We visited the Giardino del Simposio in a family group and had the best meal of our holiday. The owner of the restaurant greeted us personally and prepared one of the pasta dishes at our table. He recommended the dishes and the wine and his choices were excellent. The spaghetti with truffles and trombolo oil was especially good as were... More

I visited the beautiful village of Sermoneta (LT), 40 miles south of Rome, while on vacation with my family. After walking around this splendid fortified village that transported us back to the Middle Ages we ended our tour at the restaurant "Il Giardino del Simposio" where we had a dinner to remember. Nested in a small outdoor patio with live... More

On a recent visit to the beautiful medieval village of Sermoneta I decided to try out 'Il Giardino del Simposio al Corso', the summer site (in winter they open only 'Il Simposio al Corso') a small restaurant run by Fabio Stivali, an expert on Medieval cuisine. I was especially intirgued by his use of 'trombolotto', an EVOO condiment produced by... More

nella simpatica cornice di una terrazza spartana nel cuore di sermoneta, il giardino del simposio è un ritrovo accogliente che lascia soddisfatto il palato. Buoni i tagliolini trombolotto e bottarga, sperimentati nella sorpresa al limone (poco igienica ed un pò volgare), ottimi gli strozzapreti ricotta mandorle e finocchietto selvatico (magari un pò sciapi), l'arrosto alla cardinale un pò invernale ma... More