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Roman classics. tripe, some nice ragu, rigatoni with guanciale and fava beans. >> asia: mm. wow. bravo. >> nicola: anthony, how is it? >> anthony: oh, im very happy. are you liking rome? do you like it here? >> nicola: yeah. yeah, like, of course. >> asia: what do you like? >> nicola: i like this, uh, villa. >> asia: this neighborhood. right? we like this neighborhood. what, why do you live here? >> fiore: i dont know. ive lived, um, away for many years and then i always come back. >> asia: she ...

>> nicola: like, this year its a bit better than the other years. >> asia: what? the coliseum? >> nicola: yeah, like -- >> asia: why is it better? its been there for 2,000 plus years. >> nicola: yeah, but -- well, other year it was, um -- >> asia: dirty. >> nicola: dirty. and, and it was, uh, like, plastic somewhere. >> anthony: oh, they were -- when they were renovating it they covered it. >> asia: they were cleaning it, yeah. ow. >> nicola: and this year its all perfect. >> asia: this is oxtai...

>> anthony: yeah, its one of my favorite things on earth, but if you dont do it right it smells like wet dog. its got that, kind of, funky -- >> asia: i used to like it as a kid, even though i was very particular about food, kind of like nicola. i didnt -- i was not adventurous. i hated food because my mother would impose us to eat all this crazy stuff like brains, like, like it was horrible. boiled brains when youre 5. then you see the veins and such. >> fiore: yeah, because they were sure that...

Roman classics. tripe, some nice ragu, rigatoni with guanciale and fava beans. >> asia: mm. wow. bravo. >> nicola: anthony, how is it? >> anthony: oh, im very happy. are you liking rome? do you like it here? >> nicola: yeah. yeah, like, of course. >> asia: what do you like? >> nicola: i like this, uh, villa. >> asia: this neighborhood. right? we like this neighborhood. what, why do you live here? >> fiore: i dont know. ive lived, um, away for many years and then i always come back. >> asia: she ...

You dont do it right it smells like wet dog. its got that kind of funky -- >> asia: i used to like it as a kid, even though i was very particular about food, kind of like nicola. i didnt -- i was not adventurous. i hated food because my mother would impose us to eat all this crazy stuff like brains, like, like it was horrible. boiled brains when youre 5. then you see the veins and such. >> fiore: yeah, because they were sure that the brain make you -- >> asia: make you smart. >> fiore: make you ...

A bit better than the other years. >> asia: what? the coliseum? >> nicola: yeah, like -- >> asia: why is it better? its been there for 2,000 plus years. >> nicola: yeah, but -- well, other year it was, um -- >> asia: dirty. >> nicola: dirty. and, and it was, uh, like, plastic somewhere. >> anthony: oh, they were -- when they were renovating it they covered it. >> asia: they were cleaning it, yeah. ow. >> nicola: and this year its all perfect. >> asia: this is oxtail. >> anthony: this is really g...

Crazy stuff like brains, like, like it was horrible. boiled brains when youre 5. then you see the veins and such. >> fiore: yeah, because they were sure that the brain make you -- >> asia: make you smart. >> fiore: make you smarter. >> anthony: and, uh, somebodys hitting the tripe hard. >> asia: nick. you dont have to eat, like, um, if you dont like. i mean -- [ nicola speaking italian ] [ asia speaking italian ] >> nicola: yeah. >> asia: i know you. i saw your face. like, eat some bread. yeah, ...

Are you liking rome? do you like it here? >> nicola: yeah. yeah, like, of course. >> asia: what do you like? >> nicola: i like this, uh, villa. >> asia: this neighborhood. right? we like this neighborhood. what, why do you live here? >> fiore: i dont know. ive lived, um, away for many years and then i always come back. >> asia: she lived in, uh, southeast asia. no? >> fiore: yeah. >> anthony: really? where? >> fiore: singapore and bali. >> anthony: those are not bad places to live. >> fiore: yea...

Plastic somewhere. >> anthony: oh, they were -- when they were renovating it they covered it. >> asia: they were cleaning it, yeah. ow. >> nicola: and this year its all perfect. >> asia: this is oxtail. >> anthony: this is really good. >> asia: mm, bravisima fiore. [ family speaking italian ] >> anthony: its fantastic. >> asia: mama mia. >> ana: brava. >> nicola: what is this, then? >> anthony: that is tripa. do you know what that is, tripa? >> ana: dont tell him. meat. >> anthony: uh, meat. >> ...

[ family speaking italian ] >> anthony: roma nord. the burbs. asia lives here with her two kids. today, her sister fiore is visiting and making lunch. [ family speaking italian ] >> anthony: cheese. >> asia: cheese. >> anthony: a quick stop at a typical neighborhood artisanal italian grocery -- fava beans? >> asia: fava beans. yeah. >> anthony: for some last-minute purchases. ♪ >> shopper: made in italia.