Leith Steel

Typical Autumn Chestnut Cake. This not-too sweet cake made from chestnut flour developed long ago among poor farmers and peasants, where the chestnut once formed the base of the peasant diet due Read more [...]

Sweet Bread with Grapes. Schiacciata con l’Uva (Flatbread with Grapes) is another traditional peasant dessert, typical during the early autumn grape harvest. Peasant families who worked the Read more [...]

This traditional dry crunchy cookie or biscuit has a long narrow shape, with the shape of a slice of bread was originally the dry cookie from Prato, then toasted for longer conservation. Read more [...]

These traditional cakes from Lamporecchio, a town near Pistoia, probably only known in Tuscany, are crumbly biscuit wafers with anise flavor, always present on the stands at village festivals and Read more [...]

These giant wild mushrooms are justly famous for their intense woodsy flavor. Once dried, they flavor many soups, sauces and stews. When fresh they are often enjoyed simply prepared, in Tuscany Read more [...]