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Necci – Chestnut Pancakes

by tuscanycious on Nov 28, 2011 • View Comments

Extended chestnut groves can be found in many parts of Tuscany and whilst some dishes like the Castagnaccio (a chestnut flour cake) can be found all over Tuscany, others have remained indigenous to a particular area. Ask my Tuscan...

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Food Event – Il Desco

by tuscanycious on Nov 18, 2011 • View Comments

What: Il Desco is a very important food event that takes part every year and involves only the best producers and their precious goods. Where: Lucca,Real Collegio When: From November 19th to December 11th (In this post we...

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Saffron in Tuscany

by tuscanycious on Nov 17, 2011 • View Comments

Saffron is a fascinating spice that comes from a just as marvellous flower. It’s considered a precious spice because it’s both beautiful, useful and tasty. Out of the three main reasons for which saffron is also known...

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The Wild Boar Feast

by tuscanycious on Nov 16, 2011 • View Comments

Chianni’s Wild Boar Feast has been there ever since the hunter’s association invented it, 35 years ago, meaning, ever since hunters brought the wild boar home, got their wives to cook it and then came together to eat it...

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Top 8 best autumn tuscan dishes

by tuscanycious on Oct 27, 2011 • View Comments

Top 8 best autumn tuscan dishes There are some times of the year, some months or specific season that you can immediatly connect with a special dish, taste or smell. Which are, in your opinion, the...

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Autumn food feast in Anghiari

by oriana on Oct 21, 2011 • View Comments

The Hundred flavours of the Apennines: food event in Anghiari, Arezzo

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October and Chestnuts in Tuscany

by tuscanycious on Oct 6, 2011 • View Comments

October in Tuscany means chestnut feasts, chestnut picking and chestnut recipes. For those who don’t particularly appreciate chestnuts, now is the time to move on and out of this post. It’s also true that you won’t see any...

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Wine Terms G

by tuscanycious on Oct 3, 2011 • View Comments

Grape Crusher/Stalk Remover: a process in which a machine picks and divides grape from its stalk and after it crushes the grape. Grechetto Bianco: A grape that can be found in Umbria and in Northern Lazio. Pic of Grecchetto by...

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Dolcemente Pisa

by tuscanycious on Sep 29, 2011 • View Comments

What: Dolcemente Pisa, a sweet sweet show Where: Pisa, Stazione Leopolda When: Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd October, 10.00 am – 9.00 pm Why: To taste the best chocolate and sweets but also to learn the latest news from the most...

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Tuscany’s Top 10 Chefs

by tuscanycious on Sep 26, 2011 • View Comments

According to WineTown These are the top 10 chefs each belonging to a different province of Tuscany. Only in the case of the pastry chef “Paolo Sacchetti” you will find a marvellous store and not a restaurant. Lumache alla...