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 From Cesaretto, or to Fiaschetteria Beltramme the way of the Cross, there are thirty seats, but you can reserve a table. You arrive and you sit where there is room, even next to people who have never seen or met. Could even happen to share a meal with Monica Bellucci (passionate tonnarelli cheese and pepper) or enjoy a cut to rocket along with Sergio Castellitto. Yeah, because that is the spirit of this historic time now, which over the years has been the haunt of artists and intellectuals, like Ennio Flaiano, Guttuso, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Federico Fellini. And if you happened into the right night, you could even hear the owner, Caesar Fazioli, who sings and plays his electric guitar. How did the restaurant from his adventure? "With the tavern it was love at first sight. And then, after all, the name Caesar has brought me luck. The first owner, in fact, his name was Caesar Beltramme, and opened the restaurant in 1886. The second was Cesar Guerra that became a gathering place for artists and intellectuals. I've bought from the son of Caesar, Luciano Guerra and Cesare are the third dynasty. " She was an architect, now makes the film producer and has a restaurant. How does your day? "I have always loved to cook and are also pretty good, although I have not much time to do it and the kitchen is a real chef. But it's me that I deal with everything else do the shopping market Trionfale Every morning, the door to the restaurant and forced the day. Then I run the office until noon, at which time the tavern begins to animate, I remain in the room until three o'clock, I go back to the office and from 18.30-19.00 am still here until closure. Among your main dishes? "Our cuisine is simple, to the Roman tradition, as tonnarelli cheese and pepper, or cherry tomatoes and basil. Or fettuccine with sauce and roast in winter soups. The quality of our dishes are based on all subjects first. The pasta is handmade. And as I said, I myself am out shopping every day, choosing only the best things. all accompanied by the best wines of the Castelli Romani. " A curiosity: in 1980, the restaurant was subjected to eviction and threatened to close. It was public opinion to save it. In fact, the walls, you can find a plaque, dated 19.6.1980, which states that "Cesaretto is on Decree of the Ministry of Culture and Environment, high in value under the Law on the Protection of Artistic and historical resources" . 
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