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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 ...

Our cravings for Pizza heightened on a Wednesday night, after a long and tiresome day. I knew I had to try this place out, named Pizzaroma because I had read about it and also because i did not want to hang out in the fast chains. This place is about 10 minutes away from my house, so it couldn't hurt to visit and sample a few dishes from their menu. We reached there to find it empty, which was understandable on a weeknight. Pizzaroma is situated in the corner of a commercial building named Powai Plaza, taking up a very tiny place. Once we sat down with the menu, the names of the pizzas intrigued us. So we wanted to sample quite a few of them. To start off, we ordered for a Mushroom and Chicken Bruschetta. The bruschettas were crispy but were a tad too salty for my palate. We  downed it with an Appy fizz which went quite well.                                 Mushroom and Chicken Bruschetta at Pizzar...