Inside Matthew McConaughey's Roman Holiday -- With His Mom!

The Oscar-winner and his mother stayed out until 1 a.m.

ByABC News
March 26, 2014, 1:12 PM
Actor Matthew McConaughey, left, and mother Kay McConaughey attend the world premiere of "Bernie" during the 2012 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Paramount Theatre in this March 13, 2012, file photo.
Actor Matthew McConaughey, left, and mother Kay McConaughey attend the world premiere of "Bernie" during the 2012 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Paramount Theatre in this March 13, 2012, file photo.
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March 26, 2014 -- Talk about a bonding experience!

Matthew McConaughey was in Italy for work, while his mother was traveling around Europe -- but they still made time for each other.

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On Wednesday night, the newly-minted Oscar winner and his mother capped off a day of sight-seeing by having dinner at Antica Pesa in Rome.

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Executive chef and co-owner Simone Panella prepared a multi-course meal meant to make the two feel at home. They started off with a selection of appetizers including crudo e bufala, tuna carpaccio and some vegetables. For the main course, they enjoyed cacio e pepe and amatriciana pastas, followed by beef cheek braised with Sangiovese wine reduction, orange foam and seared radicchio.

Dessert was equally decadent -- puff pastry with dark chocolate, passion fruit and white chocolate sauce; jasmine green tea creme brûlée and beer tiramisu. They washed it down with red wine.

And it wasn't just Italian food the mother/son duo were enjoying -- it was the European dining customs too! They arrived at 10:30 p.m. and stayed until 1 a.m. -- even though they had an early flight back to L.A.