4 days in Rome

[Elizabeth Peddey]

I am in Rome for 4 days in late June. I am keen to devote this visit to hunting down cookware stores and cook books and other such gastronomic pursuits. I am interested in modern and traditional and antique items. I am also keen for recommendations to any particularly good enotecas in and around Centro Storico. Your recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

[GeraldI]

Bottega Bleve in the old Jewish ghetto is terrific. Great staff, very pleasant and they know their wine--especially Mauricio who is the major domo. The food is also incredible. $15 euros buys you a dinner sized plate of wonderful "bites".

[ttoommyy]

I hate to sound like a broken record, but this blog is quite a resource for the second part of your query. Some simple searching will bring up a bunch of enoteca for you to try:

http://www.parlafood.com

[jen kalb]

I agree - Katie's blog is a super resource!
You could also put Rome Enoteca into the search bar above - it will generate a list of some of the better-known Enotecas in Rome (be sure to expand) - with a map and other info if you look into the entries.