S: We're gonna give you our guide of what to eat in Rome,
and we got this guide by walking around and asking the people that live in Rome.
I'm talking about Morello, our taxi driver. Michel, the guy whose AirBnB we're renting.
Fabio, the guy whose leather shop we went to.
And...another guy who runs a bar that serves beer and I can't remember his name because I had four beers
and they're all really great, probably should've had a couple less so I could remember his name.
The point is, we took all their recommendations, we tried a bunch of them,
some we liked; some we didn't like, we're gonna tell you some of our favorite ones.
Come, we're gonna teach you how to eat.
[Nonna's Pasta Music]
S: Now we've been in Rome for a week
and we've tried pasta at a bunch of places.
Our favorite so far, and the one that a lot of people have actually told us to go to,
is Osteria da Fortunata.
It's a family-run business, you can see the owners making pasta in the window,
it's absolutely amazing to watch. We gotta show you what this is all about.
[Music]
M: We basically have six kinds of pasta.
You pick your pasta and you pick your sauce.
They've got ones that you might know,
like ragu, which is a meat and tomato sauce.
You probably know carbonara already,
and last time I got ragu fettucini, but I'm gonna get something different today.
[Intense mouth feels]
S: Oh-hooo!
M: Grazie! Owner: Bon Appétito
[Music]
S: So this is my first carbonara in Italy,
yesterday I came here ---
I'll confess, I actually ate here yesterday as well. M: Ducky you told everybody!
S: And I had the cacio e pepe, which was absolutely great,
but carbonara?
I haven't had one in Italy.
Here's my first bite.
S: Ohhh boy.
M: Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy.
S: So, we did some videos with sushi chefs,
and they often talk about the rice is more important than the fish is what they mention.
And for the first time with pasta,
I kind of feel like the noodles are more important than the sauce.
A nice, firm, tough noodle
Delicious, cheesy cream sauce,
Little bits of pepper,
And a crispy pancetta on top,
Sweet mercy.
This...if you have this, your trip is made.
This is worth the price of a flight to Italy.
Trying this right here.
Good God!
[Music]
M: This is ox tail meat sauce.
That's right, ox tail. Homemade gnocchi, I saw it being made in the window,
Oh boy.
Mmmmmmmm.
Oh my god.
Owner: Enjoy? S: OH, yes! Ohhh yes! M: So good.
M: The ox tail is so soft
Meaty, sweet... It tastes almost like a venison
Like it has, like, a really hearty flavor to it.
You know, I thought that the ragu sauce yesterday was amazing?
It's a meat and tomato sauce, but this is definitely a heartier version of this.
Oh, my god, can you imagine-- I was gonna say, can you imagine this in the winter time?
It is the wintertime~
A local guy that lives in this neighborhood
told us about this, and he said it's popular with the locals,
and it's also popular with the tourists.
But he gave us a warning; he said that not everybody likes the noodles because they're quite hearty,
and strong, and thick, and it's not everyone's style.
Now, I'm starting to realize this when it comes to the world of ramen,
like, living in Japan, some people like Fukuoka style noodles,
some people like Tokyo style noodles,
it's not that it's not good, it's that everyone has their preference.
But I really, strongly recommend that you come here
And find out what your preference is.
Because I didn't even know I liked this preference until I had it,
and then I was like, [??? Time to move to Rome]
"This is what I like!"
So please, come here,
and revel in delicious, hearty, home made glory.
S: Would it be wrong of me to order a second plate?
M: Um, you're a big boy.
S: Maybe I could! M: Maybe.
M: What have you done, Simon. S: Okay! So, yeah, I did order a second plate of pasta, because...
this place is just so good!
It's just So Good!
I don't know why I'm drooling,
I literally just had a bowl of pasta,
and I'm drooling as if I'm still hungry.
Anyhow, the point is, cacio e pepe is a very famous pasta in Rome,
very simple, it's just three ingredients:
Your pasta, the water that you boiled it in,
some pecorino cheese, and you have black pepper.
Which is four ingredients, because I"m food drunk and I can't count anymore
between one and four.
This right here...
is what made me fall in love with the restaurant yesterday.
And I'm gonna fall in love all over again.
S: Mmmm...
Ugh. This is just so much....
cheesier. You would be remiss to not try cacio e pepe when you're here in Rome.
Sexy Food Porn Voice: Ooooooh,
pecorino roman, you're such a salty,
sexy,
chic cheesy, OOOOH.
S: Okay, so, like I said, this is my second time here,
this is so good, I'm gonna come here every day.
And try every f[BAA]cking pasta on the menu. Owner: Good?
