Hello fellow foodies,

Today is June 15th and this is my first blog from Italy. I will be adding to this blog daily. Watch as Giacomo and I sample the flavors of the Mediterranean on our two-week tour of some of the most famous food regions in the world.

Day 1 - Rome, Italy

I am flying to Rome and spill a little bottle of olive oil all over my new skirt. I should take this as a sign of good things to come. Even on the plane the olive oil is amazing. It is so fresh it is nothing like olive oil back home. So now smelling like olive oil I arrive at the Rome airport ready to take in the sights and sounds. There is no time to sleep so I freshen up and head towards the Spanish Steps. The Hotel is in Rome's historic district so my walk to the Spanish steps was short.

It is already 11:00am and I am starving. I use great restraint when I pass by every Italian designer you can dream of. But my mind is on food so I travel down to a small ristorante. Problem is they do not open till noon. The man tells me Italians do not eat until between 1 & 3 o'clock. I can't wait that long so I just grab some Italian pastries. Now I am satisfied and I return to the man who is sitting outside his ristorante waiting to open. I ask him what time the shops close and he tells me around 1pm. They stay closed right through their lunches and naps. I decide a nap sounds good after being up for 28 hours.

Well it is now one o'clock and we return to the man at the ristorante and he welcomes us. It is beautiful inside but my group and I decide to eat outside so we can enjoy the view of the passionate Italians. Le Grotte Ristorante on Via Della Vite 37 has beautiful old world design and is right in the middle of Rome's best shopping: Via Del Corso. My group sat down to eat a wonderful meal that consisted of Bufala Pomodor pizza. The day old Bufala mozzarella came in fresh from Naples this morning. That explains the wonderful taste. I also splurge and have a pasta dish--Lo Chef Consiglia is what the waiter says I should have. My pasta Orecchiette Vongole e Funghi Porcini was wonderful and consisted of simple, quality ingredients. The fresh mushrooms and tasty pasta was a perfect pair. Now I am thirsty after a long day so I had a Coke Light. It is a mild version Diet Coke, so I will have to get used to it. But I would enjoy a bottle of Italian wine anytime--the bottle I drank was gone quickly and we all became exhausted. Time for my nap... Please check out tomorrow's blog: Day 2 Rome.

Ciao from Italy,
Laurie
VP of Marketing
Palermo Villa Inc

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