it was my birthday on the 27th february. it was glorious. i hope this explains to you all why i have posted my FEATURE OF THE WEEK pages for the last month over the last few days. for me, birthday celebrations start a month before, and then continue for a month after...its just the way i work.
months ago, it was a priority for me to ensure that i had a weekend of fun and games organised considering i was to be celebrating the big day 'a roma'. so the family made a trip to the city of dreams (minus my brother who was imprisoned at the office on a saturday morning...how cruel) and so did my friend emily. oh what fun was had.
birthday dinner resumé: 'i would like to go somewhere central, with young people, delicious italian food and a buzzy atmosphere. somewhere similar to angelina in testaccio'...and oh how caffè propaganda gave me all of this and more. do not be fooled by the french music playing on the website (extraordinary...) as the only thing that is french about the restaurant is its extensive range of deLICIOUS macaroons (i'd go for the chilli chocolate flavour. wowza). a rather international dessert selection actually with english trifle and sticky toffee pudding as well (perhaps a slight negative if there has to be one; the puds perhaps distracting us from the surrounding italian vibes). on arrival they will sense your english speaking blood and hand over the english menus but make sure you get your hands on an italian one as well. understanding it aside, you will want to have a gander at the broadsheet newspaper-esque menu that everyone else is reading around you. nope, its not breakfast time.
food highlights are most definitely the carciofi/artichoke antipasti cooked in three different ways, the spinach and ricotta cannelloni, the hamburger (so sue me. i live in italy so who's to say i can't have a hamburger on the eve of my birth?) and without DOUBT the chocolate fondant and tiramasu. the tiramasu here and at angelina are the only tiramasu i have ever liked. given to you on a platter with three components: a jar of custardy mixture, some biscuit fingers and an espresso, the consumption of this dolce is not only a gastronomic delight but also a great game of dip, dunk, eat. what fun.
so yes, a must if you are in rome and want a trendy night out. see http://www.caffepropaganda.it/ for more details.
(also check out http://www.ristoranteangelina.com/ another favourite restaurant of mine).
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