S: So good!
S: Oh! Wonderful!
Owner: Wonderful! [Damn Simon really cleaned his plate]
Simon: WONDERFUL!!!
S: Oaaagh, amazing! Owner: Complimenti! (Compliments!)
S: Why is everyone here so nice to me?
Everyone is really nice!
[The wild Simon defends his food from the wild Martina]
S: You can walk away from my f[BAA]ing food.
M: Another doggy came in~!
S: Did a doggy come in?!
[The wild Martina distracts the wild Simon and succeeds in stealing the food. Simon, you fool.]
S: I actually fell for that.
M: I know you did.
S: That's a betrayal of trust.
That is such...
A strong betrayal of trust.
I got so excited; my heart leapt.
I felt my heart...get excited...
[Music]
S: So for pizza, I wanna take you to Bonci Pizzeria,
which was recommended to us by the people living here,
this isn't even in the trendy part of town,
but every time we come here,
even in the middle of the week on off hours,
this is crazy busy.
M: A couple key points: make sure you get a ticket when you come in,
because they're gonna call your number.
So you might be hanging around, and waiting, and being like,
"Why haven't I been served yet?"
You need to grab a number.
And also the way that pizza works in Italy is quite different than what we're used to back home with the slice:
You pick the pizza that you want and they're gonna cut it, and they're gonna weight it for you.
Be careful for your budget,
because if it's piled up really high, it could cost you A Lot.
But man, this place is worth it.
Sexy Food Porn Voice: Oooh, look at all this pizza....
Look at all this...heavy...meaty...cheesy...pizza, oh my god.
Cut it and serve it to me on a tray.
SPANK ME WITH THAT TRAY--I mean. Uh-um.
I'll just take that tray and...of food...thanks..uhm...
Ooooooh!
S: Look at how huge these toppings are!
Big, thick crust,
juicy toppings just spilling over everything,
the one that I ordered looks like a tomato with mushroom and some herbs on it.
Oh...my god.
Mm! This is unreal.
I love the change in textures.
The dough, super airy and fluffy,
the bottom has an amazing cracker crunch.
Kind of like when you reheat pizza the next day in the frying pan,
and you get that great crisp at the bottom
that's better than when you got it delivered?
I love the mushrooms in Italy.
The mushrooms they put on pizza, with tomato sauce,
unreal.
Absolutely unreal.
Mm!
M: I, on the other hand, don't know what I ordered.
I just looked for something spicy, and I saw lots of cheese on top, and I went:
"That's my jam right there."
Oh, my gosh. This...I can tell this is going to be amazing.
The herbs chopped on top of it...
[A wild Martina is spotted devouring her prey]
M: Surprise! There's salami!
It is so...
fluffy. It's not just about the toppings.
The crust itself is really amazing,
and it supports the amount of toppings on top without being thick.
Like, you know when you bite into a crust sometimes and it's too hard, it's almost like a flatbread?
This isn't a flatbread. This is doughy and airy.
And there's almonds on this!
Almonds, and spicy salami, mushrooms, and ricotta cheese.
I...This is crazy.
[Music and wild Martina sounds]
S: God, did you just eat like a Simon?
M: Mm! S: Stuff it all up in your mouth?
M: Mm-hm!
A word of advice: don't go on a first date with this pizza.
Because [ohmygod Simon you beast]
Every piece is precariously balanced; it's almost like a little Jenga tower that you're trying to lift up .
I just dumped ALL of my toppings
on Martina's left hand.
M: And i'm all the way over here.
S: Point is, we're married for almost eleven years now
We have a solid relationship
This might embarass ya if you can't balance it right.
[Wild Simon devours food]
M: I mean, this is impressive, really.
S: How did you... M: How did...
S: How did you get it on your chin, girl?
M: *whines* S: You got...aurgh all over your chin! M: It's on both sides of my nails, like...
"Do you like my nail art? It's ricotta."
I have one more to go, there's no point of cleaning myself now!
S: I just want you to know
that I love you even though you eat like a slob.
M: I don't!
S: You SLOB!!!
M: This was just...out of control...where is it?
S: It's on your... *LOVE IS THE MOMEEEEEENT*
S: Right there.
Literally, like, your chin.
Other side of your chin.
Yeah, that side.
S: I'm sure--- M: Oh my god, we can finally get a shot of the food! Go ducky!
S: Uhm...so yeah, even though we already had pizza, we're ordering some more pizza right here.
You can't help but not order more pizza, there's so many flavors here!
I...I wouldn't be doing justice if I didn't try as many as I could.
