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All’Antico Vinaio opens in New York

Now they’re queuing around the block in Times Square for a taste of Florentine focaccia as All’Antico Vinaio opens in New York City.      On October 23, the same ...

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Europe’s first centre of coffee excellence opens in Florence

La Scuola del Caffè, Europe’s first centre of excellence centred on coffee, has opened in Florence.     La Scuola del Caffè was inaugurated on October 1, on the occasion ...

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The tragic state of Florence’s restaurants

As consumers, we have done without restaurants for the best part of a year, save for a few months last summer and a brief burst of freedom in January. We ...

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Restaurant owners protest in Florence

A peaceful protest parade was held today in Florence by more than 1,000 restaurant owners and employees.

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Gelato for a good cause

Artisan gelato-maker Antonio Ciabattoni of La Sorbettiera has raised 850 euro in donations for the Ospedale Torregalli to support the Florence hospital during the Covid-19 emergency. The fundraising initiative started ...

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Restaurants react to the Coronavirus crisis

“Eccoli,” declared my father-in-law as he extended a tray of just-fried frittelle before disappearing back inside the San Jacopino 1970s apartment block. Yesterday wasn’t the usual raucous Sunday family lunch ...

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Mixing cultures: Make and Bake

Bostonian Louisa Loring and Milanese Gaia D’Alò have put the cherry on the top of their friendship by launching Make and Bake, a Florence-based company that produces gourmet mixes for ...

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If buns could fly: Wild Buns Bakery

Estonian Robert Marrandi is as good a businessman as he is a baker. The brains behind Scandinavian-style pop-up bakery Wild Buns, Robert singlehandedly crafts batches of cinnamon buns. He’s a ...

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Gucci Garden inauguration: in photos

The historic Florentine fashion house debuts the Gucci Garden in the historic Palazzo della Mercanzia, which previously housed the Gucci Museo.

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One woman’s love affair with Italian ice cream

Adjusting back to life after six weeks in Florence was difficult enough, but the separation from my beloved Italian ice cream was more than I could bear.

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Food and wine events in Florence, November 2016

November is always a busy month on the food and wine scene. Here’s a round-up of the best events in Florence.     Vino è       On November ...

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Brunch at Four Seasons Florence: a book

Sunday brunch at the Four Seasons Florence is the Brunch of All Brunches. A bargeful of tuna sashimi, eggs any which way cooked to order, Executive Chef Vito Mollica’s once-bitten-never ...

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Red is the new white

“Drink it cool” is the mantra being promoted by the Chianti Wine Consortium this summer.   In efforts to increase red wine sales in Italy during the summer months, the ...

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Chocolate kisses & more

Having a grandfather who worked for an amazing 42 years for the world famous chocolate makers Cadbury’s, it is no wonder I am a raving chocoholic. I have dreamt of walking through a city where the streets are lined with medieval market stalls displaying the most exquisite mouth-

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