A fast selection of movies where food has a secondary role but helps bring the plot together – in Tuscany of course! - The first is one of my favorites – I adore him thanks to his culinary...
The Giro d’Italia crosses Tuscany splitting it in two… there are however three tuscan areas that are known to foodies and wine lovers because they are characterised by a special something you must take the time to try…...
Kid Friendly Restaurants are not exactly a category or concept in Italy, this is one point that I had to specify in order to begin writing about them. One of tuscanycious’ readers ( Kimberly Dopke-Vanzi) asked me...
I decided to give a Giuseppe Melcangi, an AIS sommelier currently working for a two Michelin star restauraunt (La Frasca – Milano Marittima) the opportunity to have his say on a tuscan wine. I think the fact...
Every Tuesday here in Florence there is something going on that everybody should know about – the Cascine market! Visiting this local market is an excellent way to come across people, foods, expressions and just the Florentine...
Top 10 foods in Tuscany – Gallery When you arrive in Tuscany you will be faced with one doubt that all foodies have to deal with. What are the foods I can’t miss, what will...
The Chianti Area roughly goes from Florence to Siena, in the Region of Tuscany. Yet, it is also a wine! Castellina in Chianti, Gaiole in Chianti, Greve in Chianti and Panzano!
This morning while reading the paper I found just what I was looking for! Finally, the heading read “Etichette anche al mercato” ! which translates into “Labels at the market too” . Which means we will soon have the...
Taste and Fuori di Taste are officialy over! Our taste buds are re-settling to normality, although here in Tuscany normality is hard to define. More than 100 events around Florence and a show with...
“A berlingaccio – chi non ha ciccia ammazza il gatto” : During carnival those that don’t have meat-kill the cat and eat Here’s another tuscan expression, used in Tuscany for jeudigras, ( the last...
So, over the last few years I have met people that have celiac disease and more than just one or two…I’m always talking about food so as soon as they tell me it is...
