Food & Wine in Florence and Tuscany

Suggestions on the best restaurants in Florence, on what to eat and where to in Florence, to delight your senses during your stay in Florence. From florentine-style Steak to Chianti wine, you will find all about tuscan gastronomy. On the first floor of the Hotel Brunelleschi you can find one of the better restaurants of Florence, the Santa Elisabetta restaurant, partly hidden in the quiet antique Byzantine tower.


Marzolino Soufflé Cream Pods and Crispy lobster

Feb 17, 2012 Comments Off by Hotel

This month the chef Simone Bertaccini of Santa Elisabetta Restaurant and of the Osteria della Pagliazza of the Brunelleschi Hotel offers this particular recipe

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Artisan Chocolate Fair in Florence

Feb 10, 2012 Comments Off by Hotel

Piazza della Repubblica will be the wonderful place where there will be the eighth edition of the artisan chocolate fair in Florence,

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Valentine’s Day in Florence at Santa Elisabetta Restaurant

Jan 13, 2012 Comments Off by Hotel

Make a surprise to your love with a romantic Valentine’s Day in Florence!

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Ingot of brown and crunchy biscuit

Dec 21, 2011 Comments Off

A Christmas gift from our Executive Chef Simone Bertaccini!

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The Rice Cake by Chef Simone Bertaccini

Oct 24, 2011 Comments Off

Here is the recipe that this month our Chef Simone Bertaccini proposed to all gourmets.

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The vegan menu at the Hotel Brunelleschi

Sep 14, 2011 Comments Off

During last years, veganism, a new philosophy of food, has met a tremendous evolution and diffusion, announcing the birth of a true vegan menu.

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Tomato mush

Sep 06, 2011 Comments Off

This month, the chef of the Hotel Brunelleschi, Simone Bertaccini, presents one of the most typical dishes of Tuscan cuisine: “pappa al pomodoro” or tomato mush. A first course for those who want to discover the Tuscan tradition. It’s also suitable for lovers of vegetarian cuisine.

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