To conclude my trip to Italy, I arranged one more day in Rome to break up the trip. It involved flying from Brindisi, after my time in Cisternino, into Rome Airport Fiumicino. I didn’t really feel up to a trip into the city, which would involve time and money and congestion. So I decided that I would stay at the airport hotel and eat locally that night. With some guidance from the desk clerk at the hotel, I went to Ristorante Desco and had another excellent Italian, Rome-centric meal. It was tonnarello alla gricia preceded by bruschetta with a puree of green olives and artichokes. The food was well prepared and even more than I could eat.


