Rome, the Eternal City, whose very stones whisper tales of emperors and gladiators, is a pilgrimage site for history aficionados, an open-air museum for enthusiasts, and a shrine to extravagance for the gourmand. It’s an irony that the city renowned for its opulent feasts and delectable cuisine harbors only one restaurant that has ascended to the culinary heavens with three Michelin stars. And when that singular beacon, La Pergola, dims for a while, one can’t help but wonder whether the celestial journey will resume more luminously. As a self-proclaimed epicurean and upcoming traveler to Rome, my taste buds are tingling with the anticipation of a forthcoming experience at La Pergola. Wallowing in the prospect of partaking in the artistically orchestrated dishes, it’s a bittersweet twist of fate that I shall grace the cobbled pathways of Rome just as La Pergola sheds its cocoon of renovations and spreads its wings anew. If food is an art form, then Rome is a master painter, and La Pergola at Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria is its Sistine Chapel of gustatory delights. This exquisite restaurant, …