Everybody Loves Tuscany

The Best Lunch Stall in Florence’s Central Market-  Nerbone  A stand-up lunch at Nerbone is something of a rite of passage into true Florentine dining. Nerbone has been stuffing stall owners and market patrons with excellent Florentine cucina povera (“poor people’s food”) since the Mercato Centrale opened in 1874. Nerbone occupies the corner stall inside […]

Panettone rico rico !! Panettone is a traditional  Christmas bread which originated in Milan. There are many types of panettone depending on your taste.  Some are made with fruit, chocolate or plain.  Here is a video with a big surprise in the center.   Video from youtube Travel the world with us!

Food shopping tips in Italy Video from youtube Travel the world with us!

Traveling in Tuscany: The Best Wine Tasting & Wine Tours WINE TV Forty-five minutes south of Florence, Tuscany’s Chianti Classico region is the icon of the Italian wine industry. Surprisingly, many of its wineries still provide free tastings. The region is filled with medieval castles, churches, and hilltop towns, all wrapped up in vines. Its […]

Tour di Gelato: The 10 Best Gelateria’s in Florence Italy No matter the season or region, there’s one Italian food that never fails to please: gelato. But what exactly is this Italian answer to ice cream? Where did it come from? And what makes it so different (and delicious!)? First, frozen treats aren’t new. Even […]

Prosciutto di Parma: a fairytale It can be sweet, meaty, buttery, salty; nutty or funky—the nuance of flavor in prosciutto di Parma is remarkable. But the process of making it couldn’t be simpler: ham, salt, and air. Well, maybe simple isn’t the best term. The Parma Ham Consortium came together in 1963 in order to […]

Dining in Florence Italy on a Budget pt. 1 The Florentine Meal The typical Florentine meal has many courses, and it can take a few hours to work your way through them properly. It starts with an antipasto (appetizer), the two most traditionally Tuscan being affettati misti (assorted salami) and crostini misti (rounds of toast […]

Dario Cecchini No Reservation Toscana Anthony Bourdain Dario Cecchini (born 1955) is a leading contemporary internationally known Italian butcher from Panzano in the Chianti region of Italy. Cecchini was born in 1955 in the Tuscan village of Panzano where his father was the butcher, the eighth generation of Cecchini butchers. He studied veterinary science at […]