After our four-week French course in Villefranche-Sur-Mer was over, we spent four days in Rome, visiting old friends who were in Rome for the month of March. On the first day they booked a fabulous Rome food tour with Elizabeth Minchilli, an acclaimed cookbook writer and blogger. She is an American who has lived in Rome for many years. Her blog, Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome, is one of our two most favorite food blogs (the other is David Libovitz' "Living the Sweet Life in Paris.")
We spent an hour or so in the Campo de' Fiore, one of Rome's best known vegetable markets. Artichoke season had just begun and the bounty of artichokes was amazing. The variety of artichokes is different than those available in the US; when the outside leaves are trimmed, it's possible to eat the entire thing, chokes and all. And then there's the other vegetables, the flowers, spices, etc. And then we visited food shops in the neighborhood. A feast for the senses! If you are in Rome, we highly recommend Elizabeth's food tour, which includes visits to pastry, cheese, wine, bread, and sausage shops -- with tasting -- and a lovely lunch at a traditional Roman restaurant. Some pictures of the bounty:
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