Gelateria Vestri
My friend studying in Florence took me to Vestri, her favorite Gelateria in Florence. This gelato is undoubtedly "produzione propria", or house made. The flavors are those of a gelato lover's wildest dream, including: pine nut, fig, chili chocolate, and chocolate with Sicilian orange, to name a few. As they were out of pine nut and fig, I ordered chocolate with Sicilian orange, coffee, and cream with crocantino cookies. They scooped the gelati out of the hotel pans in the freezer case, and slathered them onto my anticipating waffle cone. Needless to say, after they handed me my immaculate cone, I was a happy Florentina for a day. Not a bad afternoon in Florence. Not bad at all.
Panino: Location temporarily unknown
Panino with salami picante, buffala mozzarella, eggplant, marinated yellow peppers, and salsa picante on salted focaccia bread. Need I say more?
Il Latini
My friend Willa (our most gracious hostess in Firenze) pouring wine from the bottomless wine jug at Il Latini, a gem of a restaurant.
Florentine steak at Il Latini, charred on the outside and bloody rare in the center, just how I like it ;)
Prosciutto starter, sliced from the ham hocks hanging from the ceiling of the restaurant. Hands down the best prosciutto I have tasted to this day. Obviously slathered with the greenest and fruitiest of olive oils. Most likely sliced with a hand-powered meat slicing machine that looks something like this:
A beaut of a meat slicing machine I saw in the store of a window in Venice. One day I will own this machine, god's gift to charcuterie. One day...
Osteria il Pizzaiuolo
Stopped over for Lunch in Bologna
Bresaola with arugula, mushrooms, and parmigiano cheese
Lasagna Bolognese. IN BOLOGNA. OMG I wish you could taste this. Unctuous, beefy, creamy, intense, meat sauce layered between velvety handmade noodles.Venice
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