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Florence named world’s top city for hands-on food experiences

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Editorial Staff Travel

A study by Titan Travel places Florence first among global destinations for immersive culinary experiences, with six other Italian cities also in the top list.

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Schiacciata Fiorentina: the dessert you don’t expect from Tuscans

Saturday, February 7, 2026 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Life

Tuscans are not famous for making desserts. And yet, every now and then, a sweet comes along that lingers in your memory.

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Italian Cuisine Listed as UNESCO Intangible Heritage

Italian Cuisine Listed as UNESCO Intangible Heritage

Thursday, December 11, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

UNESCO recognises Italy’s culinary traditions as a shared cultural and social heritage.

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Restaurants and Trattorie: the Chianina meat in Florence, how to cook

The Chianina meat in Florence, how to cook

Saturday, February 18, 2017 Editorial Staff Life

Many consider Chianina the finest meat for cooking, the best quality to prepare the typical Florentine beefsteak. In this snippet we will reveal you everithing you need to know about this typical breed of cattle from Tuscany: price, where you can taste Chianina beefsteak in Florence and the list of the restaurants provided with a quality certification.

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The view from Il Convito di curina

The Flying Ceff al Convito di Curina… che serata!

Saturday, June 13, 2015 Editorial Staff Italiano

Venerdì 26 giugno, alle ore 20, Il Convito di Curina, ristorante di Villa Curina Resort a Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena), farà da palcoscenico a The Flying Ceff: il format di successo ideato dallo storico direttore della Guida Michelin e critico enogastronomico Fausto Arrighi e dal giornalista Davide Di Corato.

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From the gardens of the Podere delle Cascine to the ‘groaning board’ in the suggestive Santo Spirito refectory

From the Cascine to the Santo Spirito Refectory

Saturday, May 23, 2015 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Business

Chef Filippo Saporito open, on Wednesday,  27 May, the series of six dinners on the Orti e Cenacoli initiative calendar as part of the #Expo2015Firenze project.

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Goodfrance

La settimana della gastronomia francese in Italia

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Editorial Staff Italiano

Sono mille gli chef di tutto il mondo selezionati per lo speciale appuntamento delle Giornate della gastronomia francese in Italia dal 16 al 19 marzo 2015.

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Elisabetta Rogai at MasterChefIt

A #MasterChefIt un tocco di Firenze

Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Editorial Staff Italiano

Ci sarà anche un po’ di Firenze nella puntata di Masterchef Italia in onda giovedì 12 febbraio alle ore 21,10 su SkyUno: la pittrice fiorentina Elisabetta Rogai, ideatrice dell’EnoArte, è stata chiamata a valutare i piatti dei concorrenti che partecipano al talent show come parte di una ristretta giuria di personaggi legati al mondo dell’arte.

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Giorgio Trovato

A special dinner with chef Giorgio Trovato

Saturday, June 21, 2014 Editorial Staff Life

In a splendid fifteenth century residence awarded in 2014 with two stars in the Michelin Guide you can find Giorgio Trovato, executive chef of Il Convitto di Curina.

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Artimino, Beppe Bigazzi’s new book on Saturday

Thursday, January 31, 2013 Marco Gemelli Life

A real challenge for those who thought they have already seen and read everything about kitchen’s world. A way to test one’s knowledge and belief culinary submitting the verification of the tuscan “guru” Beppe Bigazzi. His newest book will be presented Saturday, February 2nd at the Villa Medicea in Artimino.

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NEWS

WWII soldier missing in Tuscany identified after 81 years ahead of Italy’s Liberation Day

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Florence to mark Liberation Day with official ceremony at Palazzo Vecchio

Monday, April 20, 2026

BUSINESS

Cooking schools, ATMs restricted as Florence rules for centre take effect

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Nutella Highlights Florence

A Jar in Orbit, a Tribute on Earth: Nutella Highlights Florence

Sunday, April 12, 2026

TECH

Digital microneedles turn into QR codes for real-time health monitoring

Saturday, April 18, 2026

University of Pisa radiation sensors to fly on NASA’s Artemis II mission

Monday, April 13, 2026

TRAVEL

Open-air tourism in Tuscany tops 10 million stays in 2025

Friday, April 17, 2026

Pisa and Florence airports face delays as new EU border system comes into force

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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ARTS

Historic Horne portrait restored and presented in Florence

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

LIFE

Vespa turns 80: Tuscany celebrates the global success of an Italian icon

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Florence opens Maggio Musicale Festival with The Death of Klinghoffer

Monday, April 20, 2026

SPORTS

Florence Half Marathon draws 6,000 runners through city centre

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Abetone ski lifts to stay open through Easter, season extended to mid-April

Thursday, March 26, 2026

OPINIONS

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The Nouvelle Carte d’Europe dressée pour 1870

L’Europa come creatura nervosa

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