A promising date turned sour at a delightful restaurant in DC — It wasn’t anything serious: we had been on a few dates, I found him witty (if a little pretentious), and although he often cut short our time together to run off to Quaker meetings, we were for the most part getting along well. We went to drinks a few times…

Save money on a food tour and head to Gelateria del Viale instead — I’m about to save you so much money. Want to hear the one thing that every single food tour guide of Rome will tell you? The best way to choose a gelateria is by looking at how they display their gelato. Some Italian gelaterias, especially ones nearby big monuments, pile…

I hate to say it, but the hype is WARRANTED! — Romans claim that you can’t trust a restaurant with a line. According to every Roman I’ve met, there’s no truer way to know if the place you’re eating is for tourists or true Italians than to see a line of people snaking out into the street. So when my friend…

Where to get the best carbonara in Rome… — Word on the street is that La Gattabuia (Via del Porto, 1) has one of the best carbonaras in the city of Rome. The restaurant itself is well aware of this reputation, and they wear it with pride. (Well, to be more specific, they claim to have “la carbonara perfetta,”…

This is wild. This is new for me. — Mammò (Piazza San Giovanni della Malva, 2) is located in Trastevere. It’s in a palazzo currently under construction, but once you tiptoe past the scaffolding, you’ll find yourself in a pleasant, normal-looking Italian bar: there are wine bottles lining the walls, certificates of excellence by the windows, and twinkling string…

Is this the best hot chocolate in Rome? —

If you’re wondering whether Dan’s Cafe in Adams Morgan is different from the rest of DC, read on! — Washington DC often feels totally devoid of real culture. In DC, fraternities and sororities seem to extend into a natural adulthood, in a never-ending parade of “semiformal” events where men show up in a collared shirt and dress pants because it’s all they own. So when I heard about a…

A fresh-faced cultural hub in Adams Morgan —

Visit this dusky-pink, dog-themed bagel haven for the best bagels in DC! —