Eating Like a Local on a Rome Food Tour, Rome, Italy

Regular readers will know that a good food tour is one of my favourite ways to explore a city. Rome was no exception. A culinary encounter with The Roman Food Tour took my taste buds on an adventure around the city on the best Rome food tour ever. We devoured over twenty food and drink tastings during our mouth-watering tour. They’re not joking when they say ‘bring a healthy appetite and high expectations’.

We met our guide, the lovely Jessenia, from The Roman Food tour at the Cipro Metro station in the Prati district near to the Vatican. The Roman Food Tour is a small independent company run by locals. Small groups keep the tours personal and friendly. We were six.

When in Rome… start the day with coffee and, if you’re lucky, cannoli. Our first stop was at La Cannoleria Siciliana for coffee and cannolo. Jessenia spilled the beans on how you can pay less for your espresso (drink it at the bar standing up), what you should drink first the espresso or the water (water) and why you shouldn’t drink a cappuccino in Italy after 11 a.m. My Caffe Marocchino, a shot of espresso with milk froth, cream and dusted with cocoa powder was totally decadent. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).