty train compartment with a couple of nuns and 3 giggly European girls for company. It was 6:27 am and the ...

We were planning to visit the outlet the day it opened, but it got postponed by a few weeks. And luckily so, because I later heard that the first few days were heavily crowded. Dunkin’ Donuts has opened its first 2 outlets in Mumbai, and has been the talk of the town well at least in the foodie circles. Up until now we have had our fare share of doughnuts from our  desi  outlets. We entered at around 11:30 am on a Saturday, and were happy to find a few empty tables.  Store layout at Dunkin’ Donuts, Khar We ordered a Chocolate Orange doughnut, because I have always loved the orange and chocolate combination in desserts too. The classic Dunkaccino, a very big Bagel Burger and some mini munchkins. So, I’ll start with what I liked the most. It was the Burger- it was really heavily filled with chicken, and salads,a decent burger, with the right amount of tang and heat. It was very filling. Next the Munchkins, they were delicious. The coffee was great, went ver...