Beef Tartare: The Surprising History of a Classic

Beef Tartare: The Surprising History of a Classic

The story of beef tartare goes all the way back to the Tartars, the nomadic warrior people credited with inventing this particular way of eating raw meat. Constantly on horseback and covering huge distances, the Tartars are said to have tucked raw meat between the...
Florentine Tripe (Trippa): History & Tradition

Florentine Tripe (Trippa): History & Tradition

Trippa alla fiorentina is one of the most iconic main courses of Florentine cooking — deeply savoury, and one of the oldest and best-loved dishes in Tuscany. If you’re curious about what locals actually eat, this is a good place to start. In Tuscany, and in...
Peposo: The History of a Florentine Classic

Peposo: The History of a Florentine Classic

If you spot peposo on a menu in Florence, you’re looking at one of Tuscany’s oldest and most characterful dishes — a slow-cooked beef stew built almost entirely around black pepper. Its story is said to begin in the 15th century, alongside one of the...
Where Tradition Meets Innovation

Where Tradition Meets Innovation

A great restaurant does more than serve good food — it tells a story. And in a city as steeped in history as Florence, that story matters more than ever to travellers looking for an authentic place to eat. That’s how Benedicta came to be: a modern, elegantly...

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