Christmas is the perfect time to gather around the table, share good food and create special memories with the people who matter most. And what better place to celebrate the festive season than Florence, a city filled with timeless charm? If you are looking for a...

An evening in the heart of Florence, where contemporary Tuscan cooking meets local wine and a fifteenth-century Franciscan cloister. Some places turn dinner into far more than a meal. Ristorante Benedicta, inside the Rivoli Boutique Hotel, is one of them. It sits a...

There's something magical about a Florentine summer evening. The stones of the historic center hold on to the warmth of the day, the streets come alive, and the whole city seems to invite you to slow down. At Benedicta, on Via Benedetta, we've opened our outdoor...

In Florence, spring arrives at the table through comforting flavours and small details that win you over from the first bite. Our asparagus tip and rigatino flan, sous-vide with crispy pientino, is a little journey between delicacy and character, where Tuscan...

In the heart of Florence's historic center, just steps from the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, runs a street that many visitors walk past without ever really noticing — and it's precisely for that reason that it holds such a rare charm. Via Benedetta is one of those...

Tartare is today a symbol of elegance and precision in the kitchen, but its origins lie in old and evocative tales. The name itself recalls the Tartars, the nomadic peoples of Central Asia, credited by legend with the habit of eating finely chopped raw meat. Myth...

February is the month of sweetness, and we decided to celebrate it with a dessert that doesn't play by the usual rules.A white chocolate shell, elegant on the outside, hiding a creamy heart of wild berries and blue cheese, finished with a scoop of black truffle. One...

Here's something few people know: sharing a refined meal actually heightens the senses and strengthens the connection between two people. It isn't just romance — it's chemistry. Which is exactly why Valentine's Day is the perfect moment to sit down together and turn...

If you find yourself wandering the streets of Florence's historic center in December, you're in for a show of lights, colours and scents: the piazzas glow with Christmas decorations, the streets fill with festive music, and the markets offer sweets, mulled wine and...

Considered for centuries the diamond of the kitchen, the truffle is an underground fungus that grows in symbiosis with the roots of trees like oak and hazelnut. The ancient Greeks and Romans already regarded it as a divine gift, capable of awakening both the senses...