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[speaking non-english] romans are renowned for their stubborn resistance to change - i guess it s what s kept this city standing for centuries but massimiliano wants to show me another café in the area, one of many that have opened in recent years. i wasn t fully prepared for what we found. [speaking non-english] [speaking non-english] it s hard to imagine, but a few months ago this place was a thriving café and bookshop ....
can i taste some? ah, s i! (laughs) pecorino cheese is made from sheep s milk and rome is famous for it. historically the animals were raised all around lazio as a cheaper alternative to cattle and crops. vincenzo goes a step further than most sellers and searches in some unlikely places for cheese that also helps his community. what does that mean? massimiliano: in a jail. in a jail. in a jail. jail. jail. in a jail. oh ok. only in italy would an ancient cheese recipe be saved by prisoners. [speaking non-english] ....
I guess it s what s kept this city standing for centuries but massimiliano wants to show me another café in the area, one of many that have opened in recent years. i wasn t fully prepared for what we found . [ speaking non-english ] it s hard to imagine, but a few months ago this place was a thriving cafe and bookshop called la peccora elettrica the electric sheep. on the night of april 25th 2019 alessandra s cafe was firebombed. she set about rebuilding her business but shockingly, the night before she was due to reopen the attackers struck again. ....
I ve headed five miles out of the city centre using the newly extended metro line. romans have a reputation for resisting change and the arrival of the subway in 2014 has shaken up old poor neighbourhoods of the city, nowhere more so than centocelle. i m meeting massimiliano who s the editor of italy s most prestigious food journal to find out what s going on. gentrification is moving in on this neighbourhood and food is on the front line. massimiliano: the neighbourhood was born during the roman empire. centocelle is the roman name. 100 jails? jails, yeah, exactly. there may never have actually been one hundred jails here but what this area does have is three new subway stations all within close proximity. massimiliano: these things change up the game, ok? ....
The city to this once overlooked suburb but over the past few years another 50 to 60 food places have opened up nearby . romans are renowned for their stubborn resistance to change - i guess it s what s kept this city standing for centuries but massimiliano wants to show me another café in the area, one of many that have opened in recent years. i wasn t fully prepared for what we found . it s hard to imagine, but a few months ago this place was a ....