Like the city itself, Rome’s culinary history is multi-layered, both vertically and horizontally, from migrant shepherds to the senatorial aristocracy, from the papal court to the flow of pilgrims and Grand Tourists, from the House of Savoy and the Kingdom of Italy to Fascism and the rise of the

Russian expat Olga Massov, left the world of finance to pursue the dream of becoming of a food writer. Her blog sassyradish.com, documents the Americana eats from her New England upbringing to her first collaborative cookbook all about Korean kimchi.

Katie Parla is in love with the contemporary Roman food scene! On this week's episode of A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio invites Katie into the studio to talk about restaurant trends in Rome. Find out why so many Roman chefs look to their city's history for culinary inspiration.

This week on Snacky Tunes, Jordana Rothman of Time Out New York recaps the year in food and makes some predictions for 2010 trends. Also, Yacht drops an afternoon mix.