great pictures! i am there right now.
with food, you just have to be a bit choosy. the good restaurants (i don't mean the most high-end, but just the good ones) are really amazing — as good as any food city. the food has absolutely been a highlight for me. from salumeria roscioli to il timoniere to ginger to this tiny spot i just chanced upon in borgo called makasar bistrot, i have eaten well. but i have also fucked up and overpaid for lame imitation-roman... i actually did just that this morning in prati, right on the south side of this square:
it's hard when there are so many tourists.