Cacio e Pepe Is the Savory Cocktail Muse of the Moment

In Rome, pasta orders are always a toss-up, but if I have to choose, I’m forever team cacio e pepe. It’s the Pecorino Romano—the hard, salty sheep’s milk cheese—that seals the deal every time. On my latest trip to the Eternal City, I met a friend for cocktails at The Court, a swanky bar tucked inside Palazzo Manfredi with a front-row seat to the Colosseum. Naturally, a cacio e pepe...