Roma Jazz Festival

Now in its 24th edition, the annual Rome Jazz Festival showcases some of the best names in the genre from home and abroad. This November's beanfeast is jointly hosted by four of the capital's top live music venues: Big Mama, Alexanderplatz, Classico Village and the Palladium. Acts include the Dino Saluzzi Family and the Kurt Rosenwinkel Quartet. The brilliant, Latin jazz trio led by Gonzalo Rubalcaba ties up the festival with tracks from their recent, Duke Ellington-inspired album, 'Inner Voyage'.

Boom

This new restaurant is known as much for its interior design as its food. Rather than an explosive device, the name 'Boom' recalls the post-war Italian economic miracle. Guests can appreciate a millennium take on 1960s design while sampling a tempting array of southern Italian cuisine. The fresh pasta with ceci e orata (chick peas and sea bream) is delicious, and, for once, vegetarians are spoilt for choice with Mezzogiorno goodies such as polpette di carote (small carrot fritters) and fagottini al limone (buffalo mozzarella wrapped in lemon leaves).