Spend a week with me

A few weeks ago I announced that Casa Mia, the food tour company I co-founded in 2015, has crafted week-long food and culture tours.

Availability is limited to the first 15 guests to confirm booking. Spots are selling out fast, so if you want an exclusive opportunity to experience the food, wine and beauty of Rome with me, you should seriously start thinking about reserving your spaces.

In partnership with Pranzo Tours––a tour operator with extensive experience in Italy travel planning––we're offering customized 7-day Rome tours whose focus is the food, wine and culture of the Eternal City.

During our week-long tours, you could have the unique opportunity to explore the Eternal City from a food and wine perspective in the company of trusted locals (including myself), spending a week dotted by delicious food, wine and cooking activities.

All planned out for you. All you have to do is sit back, sip and enjoy.

Days will be full of different activities, with plenty of tasting, drinking, cooking, learning Italian, eating and laughing. There will also be downtime to head off on your own to explore the city.

Yes, there will be gelato.

Every detail has been carefully planned to give travelers the most authentic and delicious experience possible. First, is the timing. Our week-long culinary tours are scheduled in early May and late September, when Rome is less crowded, figs and artichokes are in season, and airfare is affordable.

Accommodations have been secured at a historic 4-star hotel in the center of Rome. The price for the week-long food and culture tour includes all accommodations, ground transportation, meals and ingredients for cooking classes, wines during meals, tours, and tastings, and city taxes.

No hidden costs. Only enjoyment. And lots of food.

Tour Highlights

• Welcome dinner at Rome's best pizzeria
• Farmer's market tour & cooking class with lunch
• Winery visit & wine tasting day trip
• Full-day cheese pilgrimage
• Guided olive oil tasting
• Breakfast at Rome's best pastry shop
• Exploring the local cocktail and amaro scene
• Testaccio market tour
• Cacio e pepe, amatriciana & carbonara extravaganza
• Lots of espresso, wine, gelato and more...

May is right around the corner, so reserve your spots before they sell out!

To learn details and pricing for our customized seven-day culinary adventures––which include guided excursions, authentic cooking classes, shared intimate dinners and opportunities for individual exploration––CLICK HERE.
I look forward to meeting you in Rome.

Welcome to Casa Mia!

Sit, make yourself comfortable while I uncork the wine and fix us a something to eat, because I have big news for you.

Over that past few months I have worked hard at fulfilling a dream.

I have teamed up with two food professionals – who also happen to be my friends – and co-founded a food, wine and cooking association together!

My partners Gina and Elizabeth and I are happy to toast to our brand new venture! Casa Mia | Italy Food & Wine Tours intends to give visitors to Italy unique, local culinary experiences. We will be leading Italy lovers on delicious food & wine tastings, hosting cooking classes in our homes, and marching on exclusive culinary excursions in and around Rome, Naples, Florence and several areas of Sicily.

So, all you food lovers out there planning an Italy vacation, be sure to check out our new website: Casa Mia and our Blog for expert Italy travel inspiration, savvy advice and exciting food & wine adventures.

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The food is on the table, so… a tavola!

Whistle while you work

Wine tasting

Pizza bianca with speck, smoked mozzarella. lettuce and pistachio pesto

Bufala + semi-dried tomatoes

Goat cheese and ricotta gnocchi

Oh shucks, vacation is over. Time to go back to work :)

Food tours in Rome

piadina+pastrami sandwich

When I guide culinary tours, my clients often say, "You have the best job in the world."

I couldn't agree more.

I get to walk around one of the world's most beautiful historical and fascinating cities...

...tasting delicious food, meeting interesting people, engaging in conversations on topics I am passionate about...

...and introducing wonderful chefs, wine merchants, cheesemongers, butchers, greengrocers, and artisans to my clients.

I like that Orazio, the fresh pasta guy, lets me take clients in the back of his shop to show how he makes tagliatelle casarecce. I love it when the workers at the bread baker see me walk in, they say, "Eccola!" – here she is, like they were expecting me. I like that if the group is in the mood, we can stop for a glass of wine at an enoteca. I'm happy there is no strict itinerary, and instead a fair amount of improvisation. Mostly, I like the smiles.

You can learn more about the food tours I lead by visiting the website of my co-owned company Casa Mia Italy Food & Wine.