M: It's like an ice cream shop! It's like going to an ice cream shop and being like,
M: "Look at all these flavors!" S: Exactly. You can't just have one flavor of ice cream.
It was also really nice of them: they gave us this right here
As service, because they're like, "Okay, I know that you're fatties, and you're gonna keep eating, so here's some more food for you."
This thing right here is rice and beef and tomato sauce
With stuffed mozzarella in the middle.
Are you ready? Look at this. Oh, my, gosh.
M: Oh mah gosh! Oh mah gosh! S: Ohhhh myyyy gosh.
S: You see how gorgeous this is?
You know what they say: "When in Rome, eat until people start taking pity on you."
S: MMMmmMMMmmMMMMMmmmmMmMmMMM
Remember that nikuman video we just did?
This is...this is better than the nikuman. *Martina gasps*
I gotta say. The risotto rice is so soft here
The little bits of meat all throughout
That gorgeous string of cheese, the tomato sauce, and that crunch on the outside!
I love when my food has different textures.
Soft and crunchy, this...this is my jam.
M: We've had, like, so many pizzas in Rome, and we've had some slices where the toppings were fine
But the dough was awful.
And it ruins it!
But here you have this
perfectly crunchy, like a cracker, like a flatbread underneath here.
And it's so airy!!! and soft that when you bite into it,
you're getting gourmet toppings with gourmet, perfect pizza dough
This is my Working Off My Pizza Dance!
Pizza Dance! Pizza Dance!
How many calories to work it off?
M: How many, Simon? S: Girl, you're gonna have to dance with a lot more vigor and enthusiasm for the next four hours if that's what you wanna do.
M: Dududu dum! duddu dum! All over Rome, Martina's gonna be like: *dance machine*
That's my new plan. You can walk the way you wanna walk, Simon, I am gonna walk vigorously to try to work everything off, okay?
To the next place!
[Dance time music!]
(phew)
[Dance time!!!!]
[Music]
M: Before we came to Italy,
I was doing so much research on, like,
the best coffee shops, like where to go
And of course there's a listing of, like, some really famous places that have been around since the beginning of time
But the truth is? Italy is filled with magical coffee places everywhere!
Places you didn't expect, like a bakery or you can go to a bar and the bar has, like, wine and drinks and pasta
But you can also stand up and get coffee.
So my suggestion would be to make sure you explore tons of different places
Pop into any local place in your neighborhood and enjoy fantastic espresso.
[Coffee music]
M: So we thought that gelato was just Italian ice cream,
But turns out, authentic Italian gelato is churned at a slower speed
And uses less fat than ice cream.
And that's how they get that really, like, dense texture and intense flavors.
The locals actually warned us that some places are considered to be fake.
THAT'S. RIGHT. FAKE.
So for science, we struggled to test a few shops all over Rome for YOU GUYS.
The sacrifices we make!
Things to look for in a real artisanal shop:
Quality gelato is never vibrant blue or green,
for example the pistachio would be more like a brownish rather than a green
And berry colors should be deep red rather than a bright pink.
Ask for a tasting of their plain milk or cream flavor
If that isn't rich and creamy or it tastes airy like a cheap ice cream,
the rest of the flavors will be just as fake!
GIT OUTTA THERE
We decided Gelateria del Viale in Trastevere was our favorite.
[Music]
M: Tonight, we're very excited to be trying something we have never tried before
We are going to Barbara's house. She hosts events in her home
Where she makes home-cooked meals, and from what we've heard,
It is an incredible time.
[Music]
M: It is caramelized onions? Barbara: Yes! M: And... Barbara: Eggplants, balsamic, and, ah...
M: Basil? Barbara: Basil! S/M: Okay!
M: That's lovely Barbara.
M: MmmmMMMMMmmmMMMMmMM.....
M: OH my goodness, it's creamy,
And balsamic is this beautiful burst of acidity,
But it's not like a sour acidity.
Puff pastry is buttery!!!
It's gon be a good niiight, it's gon be a good niiight!!!
[Music]
M: Alright, Simon, what is this called, no pressure.
S: S-So this is the pomodori con riso... Awesome Gentleman: Very good!
S: Is that right?! Niiiice! M: Yeaah! S: I've been practicing.
S: So this is the stuffed tomato.
With rice, and fennel seeds, and oregano
And some other ingredients
M: Parsley on top... S: Parsley as well,
It's just so aromatic! You just...You could smell it...You don't even need to bend over to smell it,
S: It's just so vibrant... M: Coming exactly from the kitchen, right away!
S: Why go to a restaurant
If you could go here?
This is already, this is--our first two dishes are already...
