Florence & Tuscany Guide: Get insider tips and local recommendations for the best restaurants, things to do, and hotels.
Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura is a must for fashionable fine dining in Florence. Adjacent to the Gucci Gardens and the Gucci Boutique, the Osteria features a beautiful dining…
If you find yourself in Florence craving pizza, you can’t go wrong at Il Pizzaiuolo. A friend told us about this place years ago on our first trip to…
Hotel Principe Forte dei Marmi became one of our favorite hotels in Italy on a summer road trip through Emilia Romana and the Tuscan coast. This small, sleek luxury…
 Made with pork sausage and pancetta, this Tuscan rigatoni dish will surely be served at our house more than once! According to Acquacotta: Recipes and Stories from Tuscany’s Secret Silver…
We’re always looking for good cookie recipes, especially, around the holiday season. We haven’t come across a good biscotti recipe, so we were thrilled to try this traditional Jewish cinnamon…
 Acquacotta is an authentic thick Italian stew made mostly of vegetables and eggs. It’s the perfect comfort food. We’ve made it several times in our own kitchen and plan to make it…
One of our favorite restaurants in Florence is at Ristorante Cibreo.  We’ve been several times, and we  loved Cibreo’s yellow pepper soup so much that we found the recipe on Chef Fabio Picchi’s website in…
Since 1927, La Marzocco has made the world’s finest espresso machines. Most likely, your favorite coffee shop has at least one of their machines. When our friend Scott from La…
After our visit to Monteraponi, we were interested in exploring more Tuscan wines. Monteraponi owner Michele Braganti (who lives in Florence) recommended that we visit Enoteca Pitti Gola e…
Just a short drive from Florence, you’ll find our favorite Chianti producer, Monteraponi. We discovered Monteraponi based on a recommendation from Ceri Smith at Biondivino Wine Boutique. We had never found…
Legendary Chef Fabio Picchi presides over a magical little corner of Florence, with four restaurants on the same block: Ristorante Cibrèo and Trattoria Cibrèo sharing the same kitchen, Cafe Cibrèo immediately…
Breakfast at Villa la Massa was spectacular, so we decided to check out their restaurant, Il Verrocchio for dinner. The patio is beautiful and charming in the morning, but at night…