Florence Baptistry

Florence 1401, a competition was announced to design the baptistry North Doors. Seven sculptors competed, including Lorenzo Ghiberti, Filippo Brunelleschi, Donatello and Jacopo della Quercia, with 21-year old Ghiberti winning the commission. At the time of judging, only Ghiberti and Brunelleschi were finalists, and when the judges could not decide, Read more…

Tuscan plate

Have you ever tasted the “trippa alla fiorentina”? It’s a typical strong tuscan plate  flawor. Ingredients: Florentine trippa (already boiled ) oil onion carrot celery ripe tomatoes chopped salt and pepper parmesan butter Preparation: You can buy alredy boiled trippa: wash well, cut into strips and put it to drain. Read more…