the Rome Blog

Here’s a quick link to a New York Times story about the increasing numbers of foreign chefs working in Roman restaurants.

It’s an interesting story, and one can’t help noticing that many of the best pizzas in Rome are made by Egyptians. (Just as the best British fish & chip shops are often run by the Chinese.)

The New York Times today carried this article about the destruction being done to the historic Via Appia by the road’s modern residents.

It highlights the problems of having a national park that’s 90% privately owned, and owned by people who are often more interested in maintaining their privacy, or making a quick Euro, than in preserving the past.