Happy Tuesday!

Per popular request, I am going to start part one of “The Euro-Trip” with our most delicious encounters, in none other than Rome.

On our first night in Rome, we decided to try a place our guy, Rick Steves recommended, L’Antica Birreria Peroni. It was hard to find, located on a small side street near the Trevi Fountain, with minimal signage. Although it was a bit of a scavenger hunt, I think that all four of us can  agree that this place was a home run for an authentic Italian meal.

The food here exceeded expectations, all of it was incredible.

L’Antica Birreria Peroni has been in business for over 100 years, and the atmosphere is just as you would expect of an old Italian brewery/restaurant. The chef/owner was our server, and we had a blast with him.  It was a hoot trying to communicate, since he spoke ,almost no English.

And of course, the boys had to get their photo with him; we just loved this guy!

This place set the bar high for our meals to come in Rome.

We had  lunch the following day near the Colosseum at La Tarverna dei Fori Imperial, and it actually ended up being another awesome experience.

Our tour guide, Brent, recommended this place for traditional Italian at a reasonable price.

This dish is my #1 ranked meal for the entire vacation. I have never before eaten pasta so fresh ,and the sauce with pork  was amazing. Dan kept reaching over to snag some bites, and I l eventually had to cut him off- it was just too good to share!

On our second night, we had dinner at Ristorante de Giovanni, another place Rick recommended.

The atmosphere had that “old Italian” feel, and we received excellent service from our server, who ironically was also the chef.  We even got a nice bottle of Chianti with dinner for only 13 euro, can’t beat that price!

It is not hard to notice that everywhere you walk, there is food, and good food at that. You don’t have to get restaurant quality food dining in while in Rome, just looking at a  few of these pictures are proof!

There’s everything- pizza, pasta, meat dishes, and seafood in every shop window. It’s so hard to not want to try everything!

Oh, and of course, gelato. In every direction you look, you see a gelato stand.

We may have fallen victim to the gelato nearly every day we were there-it was just too good! The Nutella flavor was my favorite! (Europeans love Nutella)

I was also dying to try an authentic Tiramisu.

It was different than I was expecting, more of a pudding/custard rather than a pie/cake form. Nonetheless, it was incredible.

I think all of us would agree that every calorie we consumed in Rome was worth it.

Is it normal that I already can’t wait to go back to Italy just to eat?

More of our adventure in Rome is next to come!