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THE TAVERN
PRISCILLA
WHO WE ARE
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It is an old-fashioned trattoria that offers simple and authentic Roman cuisine and has been run continuously for more than 120 years by the same family of which I, Alessandro, am the exponent of the fourth generation.
The trattoria walls, however, date back to the 1400s and originally housed a post station along the Regina Viarum, a place where travellers, once they reached the gates of Rome, stopped to refresh themselves and rest or change their horses.
The first documented evidence of the existence of the place dates back to 1436 and consists of a cadastral map from the time in which the building's intended use was indicated as an inn with a kitchen.
in a later period, in the second half of the nineteenth century, the farmhouse that houses it was raised
and stunned in an inn, known as «Osteria dell'Acquataccio», which Luigi Canina* recalls in some of his writings.
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Priscilla is an ancient trattoria of traditional Roman cuisine. At the beginning of the 20th century my grandparents, Margherita and Nazzareno, moved from the Rieti area to Rome and took over this inn. They had 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls.
My grandmother, as she grew older, left the kitchen management to her daughter Renata, while Armenia took care of the table service.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Trattoria enjoyed a certain notoriety thanks to the assiduous association of "cinematograph" crews during the filming of several films about the Appian Way.
The trattoria was thus managed until 1993, the year in which I took over, Alessandro.
In the room you can observe a portion of the perimeter drum of the Tomb of Priscilla.
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OUR CUISINE
LIKE AT HOME AND BETTER THAN GRANDMA
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Ours is a simple, old-fashioned cuisine... we use little fat and try to keep the recipes of our grandparents and "old" Rome alive.
We do not use frozen or frozen foods, but only fresh ingredients of the day and especially local.
The expense does not come from large-scale distribution, but from individual businesses in the Castelli Romani.
Every morning Ale goes to his trusted butcher, fruit tree, vegetable shop... he selects and buys his toiletry bag for the day and takes everything to Trattoria.
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During the day, during the Trattoria's closure, Rosa and Assunta cut and clean the vegetables, prepare the sauces, cut the meat, and begin longer preparations, such as tripe....
Ale makes sure everything is ready and starts cooking what, lunch or dinner, you can order at the trattoria!
It's been generations since Rome cooked like this... and so we want to keep them... more at home than this!
PRISCILLA'S BATH
To avoid unnecessary and annoying bumps on Priscilla's chairs, know that the bathroom (unisex)
of the trattoria, in accordance with the health regulations of the late 19th century, is located outside the structure
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