Ciao a tutti! It's our first film review for our miniseries, The RomCom Roundtable Goes to Italy!
Today, we’ll be reviewing Two Scoops of Italy, starring Hunter King and Michele Rosiello.
Set in Ostia Antica near Rome, Two Scoops of Italy tells the story of Danielle, a chef from Santa Monica working on a new menu to save her restaurant. She travels to Ostia Antica and meets Giancarlo who is trying to create a new, innovative flavor of gelato for his shop. Together, they discover a renewed creativity for food.
Two Scoops of Italy is available on Hallmark+.
We talk about some of our travels in and around Rome and give a shout out to Rick Steves as well as our thoughts on the film.
To learn more about Ostia Antica, check out this great guide from Rick Steves: Ancient Rome & Ostia Antica.
The opera referenced in the film is L'elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti, featuring the aria “Una furtiva lacrima.” Check out a performance of the aria from world renowned tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
Luciano Pavarotti : Una furtiva lacrima
A note about this episode and a behind the scenes of the miniseries, we recorded our episode in a slightly different order than we’ll be airing the episodes. In this episode, we make a few references about our next episode in the series.
Enjoy the episode! Comment below if you’ve been to Italy, if you watched Two Scoops of Italy, and what you thought about today’s episode.
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