Pierluigi and I decided to drive around Castelli Romani, a group of hills southeast of Rome . It's known for its white wines (malvasia and trebbiano grapes). But it's also know for the presence of CERN thus many scientific related events.

We had lunch at Hotel Cacciani and were told by the waiter that a movie with Robert DeNiro was being filmed at Villa Aldobrandi and that the Hotel was catering some of the food. Who knows what they ate. But we had pasta, of course, and Pierluigi and some great ravioli stuffed with an eggplant puree'.

foto: Frascati parking lot with Villa Aldobrandi in the background.

The first record of the Villa Aldobrandini date back to the 16th century when the villa was purchased by the Aldobrandini family. Prior to this it had been owned by a succession of minor Roman and provincial noblemen. At the end of the 18th century it passed into the hands of the Borghese family, who had in the meantime also inherited all the Aldobrandini possessions. ---
Villa Aldobrandi foto----

Frascati is a town in the province of Rome particularly famous for its white wine, the Frascati (wine), its notable villas of the old noble families. It is located 20 km south-east of Rome, on the Alban Hills close to the ancient city of Tusculum...

recipes: Eggplant Ravioli ---more Eggplant Ravioli----