Business card and map for etabli - how cool are these?

Rome as a Gastronomic Destination

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September 10th 2008
I think I may explode before this trip is over from all the delicious food! This afternoon's lunch was at Bar Ciampini, on the Via Sistini just up from our hotel, a preview for Saturday's lunch there. We planned to try the same menu we will be having on Saturday, which was delicious. I also anticipate it will be too heavy, because I was full after three courses - and there will be four! We b ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more