Taste of the City
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Negroni
Legends abound about the invention of this iconic cocktail, most agree on the following: sometime around the turn of the century (early 1900s) Count Negroni asked a now forgotten bartender to Read more [...]
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Tuscan Cured Meat
This is a whole category of cured meat from the thick hand-sliced Tuscan prosciutto, more salty and flavorful than the “Sweet” Parma prosciutto to the classic Finocchiona or Sbriciolone a thick Read more [...]
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Schiacciata alla fiorentina
Typical Florentine Lenten Cake. Going against anything you might think, Schiacciata alla Fiorentine (Florentine Schiacciata) is a dessert which originated in Chianti. Once these flat cakes were Read more [...]
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“Coccoli” with Prosciutto and Stracchino Cheese
It’s hard to believe coccoli con crudo haven’t travelled outside Tuscany – yet! The near universal appeal is easy to understand, as is the endearing name, “cuddles;” puffed pillows of fried pizza Read more [...]
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Carbonara
Naples has pizza, Rome has Carbonara. Yes, you can now find Carbonara everywhere in Italy, but it was invented in Rome and it is at its best here. The now-classic combination only came to be in Read more [...]
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