From childhood kitchens to a papal table shaped by mission and memory, and from Chicago to Rome by way of Peru

Don’t start the new year with a resolution to diet. Instead, head to your nearest bookstore or click on the internet to purchase the two recently published must haves for every Italophiles’ library and kitchen shelf.

I've lived in Rome for more than 50 years and had never heard of, much less visited, Palazzo Colonna, until last November when the Culture Group of the Foreign Press Association was invited on a tour there.

The exhibit features jewelry inspired by several ancient gods, heroes and monsters

The bio at the back of her latest book ROME: A culinary history, cookbook, and field guide to the flavors that built a city says: “Katie Parla is a New York Times bestselling author, publisher andpodcast host, journalist, culinary guide, and educator based in Rome.