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Marzapane in Rome, a grounded balance of flavors
With a new chef, Rome’s Marzapane restaurant has improved its personality and cooking style while, at the same time, maintaining its warm and welcoming ambiance. Sunday, March 8, International Women’s Day, was a surreal Sunday on the streets of Rome that were already semi-deserted two days before the national lockdown was imposed to combat the current health emergency. Restaurants had thus not yet received the order to close but “social distancing” was already a reality given that they were practically empty. My mother and I decided to go out for a walk and have lunch at Marzapane, something which we had wanted to do for some time. We had been to Mario Sansone’s restaurant before, when Chef Alba Esteve...
