Eleonora Baldwin, Author at Casa Mia | Italy Food & Wine Tours

Monti neighborhood in Rome

by Eleonora Baldwin | Oct 22, 2019 | CasaMia, restaurants, Rome, Tips

History, art, architecture, shopping, cuisine, culture… Grasping all of Rome in one single visit is virtually impossible. We always suggest planning travel itineraries by neighborhood. Kicking off a new series, The Neighborhoods of Rome, we begin breaking down...

Italian mushroom recipes

by Eleonora Baldwin | Oct 8, 2019 | CasaMia, Food Shopping, Produce seasonality, Recipe

Mushrooms are one of the joys of autumn. A small treasure of the forest, funghi can transform the most humble of dishes into a concentrate of pleasure. Neither fruits nor vegetables, technically mushrooms aren’t even plants! Classified as their own kingdom,...

What I learned from my vacation in Puglia

by Eleonora Baldwin | Aug 13, 2019 | CasaMia, Puglia, Travel

I hadn’t been on a strictly beach vacation in a long while. This year I promised my son I would reward all the hard work he put into finishing the 7th grade with flying colors, by taking him to the beach for a week. After considering Sardinia, Corsica and Cinque...

What’s open in Rome August 2019

by Eleonora Baldwin | Jul 30, 2019 | CasaMia, restaurants, Rome

“Is August a good time to visit Rome?” This is probably the question I get asked the most by travellers. It’s true, Rome does empty out in August, and most businesses will take their ferie vacation in the month of August. As a result of this, travellers who have their...

Hosteria da Amedeo

by Eleonora Baldwin | Jul 16, 2019 | CasaMia, Lazio, restaurants

The train ride from Termini station is about 20 minutes. A short drive from the quaint single-track station of Colle Mattia brings us to the entrance of Hosteria da Amedeo, located exactly half way between Monte Porzio Catone and Monte Compatri, in the rolling...