Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika are planning a dinner, and start out by making a shopping list. They have some major decisions to make about the antipasti (appetizers)!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika get to the shop (see part 1) and talk with Chiara who works there. She kindly explains a little bit about how mozzarella is made, and how it should be kept. You may be in for some surprises!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Get the scoop, along with Marika and Anna, on what types of mozzarella there are, and what they go well with on the dinner table.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Who doesn't like pizza? Anna and Marika talk about Rome's take on pizza—a rectangular kind of takeout pizza you can order by the slice, and white pizza. Anna talks about focaccia from Apulia. Buon appetito!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika take you right into the pizzetteria where Flavio explains how pizza is made.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika take us to Rome's Villa Torlonia. There's an old Swiss chalet type of house there with as its theme, owls and bats!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We continue on our tour of the Villa Torlonia grounds. Anna shows us the mansion where Mussolini lived from 1925 to 1943.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
This is the final part of a walk through Villa Torlonia, in Rome, with Anna and Marika.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Find out what's so special about the restaurant where Anna and Marika are about to have lunch.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
What did people eat in Ancient Rome? Paolo, the owner of the restaurant, tells us about the history of the place and talks about the most popular dishes on the menu based on actual recipes from Roman times.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The journey into the past continues, and this time Paolo, the proprietor even tells an anecdote concerning American history. If you're wondering what American History has to do with ancient Rome, tune in!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Another little journey back in time. This time Anna and Marika discover what pigeons have to do with dead people!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Here we are at the last part of the story of this unique restaurant. Anna and Marika relax over coffee, and tease each other about being just a bit fuori (nuts).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The Tiber Island is a charming quarter of Rome, especially in the summer, because the small bars, restaurants, discos and particularly the open-air movie theater make it an ideal spot for spending a nice evening.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Anna talks to us about a part of Rome she loves: the Jewish Ghetto, the neighborhood where, in the 16th century, the Jews of Rome were forced to live, and which is now famous for its restaurants, bars, and nightlife.
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