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All’antico Vinaio is a legendary panini shop located on 4 premises on Via de Neri in Florence, Italy. Recently, a location in Milan has been opened and 2 pop up shops for a limited time of 30 days were realized in New York City and Los Angeles. All sandwiches at All’antico vinaio are made on […]

World’s Best Restaurant 2018 Osteria Francescana has done it again!  It has been named the world’s best restaurant for 2018.  Owned and run by chef Massimo Bottura, this restaurant in Modena Italy was also named the world’s best restaurant for 2016 in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Currently, there is a 4 month waiting list […]

Officina della Bistecca Where’s the beef?  Certainly you will find an abundance of it at Dario Cecchini’s restaurant, Officinia della Bistecca, located in Panzano in Chianti.  It is definitely a meat lover’s paradise for those with a hardy appetite.  Get ready to enjoy 5 courses of beef while being entertained by the staff and Dario […]

Volterra Prison Restaurant The Fortezza Medicia is a present day prison that offers a unique experience to both the inmates and the public.  A number of times per year, this high security prison also operates a restaurant on premises that is staffed by inmates serving the public. This rehabilitation designed program allows the inmate to […]

Centellino -The Perfect Pour Our waiter at The Golden View in Florence explained that the centellino insures the perfect pour.   Once the bottle is uncorked, the centellino is inserted.  The bottle is held at an angle to fill the centellino for the proper measured serving. JOIN US ON THE NEXT PAGE TO SEE THE […]

“Italian Food” “Chianina Hamburger” The Italian breed of cattle called Chianina is what bistecca fiorentina is produced from.  The Chianina Hamburger is also a popular dish in Italy. JOIN US ON THE NEXT PAGE FOR THE VIDEO

Dario Cecchini, “the Butcher of Panzano” This is the presentation of La Bistecca by Dario Cecchini at his restaurant La Oficina della Bistecca.  What a show!  The restaurant is located at Via XX Luglio, 11, Panzano in Chianti (Fi) JOIN US ON THE NEXT PAGE FOR THE VIDEO

Osteria Francescana named world’s best restaurant 2016 Massimo Bottura’s Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy was named the world’s best restaurant for 2016. JOIN US ON THE NEXT PAGE FOR THE VIDEO

How to stretch a Pizza Dough Learn to master the pizza dough stretch. Here’s a video with step by step directions. JOIN US ON THE NEXT PAGE FOR THE VIDEO

L’ Antica Pizzeria da Michele In 1870, the Condurro family started what was to become a long tradition of master pizza makers in the center of Naples. Michele Condurro son of Salvatore, improved the family’s art of preparing the pizza, whose secrets he had learned from the famous masters in Torre Annunziata (district outside city), […]