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Tuesday 15 November 2022

Olive Harvest and 2022's Extra Virgin Olive Oil - It's happening earlier than usual this year, in the Sabine Hills, near Rome

Can Olives be picked too early?

After a very long hot and dry Summer the olives this year are being harvested at least 2 to 3 weeks earlier than usual. The usually warm weather has continued throughout October and into November so the olive farmers are picking as soon as they can and taking this precious fruit to be pressed at the olive mills as soon as possible.

What a great time of year to visit the Roman countryside and especially the Sabine Hills. The Sabina region, just 40 kms north of Rome is famous for it's extra virgin olive oil and with over 2,5000,000 trees squeezed into hilly terrain you can understand why it is so important. The olive farmers make sure that the quality of the olive oil is at its best by picking the olives just as they are turning from green to black in colour. This is when the anti-oxidants are at their highest. The olive producers really concentrate on quality, not quantity and the Sabine Hills are now 'alive with the sound of music' of olive pickers. It is an exciting time to visit.

Olive picking with crates of olives already picked

Olive Harvest has been going for 1000's of years here in the Sabine Hills

We, at Convivio Rome, run Half Day Rome Olive Oil Tours all year round, but if you happen to be in the area in late October to early December, this is the time where olives are picked. You can understand how labour intensive olive picking is, when seeing it in action.

Olive harvest in progress takes teamwork

The olives need to be picked and taken to the local 'frantoio' olive mill, within 24 hours to ensure the quality of the extra virgin olive oil remains high.

Being an eighth generation Roman, means that even as a child I was taught by my parents and grandparents the importance of the Sabine Hills for it's D.O.P. extra virgin olive oil. I remember travelling with my family through the Sabine Hills to renew our supply of the famous Sabina extra virgin olive oil, and other local produce, to take back home to Rome.

We operate Rome Olive tours all year round, to discover more:

Or contact me, Guido, at Convivio Rome on info@conviviorome.com

Monday 4 April 2022

Award Winner for 2022: Convivio Rome Italian Cooking Classes and Culinary Holidays is a Travel & Hospitality Award Winner for 2022

Convivio Rome Italian Cooking Classes and Culinary Holidays is a Travel & Hospitality Award Winner for 2022

April, 2022 | Press Release

Convivio Rome Italian Cooking Classes and Culinary Holidays is a Travel & Hospitality Awards Winner for 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 2022

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April 2022: The Travel & Hospitality Awards is proud to announce that Convivio Rome Italian Cooking Classes and Culinary Holidays has been awarded in its 2022 European Travel Awards programme.

While this year has been the toughest the travel industry has ever faced, we endeavour to recognise those who deserve praise and to promote the hard work of tenacious travel businesses. Recipients of Travel & Hospitality awards in 2022 were scrupulously selected based on the aggregation of reviews from multiple third-party sources. Selected by a panel of experts who analyse submission material, review customer feedback and compare the facilities of each entrant. Our winners are those who can demonstrate their uniqueness, quality of services and facilities and exceptional levels of customer care across a number of categories.

In this extraordinary year of the awards over 22,000 nominations were received for this years programme, and the standard of entries was incredibly high. The judging panel had great difficulty in narrowing down the entries but the winners reflect the very best in travel and hospitality standards. The team at Travel & Hospitality Awards, said: “We were overwhelmed by the quality of entries this year. We hope this guide will be a useful tool for discerning travellers planning their next luxury getaway. Congratulations once again to all our winners.”

The full list of winners will be included in the annual awards publication that will be available for digital download in July. To receive this publication, you are encouraged to join the mailing list to be notified upon its release.

For more details on Travel & Hospitality Awards, go to www.thawards.com

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About the Company: THE TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY AWARDS is an annual celebration of excellence across all sectors of travel. The independent awards programme is an annual celebration of excellence for the best hotels, spas, restaurants and tour operators.

About Convivio Rome Italian Cooking Classes and Culinary Holidays: Chef Guido born in Italy, and Sally, his Australian wife, have been running Convivio Rome in the beautiful Rome countryside since 2001. They offer Italian Culinary Vacations, Day Italian Cooking Classes, Winery Tours and Rome Olive Oil Tours. They also offer Virtual Italian Cooking Parties and Guido's Cook Club Membership, both fun online activities that give you a 'Taste of Italy'. Web site: www.conviviorome.com

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Monday 21 March 2022

Here is your complimentary Italian Herb Pairing Chart!

