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Each week we dive deeper into what's [hot] on the menu, as well as share periodic news, updates, events, promotions and general shoutouts from our kitchen in Rome.

Latest · Dinners & events ·

Summer Dinner Series 2022

Our Summer Dinner Series is under way and the first dinner was a smashing success. Our restaurant was bustling last Wednesday with locals and travellers alike, delighted by Domenico's…

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Menu highlights

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Eat With Your Eyes: Menu Highlights 06.08 - 09.08

You remember the thrill of the last week of school before summer vacation? All that anticipation leading up to your holiday. That's kind of what it feels like these days since we'll be…

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Eat With Your Eyes: Menu Highlights 30.07 - 02.08

Summer fruits and veggies rule, and this week we're featuring them in all sorts of sweet and savory ways. Also, the veggie bowl is back ! This time with a full summer veggie make over! On…

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Eat With Your Eyes: Menu Highlights 23.07 - 24.07

We're heading all over the place for this week's menu. We're bringing the far east home for the sandwich (porchetta, kimchi, pickled cucumbers), we're visiting yemen for a revisited…

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Eat With Your Eyes: Menu Highlights 16.07 - 19.07

Last week's menu was a hit with y'all..so we're doing it (nearly) all again this week! The soup - our Ajo Blanco (chilled almond soup) - is staying, as is Domenico's Spaghetti alla…

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Eat With Your Eyes: Menu Highlights 9.07 - 12.07

We're so excited that figs are finally making their debut for the year on this week's menu, paired with creamy burrata, grilled peaches and Domenico's own home-grown fresh marjoram. This…

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Eat With Your Eyes: Menu Highlights 2.07 - 5.07

This week - and for the next six weeks before we take a break for summer holiday - we're "combining" lunch and dinner into a single Menu. We're now offering delivery + pick-up Thursday…

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Eat With Your Eyes: Menu Highlights 25.06 - 28.06

This week, Domenico is seeing stripes with striped cappellacci (colored using beet juice) filled with his homemade ricotta, eggplant and marjoram grown in his urban garden. Stone fruits…

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Coffee

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Coffee ·

Chicchi by Marigold: Colombia

department nariño region pacifico producer libardo lasso muñoz process washed altitude 1.900 - 1.950 masl variety colombia suggested for filter tasting notes red berries, black currant…

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Chicchi by Marigold: Marigold blend

The Marigold blend is made up of beans from Peru, Rwanda, and a second selection of beans from the Cauca Department in Colombia, produced by Flor Penna on her farm, Villa Hermosa. Flor is…

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Chicchi by Marigold: Rwanda

province southern district nyamagabe owner epiphanie mukashyaka process natural & sun dried on raised beds altitude 1.750 - 2.100 masl variety red bourbon suggested for filter tasting…

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Chicchi by Marigold: Papua New Guinea

region jikawa province producer smallholder farmers process natural altitude 1.653 masl variety typica & bourbon suggested for espresso tasting notes bitter chocolate, sugarcane, ripe…

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Chicchi by Marigold: Peru

province jaen district colasay producer jose vasquez process washed altitude 1.820 masl variety bourbon suggeste d for filter tasting notes nectarine, green apples, lemon zest, vanilla Our…

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Chicchi by Marigold

We are so excited to announce the official launch of our specialty coffee line this Friday, 25 June. Chicchi by Marigold is a project that very close to our hearts that brings the…

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Dinners & events

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Marigold Underground

On Friday, April 8 2022 Marigold went underground for a very special evening among the ancient ruins of Domitian's Stadium, hidden below Piazza Navona. The seated dinner hosted more than…

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Fall*Winter Dinner Series at Marigold

Our new dinner series brings the original experience from The Eatery in Rome to the Marigold dining room: a twice-monthly event with a fixed tasting menu that you’ll discover only when you…

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Farewell Burgers & Beats

Burgers & Beats is Cancelled :: italiano sotto It's with a heavy heart we announce the untimely END to Burgers & Beats . This time, forever. For more than 20 weeks between 2020 and 2021…

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Marigold Brunch and Dinner are ON this weekend!

Friday through Sunday is Marigold Drive-Thru: Brunch! We're open 9-14. Marigold Brunch On-The-Go Swing by and grab some of your favorite Marigold brunch classics, like avocado on rye (€8)…

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Marigold At Night

***Please note that due to the Decree of 25 October dinner service will not be available in the restaurant, and our End of Harvest Dinner has unfortunately been cancelled. Thank you for…

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End of Harvest Dinner

***Please note that due to the Decree of 25 October this event has unfortunately been cancelled. Thank you for the overwhelming support and to everyone who reserved a table. We hope to…

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New For Dinner at Marigold: Domenico's Chef Menu

Before opening Marigold in 2018, Sofie and Domenico produced a bi-monthly pop-up supper club at their home in Monteverde, called The Eatery in Rome . The dinners hosted a maximum of 12…

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Anatomy of a Burger

Burgers & Beats has been cancelled! The last Wednesday Burger Pop-Up was July 7, 2021. Read more about the end of Burgers & Beats in our note on Scratch Paper. Burgers + Beats (it's back!)…

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#MarigoldAtHome

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Marigold Easter Lunch Menu

inspired by spring vegetables, tuscan lamb, and flavors of the mediterranean The Easter table celebrates the changing season as this time of year ushers in warmer temperatures. Our Easter…

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Introducing: Marigold Drive-Thru

These days, a restaurant is only as good as its take-away. For the next few weeks, our next pivot introduces the Marigold Drive-Thru on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9-14. Pass by with…

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Introducing: Marigold Pantry

Stop by for coffee and pastries and keep your home stocked during the week with our Marigold Pantry. Starting January 19, 2021, pass by the restaurant at Via Giovanni da Empoli 37 on…

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Marigold Christmas Goody Bags

Gift the *SPARKLE* of Marigold with one of our made-to-measure Christmas Goody Bags! Just choose the size - small, medium, or big - and theme - sweet, savory, or boozy! - to fit your lucky…

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Marigold Thanksgiving Pantry

Next Thursday, 26 November, 2020 is Thanksgiving. Sure, it's an American holiday, but do you really need an excuse to dedicate a day (or a week, or a month) to celebrating what you're…

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Stories

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Marigold x The Hoxton Rome

Have you heard the news about Rome's hottest new hotel? The Hoxton Rome officially opens on Monday, May 10 , sitting pretty in the beautiful Salario neighborhood, a stone's throw from…

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Marigold is a Safe Space

// italiano sotto Oh, what a year it's been! For those of you who have been following us since the beginning of Italy's lockdown in mid-March, you know that we like to keep our…

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Supporting Local Sustainable Farms Around Rome

**Taste the quality of produce grown sustainably at these featured farms during aperitivo and dinner at Marigold: every Friday and Saturday from 19 - 22.30. Reserve a Table | See the…

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The Man Behind Marigold

Get To Know: Domenico Cortese As one of the few Italians in the Marigold family, Domenico brings the indisputable Italian simplicity to the lunch, pre-dinner and dinner menus. Domenico…

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Scratch Paper: The Marigold Blog

Welcome to the :: new :: Marigold blog, aptly named after our beloved Scratch Paper, a medium we use a lot around here. We make our order pads from old menus and send notes to the kitchen…

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Brunch at Marigold

Per leggere la versione in Italiano, scrollare in basso We serve brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 9 - 15. Our brunch menu - like all our menus - is seasonal, so some dishes you'll…

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