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Michael Kralovich Rome, Spring 2011

Mike Kralovich is native to Long Island, New York, but has spent the past three years at Occidental College in the smoggy jungle of California’s biggest city: Los Angeles. During this time, Mike has enjoyed a vibrant art scene, exciting music culture and abundance of incredible places to eat. Taco trucks in particular were life-changing. Roma offers new, uncharted culinary frontiers to explore, and a fascinating cultural history centuries in the making.

Michael's Posts

• Tastes like America

  6/06/11 • (1)

  My departure from Italy was marked by conflicting emotions.

  Italy, Post-departure, Rome

• Cul de Sac

  6/06/11 • (0)

  I know that a place called Cul de Sac conjures more French vibes than Italian, but I had heard rave reviews from my friends and I had to sit down at this little enoteca/trattoria near Piazza Navona.

  Cul de Sac, food, Italy, Rome

• Gelato

  6/06/11 • (0)

  In addition to coffee, Gelato was one thing in Italia that lived up to the hype.

  gelato, Italy, Rome

• Caffè

  5/24/11 • (0)

  Coffee is a cornerstone of Italian culture; and it’s practiced and refined daily. And when I say coffee I’m talking about caffè, which is espresso, not the massive, milky deals we Americans quaff stateside.

  caffe, coffee, Italy, Rome

• Buona Pasqua!

  5/10/11 • (0)

  Italians take Easter Sunday super seriously. Everything is closed on the holiday, including most restaurants, so I took the opportunity to try and throw down in the kitchen.

  Italy, Rome

• Istanbul street eats pt.2

  4/12/11 • (0)

  Istanbul street eats pt.2

  Istanbul, Italy, Rome

• Turkish Tea

  4/05/11 • (0)

  I’m normally a tea drinker, but Italian espresso had for the time being converted me to the dark side.

  Italy, Rome

• Istanbul street eats pt. 1

  3/30/11 • (0)

  Istanbul street eats pt. 1

  Blogs, Italy, Rome

• Il Matriciano

  3/28/11 • (0)

  Sure, with it’s white linen, sharp dressed crowd and prices just north of economico, you could say Matriciano is a bit more upscale than I’m used to.

  food, Il Matriciano, Italy, Rome

• Frutti di Mare

  3/14/11 • (0)

  For weeks, my new Italian friends have been promising to take me to a beach town for seafood, and today they came through.

  food, Italy, Rome

• Grocery shopping like a Boss

  3/11/11 • (1)

  Grocery shopping like a Boss

  food, Italy, Photo Blogs, Rome

• 24hour cornetto – Dolce Maniera

  2/23/11 • (0)

  It’s midnight and you’re wandering the streets of the Prati district packing a mean case of the munchies.

  Italy, Rome

• Er Buchetto

  2/22/11 • (0)

  Today I got to do three great things: ride public transit, drink wine and eat roast pork, and all before Noon!

  Italy, Photo Blogs, Rome

• The place with no name

  2/15/11 • (3)

  YES. This is what I’m talkin about! A tiny, hole-in-the-wall joint, quite literally. Totally low-key

  Italy, Photo Blogs, Rome

• Dar Poeta

  2/14/11 • (0)

  I met an old friend studying at the Cornell campus in central Rome, and we got lunch at this great pizza spot in the Trastevere neighborhood.

  Italy, Photo Blogs, Rome

• Roman Basics

  2/10/11 • (0)

  So I must apologize for the lack of posts. I lost my passport, arrived here late, had to catch up with school stuff and then promptly got sick.

  Italy, Photo Blogs, Rome

• Winter Crazies/ Last week in America

  1/28/11 • (0)

  Tom Petty once said: “waiting is the hardest part”, and I gotta agree with him on this one. I’m still trapped on the frozen East coast, feverishly planning for my semester in Rome and starting to go a little crazy.

  Italy, Photo Blogs, Pre-Departure, Rome