Tag: Rome

Sea Bream Roasted with New Potatoes,Tomatoes & Fresh Herbs

July 23, 2012.Reading time 7 minutes.

I first went to Rome in 2001. I’d booked myself into a language school for 4 weeks and was lucky enough to be able to stay in my friends Robert and Jenny’s flat; their first flat but close to the one I visited in March. Just a short distance past the old city walls – […]

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Rome – Thursday:

March 30, 2012.Reading time 7 minutes.

Another glorious sunny day and we set off for a different cafe for breakfast, just a short walk away. The cappuccinos were very good and I ventured slightly off piste and had a brioche with some crema in it, custard. The Italians like sweet things and a croissant or brioche rarely comes plain. Inside Robert […]

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Roma – La Dolce Vita

March 27, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

I am getting ready to set off to Rome today. The bag is packed, the cab is ordered and I think it will be lunch at Heathrow Terminal 5. I’ve been going to Rome quite regularly for more than ten years. In 2001 I spent five weeks there: four at a language school, and was […]

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