Profoundly delicious.
We just sat down here
I know this is gonna be the memory of a lifetime.
I know...
This is gonna be the memory of a lifetime.
I'm so ready for this.
M: I really wish you could smell this. S: You're recording audio, right? Okay, good. M: yEaH! [lies.] Are you kidding me?
[Happy food music]
M: Homemade gnocchi, spinach, we've got gorgonzola cheese,
I thought it was going to be either speck or pancetta
It's not! And I am going to figure out the name of it.
Awesome Gentleman: Guanciale. S/M: Guanciare!
M: Guanciare? Awesome Gentleman: Guanciale! M: Guanciale!
M: Mmmm!
And lemon!
OH my goodness.
S: The lemon is so important in this!
There are lots of foods that focus on only one side of the taste spectrum, like, it's all, like--
fatty, or heavy, or it's all light.
You need an acidity to cut something as heavy as, like, a gorgonzola cheese at the same time.
It's not just, like, a great environment, it's actually legitimately great cooking here as well.
Mm!
[Music]
S: Okay. So he-e-ere. Oh-hoh my god. I'm so happy! I'm so Happy!!!
Here we have lasagna with artichokes.
M: And what's artichoke in Italian, Simon?
S: Carciofo! Awesome Gentlemen: Ooh! Perfect! Bravo! S: You see that?! I just dropped my carciofos!!!
M: Don't ask me to say it! S: Here we go.
Here we go, here we go.
S: Ooh. Mmm! Okay. Let me say something here.
When we first met Barbara a couple days ago,
I thought that she was just fun and free-spirited,
that this was just gonna be, like, a good party.
I wasn't expecting the food to be this good.
You know what this feels like?
S: This feels like Bakawarai for us. M: Ooh, yeah!
S: The vibe that we have here,
the happiness, this is....this is....this is gonna be really special.
You must do this above everything-- M: Could you stop talking so I can eat my food? S: Forget about the Coliseum--
[Music]
S: What are you tasting? Tell me.
M: This tastes like turkey dinner.
Because there's turkey inside of this magical meatball
And there's prunes, it's not, like, so sweet? Like, it's like, a candy prune...It is definitely like a turkey dinner.
M: Magic. S: Wonderful.
[Music]
M: There we go. S: Beautiful! M: The whole table, we're all like--*wow*
S: Here we have dessert out of a jar.
Aughhh, you can smell the sweetness. You feel it right here in your tear ducts as soon as you get a whiff right there
This is a creme caramel
Gorgeous pudding, little caramel sauce at the bottom...
I couldn't have asked for a better night today.
M: What makes this experience so amazing is
It's not like when you pay to go to a restaurant, and you're paying for food, and the waiters and waitresses are like,
"Alright, I'll serve you food."
It's like being invited into a family. You just..
The people around you you don't know, but you're talking with them and chatting with them
And they're bringing you over wine, and they're bringing over dessert,
And it's a home-cooked meal! Like, the kitchen is literally right there!
There's the kitchen, and here I am sitting in their literal kitchen table eating their food
This is just more than a food experience
And it's great food! We're not talking about mediocre food with great company,
We're talking about great company with great food.
Thank you so much, Barbara, for opening up your home and doing this.
And I hope other people can come here and get a chance to enjoy this because wow,
It is something special.
[Music]
S: Can I tell that this is my dream, this is my dream.
I really wanna be able to...every morning, just get out of the house,
Come into a fresh market like this
Get all the ingredients you need for the day,
And spend the day, just, cooking delicious food.
This is special to me right here.
This was very bucket-list for me right here.
Oh gosh.
Can you smell that? Put your nose in there.
Smell all that basil right there.
[Music]
S: So I wanted to end this video off by thanking all the people that we met here
That have introduced us to lots of different places.
Thank you to Barbara, for letting us into her home
Thank you to Fabio, for letting us into his life,
Thank you to everybody else, for giving us lots of good, honest recommendations
And introducing us to your friends.
We made a list of all the places that we went to if you want to come here and try those yourself,
Make sure you click on our blog post
We also went to some other places in that blog post that we didn't wind up filming
Because it's just too much to film!
Because, you know: "When in Rome, subscribe for more videos."
And that's it!
We finished a big video!
M: Kanpai! (Cheers!)
S: You got nothin' to drink, girl! That's bad luck! M: Oh, that's true...Alright.
M: Hang on. That's... S: Are you tryna take my drink?
S: Think I didn't fall for this shit before? I've been married to you for a long time. M: Oh...
S: *Mwah!* M: He's onto me.
[Rome is Beautiful Music]