This weekend, a festival celebrating porcini mushrooms of the area, along with other local specialities such as meat, cheese, honey, liquorice and homemade pasta, was held in the tiny town of Oriolo Romano. Although the weather hasn’t cooled off much, it was nice to enjoy these meaty mushrooms in every dish – from fettuccini pasta with ragù sauce and mushrooms to fried mushrooms, veal and mushroom stew, mushroom bruschetta, plus bean and mushroom soup. This year’s festival was a huge success amongst Italians who consider the Porcini mushroom KING in the world of wild, edible mushrooms. Buon appetito!

(We have more pictures on the Rome Today Facebook page!)

What a treat! Rome Today went behind kitchen doors at Bar Pompi – the one place in Rome known for making the best Tiramisu in town. Besides making the classic Tiramisu, Bar Pompi also makes a strawberry and a unique pistachio flavor one. For those of you who love dessert, Bar Pompi is the place for this heavenly delight.

In our next Rome Today segment, Bar Pompi shares with us three tips to making anyone’s personal recipe even better. After 50 years in business, it’s little wonder why they are often referred to as “Il Regno del Tiramisu” or “Kingdom of Tiramisu.” Stay tuned! Oh, and don’t forget – we have more behind the scenes photos on our Facebook page!