Circeo - where Romans go when it gets unbearably hot

I went to S.Felice Circeo ( Italy) yesterday... The sun was hot, almost all of the shops, bars, and pastry shops were closed waiting for the vacationers, the sea was calm, but the water still freezing, and the food was great. The atmosphere was as peaceful as it could be. We were the only customers at "Le Tre Sorelle" (which is part of the "La Bussola" beach club) where a bored little girl was playing in her imaginary world and we enjoyed home made ravioli and risotto with prawns. Then we sun-bathed nearby for a few hours and I tried to do some yoga on the beach, which sadly ended with a quite few laughs and my complete embarrassment..which yummy baci di dama and mignon al cioccolato from Circeo's famous "Casa del Dolce" helped to overcome. I'll have to go back for their famous mozzarella di bufala though...

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Zoc of Rome's Via della Zoccolette

My best friend's cool daddy recently opened a new restaurant in Rome's center, called ZOC. The idea is: healthy, organic, where almost all of the ingredients (except the spices..) used are grown in the region of Lazio (of which Rome is the 'capital'), therefore: very environment friendly. And it has that perfect, vintage feel; soft jazz/lounge music, vintage/second-hand chairs and tables for sale, an unfinished feel, odd lamps, found objects from around the city, and a window through which curious clients can peek into the kitchen to admire it's yummy head chef. We tasted his experimental margherita pizza and a delicious pear sorbetto with ginger....which went great with a glass of local white wine. I'll write more about ZOC next week.....my Italian 'sister' is having her graduation aperitivo there on Tuesday night. 

go to http://www.zoc22.it/