It’s true that in Italy we are very influenced by the seasonal availability of fruit and vegetables. There is really not much that doesn’t grow in Italy in one season or another, and the summer season brings us a multitude of goodies to chose from. Bear in mind that a good housekeeper never thinks of …Continue Reading
You might have noticed. We are a little bit “old-style“. Giovanni has firm ideas about how guests are to be treated, never put under-pressure and certainly never bothered at the end of a meal to write a review on TripAdvisor, or click “like” on Facebook. We have recently become very active on both. A very …Continue Reading
The secret staircase behind the bar Many of the wines stored are kept in their original wooden storage boxes. Sometimes guests ask to take an empty box away with them! Whoever would have thought that just a single room could provoke so many different reactions! Just down the “secret” staircase behind the bar, is …Continue Reading
Oh yes. It’s that time of year. On the 9th of April we are closed for lunch and dinner. But don’t think we have having a rest – no such luck. We shall be behind closed doors washing, soaking, rubbing, shining, polishing and dusting away! Suddenly our modest restaurant seems vast with 4 dining rooms, …Continue Reading
We simply cannot describe how thrilled we are when articles like this turn up in our daily web listening exercises (of course we are on the look out for reviews and comments all the time! we love to learn). But nowadays on a regular basis one of these gems turn up and it’s just wonderful! …Continue Reading
On Friday we had our yearly “thanks friends and neighbours” bash (no fixed date, we just do it when we feel like it, post Christmas/New Year) with local business owners, neighbours, friends, the Florentine flag-throwers and anyone else who wants to come. We keep the price low (€35 including house wine) but do not compromise …Continue Reading
This is our thing. It’s our way of saying thank you to local residents and business owners (many of whom are clients). It’s a really Florentine menu with no compromises! We will be serving this for lunch and dinner on Friday 1st February. In the evening the local team of flag throwers will be taking …Continue Reading