Chef Guido's Italian Herb Chart is a simple guide on how to pair the 5 top Italian herbs with your favourite food. With this chart, you can recreate the mediterranean scents by adding these aromatic herbs to your new Italian meals. Buon Appetito!

This complementary Italian Herb Chart will help you embrace Spring time.

Today is the Spring Equinox!

Online Video Italian Cooking Package

Monday 7 February 2022

Italian Gift Ideas for your Special Valentine! Bring them to Italy!

Chef Guido's Italian Gift Ideas - Direct from Italy
Gift your Valentine a Date to Remember
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‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ If you’re looking for something different this Valentine’s Day, we’ve got some ideas. Give an in person or online experience you’ve always wanted to try. We’re pretty sure your partner’s going to love it.

Ciao a tutti! We love Italy and all things Italian and if you have a partner or special friend who does too, Chef Guido has put a few ideas for you, together. Italian virtual cooking class experiences and Gift Certificates for in-person experiences, are a wonderful way to show your Italy loving partner and special friend that you understand their passion and want to celebrate with them.

We created this guide of Italian gifts to help you find that perfect present for your Valentine. You’ll find everything from online Italian cooking video packages, to virtual cooking parties and monthly memberships to unique in-person experiences.

Here are the most popular 5 items to put on your wish list, including online fun for a taste of Italy, PLUS in-person experiences when you and your Valentine visit Italy:

Virtual Italian Cooking Parties - A fun way to learn Italian cuisine LIVE in an interactive cooking class with Chef Guido direct from Italy. Private and group cooking class parties available.
Authentic Italian Cooking Package - Chef Guido selected 5 classic Italian dishes that are easy and fun to prepare, with step-by-step cooking videos, recipes, shopping lists and more
Guido’s Cook Club - a fun and relaxed monthly membership and community for those passionate about Italian food and culture.
Rome Day Trips- Select from one of our fun, informative and relaxed in-person Day Trips direct from Rome. Choose from Italian cooking classes, olive tours, touring medieval villages or a combination. Min. of 2 people.
4 Day or 5 Day Italian Culinary Vacations- Our cooking holidays are more than just cooking, with an all inclusive experience that gives you an opportunity to live like a local in our medieval hilltop village, close to Rome, Italy. Gift a Special friend and join in too! Min. of 2 people.

How does it work? It’s easy. Contact us via email with your friend's name and the gift you’ve selected. We will send you payment details via email. Once confirmed, we will send you a personal gift voucher and link to your selected package.

Chef Guido, Sally from Convivio Rome have been offering Rome Day Trips, Rome Olive Tours, Rome Wine Tours, Italian Cooking Classes and Italian Culinary Vacations in the Sabine Hills since 2006 and also Virtual online Italian Cooking Classes since March 2020. Find out more on the links below:

Guido's Cook Club Monthly Membership

Online Video Italian Cooking Package

Wednesday 5 January 2022

La Befana (the Good Witch) is coming!

La Befana, thanks to 'Eventi e Sagre' for this image

Here in Italy, Babbo Natale (Santa Claus) is a recently imported tradition. It is La Befana, instead, who comes down through the chimney, bringing a stocking with sweets and small presents. She is a sort of good witch and a bit of an eccentric elderly lady, flying on her old broomstick through the sky at night. She comes on the 6th of January bearing gifts of sweets for those that are good and bits of charcoal for those naughty children. Adults have great fun with this tradition by setting the scene and building up the anticipation for their children and grandchildren the night before.

The origins of La Befana can be linked to the Goddess Diana in ancient Roman times, and could even date back as far as 4,000 years ago.

In Rome, there is a traditional Christmas market in Piazza Navona, that I remember going to as a child. Still today has plenty of Befane strolling around the piazza, while children eat zucchero filato (fairy floss) or mostaccioli, traditional Roman biscuits simply made out of flour, honey and walnuts.