Please note: the availability of each position will be confirmed at the beginning of every semester. This is one of the options we have offered in the past.

http://alcallarello.it/

Welcomed by such an appealing and vast “antipasti bar”, the customer finds in this restaurant, situated at the top of the San Saba hill, a way to explore “con gusto” the nice array of local Mediterranean dishes enlisting fish garnished pastas, fresh fish entrees as well as some of the more renowned arrangements of good quality meat. For those who crave instead the thinly made Roman Pizza, “Al Callarello” responds with its wood oven baked traditional delicacies. Inside the restaurant as well as outside during the warm season, the ambiance is pleasant and friendly.

Interns at Al Callarello should take care of the following tasks:

• • Help setting the tables and the dining rooms (indoor and outdoor);

  • wait tables;

  • help cleaning the dining rooms after closing to customers;

  • help the staff working in the kitchen

Requirements:

• Intermediate level of Italian;

• a keen interest in food culture

“I interned at the small family owned restaurant "Al Callarello", located near the Basilica di San Saba, which is across from the Aventino hill and is very close to the convent.

Al Callarello itself is a relatively small restaurant with a large outdoor seating area and a smaller inside restaurant, where the kitchen and a few other seating areas are located. The restaurant has a wide variety of traditional Italian foods, including pizza, classic Roman dishes like cacio e pepe, carbonara and supplì, as well as amazing seafood and secondi piatti dishes. By far one of the biggest perks of this internship is the ability to eat a lot of amazing Italian dishes during work.

The work I did would vary day to day, as I only worked in the Kitchen during my time there. Normal duties in the beginning are relatively simple like cleaning parts of the kitchen and running/washing dishes and pans. However, as you get more comfortable and if you show some interest in learning, you start doing some prepping work such as peeling potatoes and preparing other vegetables, working with seafood (gutting and cleaning fish and other types of seafood like clams, mussels, shrimp etc.) and making the fried foods as the orders come in. Al Callarello is very much a local, family run establishment and that is one of its many charms.

The restaurant itself is run by Angela and Andrea who are both very helpful and welcoming when it comes to your overall internship experience, a visit from Angela's mother or father whom are both in their 70's is a regular occurrence. The kitchen staff and servers are made up of a lot of different people. The main cooks in the kitchen are Sandro, Rashid and Ali. Sandro can be slightly intimidating at first but is very funny when you get to know him. Rashid and Ali are always laughing and smiling and are there to help you when you need instructions.

A sentence to summarize my experience would be "Learning the best way to connect to Rome and Italians is through cooking and cleaning".

This experience is one of the most fulfilling and immersive internship options that Trinity Rome has to offer and that anyone who wants to really feel immersed in an Italian community should do it. However, I believe that it is not for everyone. First, what is your Italian level: a very basic background in Italian is something I would recommend coming in. This internship unlike many others on the program, is slightly physically demanding and at times can feel repetitive.

If you are able to go in with the right mindset and appreciate that you are having an extremely unique life experience, not only will your Italian improve or will you understand Italian culture better but you really can become a part of a unique family and have a connection with Italy you wouldn't normally experience during a traditional study abroad experience.” (A.T., FALL 2018)

RISTORANTE AL CALLARELLO -> Via Salvator Rosa, 8, 00153 Roma