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July 2008
- Parasol Party and Hats
- The Biggest Shopping Mall in Europe
- Procession of the Madonna del Carmine
- Get Gina’s Cats Back to NYC
- Another Reason to Love Rome
- La Fine. The End.
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
January 2008
December 2007
- Happy Holidays!
- Don’t Name Your Kid Friday in Italy
- Holiday Light Fugliness
- It’s Looking A Lot Like Christmas in Rome
- Why Italy is in a Slump
- The Scariest Shop Window in My Neighborhood
- Dolce Italiano Winner!
- The Strike Bug is Contagious
- Racism in Italy and Soccer
- The Most Useful Phrase in Italian Bureaucracy
- And You Thought Your Traffic Was Bad…
- Poste Italiane Ti Odio Con Tutto Il Cuore
- Chocolate and Tangerine Semifreddo
- Christmas Shopping at an Italian Pharmacy
- Getting Hot and Spicy
- Taking a Breather
November 2007
- Friday Five: Italian Singers/Musicians Worth a Listen
- Dolce Italiano Contest: Chestnut Brownies
- Torrone: Typical Italian Christmas Treat
- Nothing to Do With Anything: Berlin Restrooms
- Dolce Italiano Contest Kickoff
- Interview with Gina DePalma, Executive Pastry Chef at Babbo Ristorante (Part Three)
- Interview with Gina DePalma, Executive Pastry Chef at Babbo Ristorante (Part Two)
- Interview with Gina DePalma, Executive Pastry Chef at Babbo Ristorante (Part One)
- Dolce Italiano CONTEST Preview
- The Strange Atari-ness of Italian Televideo
- Miniature Toy Cars in Rome
- It’s Chestnut Season
- In Praise of the Italian Healthcare System
- Creative Italian Kickstand
- No Dignity Left on Italian Television
- How to Take a Taxi in Rome and Not Get Ripped Off
- The Old Man and the Porsche
- The Hidden Stain Remover in Italian Restaurants
- Going to the Movies in Italy
- Italian Fruit-Scented Blankets
- A Roman Cat Makes Blogging Complicated
- The Friday Five: Authentic Roman Pizza
- When Rome Becomes a Ghost Town
- Stores in Rome That Sell Only One Thing
- Surviving Stomach Flu in Italy
- Why Rome is Currently the Luckiest City on Earth
- City Swapping
- Roman Pizza That Doesn’t Overachieve
- The Friday Five: Useful Words When in Rome
- Let’s All Post Until the Internet Explodes
October 2007
- Green T - Upscale Chinese Dining in Rome
- Kids in Italy: Bambini with Cell Phones
- A New Roman Breakfast Special
- Stitch ‘n Bitch Finally Comes to Rome
- The 2nd Annual International City Swap
- The Italian TV Tax
- Pasta Vending Machine
- Da Silvana: The Best Pasta e Fagioli in Italy
- Buying Fake Designer Goods in Rome
- What Italians Have Taught Me About Pasta
- The Sicilian-Swiss Pastry Shop: Pasticceria Siciliana Svizzera
- Enoteca Corsi
- Italglish Update
September 2007
- Honey-Oatmeal Cookies with Sicilian Cinnamon Chocolate
- Grab Bag
- DIY Strike
- One-Stop Religious Shopping
- Picnic in the Park with GiNa Ristorante
- Pasta Strike: Sciopero della Pasta
- Valentino, Ara Pacis, and Lots of Glam Gowns
- Italian Lessons I Learned After Moving Here
- Mucho ‘Gusto: Wine & Cheese with Style
- V-Day and Corruption
- Shame, Shame!
August 2007
July 2007
- Zabiaone at Er Trasteverino
- Pasticcini at Antonini
- W La SS. Trinità
- Chiesa Santa Maria in Trastevere
- Die Hard in Ancient Rome
- Rome’s New Limited Edition Euro Banknote
- Frullati Pascucci: Smoothies, Italian-style
- Rossopomodoro: Tomato Red
- Quick Lunch at Frontoni
- It’s the Bimby, and it does everything
- Italian Marketing Quirks
- Vegetarians and Artists Unite at Il Margutta
- Fourth of July in Rome
- Desperately Seeking Caption
- And the winner is…
June 2007
- Tour del Gelato: Special “HOT” Edition
- Drunken Debauchery in Rome
- The Alberto Sordi Maccheroni Challenge
- Er Cocomeraro, The Watermelon Man
- Grattachecca, a Rome summer tradition
- Thirty Minutes of Rome Randomness
- Tour del Gelato - Tiber Island
- Shopping at Amarena Chic
- Rome’s Gay Village
- Counting My Blessings
- Mexico Comes to Rome
- Scooters Were Made For Naps
- Pasquino the Talking Statue
- Chianti in Trastevere
- Join the housewarming party!
- Coffee Slushies at Tazza d’Oro
- Virtual Visit to the Pantheon
- Mr. President Comes to Trastevere
- Che cosa stai dicendo, Willis? Part 2
- Riding a Bike in Rome
- Rallying the Troops: Are You With Me?
- Weekend in Milan
May 2007
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Books
- Alberto, We Miss You
- Is AYCE pasta the next step?
- Babs Says "Arrivederci Roma"
- Vespa Parking Only
- 3rd Annual Roman Neighbor Day
- See Naples and Die (…of the stench)
- Bar S. Callisto - Tour del Gelato
- Some Observations
- Ever tried Gassosa?
- Roman Spirit for the Internet Age: Limortacci.com
- First-Ever AHIR Raffle
- Top 5 Signs That You’re in Rome
- When in Rome
- Che cosa stai dicendo, Willis?
- My Big Fat Roman Wedding
- There’s No Place Like Rome…
April 2007
March 2007
- My Italy: Call for Entries
- Italian Food on a Low-Carb Diet
- Nabbed
- Just Watch Out for the Splinters
- And if your car could talk, what would it say?
- Local Politicians=Marketing Geniuses
- Anyone for ham and cheese?
- Tacky Exists in Italy, Too
- The Pope’s Milk
- The Aftermath
- Lock Up Your Love and Throw Away the Key
- All Little Girls are Princesses
- Do you know what’s under YOUR church?
- Nonna, Just Take the Bus!
- Radio: Mission Accomplished
- Domani is the Big Day
- It’s a beautiful day to be in Rome
- Another Neighborhood Unsolved Mystery
- Another Future Americana a Roma
- Update on the Voice of America in Rome
- Moving Furniture in Trastevere
February 2007
- Roman "Telephone Style" Fried Rice Balls
- Desire Taken By The Tail
- I’m Marrying Dan Brown’s Italian Cousin
- Would You Let This Guy Interview You?
- Sulmona: Land of Candy-Coated Almonds
- The Limoncello is Brewing…
- Spring Has Almost Sprung in Trastevere
- Knitting in Rome: Not Just for Le Nonne Anymore
- Buon Martedì Grasso!
- The Five Things I Miss About Gli Stati Uniti
- I’m Cheating on You
- Ode to Poste Italiane
- But he sure does have bags under his eyes…
- And "the chocolate is not strawberry"
- World Nutella Day Round-Up
- Buon Nutella Day!
- Blue Ice, Ice Baby
January 2007
- Waiter for a Day
- Chronicle of an Abruzzese Dinner
- Ahò, e daje! Magna a Taverna de’ Mercanti!
- Tea Time at Zeno
- Un-American Graffiti
- Celebrity Sighting in Rome
- Looki, Looki…
- Roma E’ Strana
- That’s right folks, it’s WORLD NUTELLA DAY!
- Guest Blogger: Eugenio, Wine Expert Extraordinaire (Part Two)
- Guest Blogger: Eugenio, Wine Expert Extraordinaire (Part One)
- You’ve Got (Blessed) Mail
- Expat Women is Here!
- A Walk in the Park
- Rome Sweet Rome
- Everything’s Coming Up Lemons
- Bernini’s Turtles
- Bewitched
December 2006
- My 15 Minutes of Virtual Fame
- Buone Feste a Tutti!
- Crib Street
- C’è Posta Per Me!
- Ten Things I’ll Never Understand About Rome
- Worth a Thousand Words
- First Stop on the Gelato Tour
- Hitler and the Pope
- The Neighborhood Knife Sharpener
- One Day in Naples (Part 2)
- One Day in Naples
- Just Don’t Spill Anything on the Sofa!
- Guest Blogger: Ale, Notaio Hopeful
- Priest of the Month
- Photo Hunt: Lights
- The City Swap: And They’re Off!
- The November Perfect Post Awards
November 2006
- Hidden Treasures of Italy: Offida
- All the City’s a Stage
- Listen Up!
- Five Things They Told Me About Rome
- The Devil Wears Joseph Debach
- Photo Hunt: Time
- Da Enzo: Down-home Roman cooking
- Il Giorno di Ringraziamento
- Cookie Swap 2006: Ugly But Good
- Photo Hunt: Plush
- Here Comes the Bride: TomKat in Rome
- The Night My Fiat Wasn’t Stolen
- Bread and Tulips
- Maybe You Shouldn’t Do As the Romans Do
- Five-Finger Discount on Parmigiano
- They’re Baaaaaaack….
- Photo Hunt: Growth
- The Vespa’s Nest
- The Cofffee with Three F’s
- Fabio: My Bionic Supercousin
- Lost in Translation
- It’s Rome…Really!
- Do You Knead?
- A Window on Rome
- What a Roman Eats on a Diet
- I’m (not) lovin’ it
- Who Wants to Read a Post a Day?
- Castagne Roasting on an Open Street
- Sidewalk Masterpieces
- Mastercard at the Rome Airport
October 2006
- The Great International City Swap
- Haunted Halloween in Rome
- Where in the World is Shelley Sandiego?
- Cat on a Warm Terracotta Roof
- When Ischia Becomes ICK-ia
- Rome As I See It (Due)
- Music to My Ears
- The Sandwich Doctors
September 2006
- Hooray for Romeywood
- Thomas nel supermarket
- My Big, Fat, Italian Wedding
- Sciopero: it’s a 4-letter word
- You say expresso, I say espresso
- Spaghetti & Meatballs, and Other Italian Myths
- Aiuto! Help! Dilemma. And: Contest?
- Unlimited Water for Your Flowers
- Behind the Wheel in Rome
- Don Johnson Hearts Italy
- Charcoal, Propane Tanks, and Soccer Balls
- Rome As I See It
- Italglish, or: Going Footing in Your Smoking
- Roman Soup for a Rainy Sunday
- Saturday Sightseeing





