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Curious Appetite is a Gourmet Blog by Coral Sisk, Italian-American writer, certified Italian sommelier & culinary tourism specialist from Seattle living in Florence, Italy

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Here’s to clanking quality vs quantity flutes of bubbly Franciacorta vs goblets of cheap whatnot with @ego.circus’s kickoff event to a 4 month event program promoting sensible imbibing at one of my favorite rooftop bars Empireo at Hotel Lucchesi @toflorencehotels. And while it may be way too cold for a dip and today a rainy Friday in Firenze- I would sensibly sip a well-made glass and snack on this bright blue lit rooftop any day (no rain just shine). Buon weekend a tutti and keep an eye on @ego.circus for masterclasses, events and guest mixologist nights if dignified libations are your thing! 🥂#curiousappetite #florenceitaly

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Pizza and pasta holiday party crawl through 🇮🇹 North Beach led by yours wino truly for a quite delightful company group! You in SF? In addition to food tours in Florence and Bologna, Curious Appetite offers curated Italian-themed wine tastings and culinary experiences in San Francisco for holiday shindigs, groups of pals, special occasion activities and more! Just holler via DM- let’s eat, drink and be merry before and after 2019! 🍕 🍝 🍷 #curiousappetite #italiansanfrancisco

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Come in for the sparkly decor, stay for the wafts of melted butter redolent of warm flakey pastry both savory and sweet, all the chocolate cakes and dainty fruit tarts. The espressi and cappuccini aren’t half bad either here at Nencioni in Sant’Ambrogio ☕️🍰 love this old-school cafe in Florence (what’s not to love?) #curiousappetite #foodtours

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Umamiwhirl weekend started with an Alba truffle dinner organized by @langheroero held @pastapopupsf in North Beach SF. If I can find time in my current torture chamber of deadlines/commitments, I’ll slice up a 📝detailing why Alba white truffles are special, and if you are thinking of chocolate pls get off Instagram and onto google pronto, why so expensive and also a heartfelt plea to stop pairing truffles with palate confusing Barolo or other commanding tannic dry reds. What do you smell and taste when confronted with truffles? I smell honey! Hence the uncurbable enthusiasm on last swipe 🇮🇹🍴#curiousappetite #langheroero #albatruffle

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Hope your Friday was as fun as this gent’s- savoring every gram of la bistecca alla fiorentina 🥩 to the bone on our progressive dining crawl in Florence! The meaty stop of this evening adventure spanning charcuterie boards, vino 🥂🍷 , fresh pasta🍝 , more 🍷 , steaky + sides and gelato 🍨 around Florence’s key quarters from the historic center to nostalgic artsy Oltrarno. Curious? E-mail via link in bio- buon weekend a tutti! 🍴#curiousappetite #foodtours

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Instagram post 2191650182176423620_214460766 $Marroni grown in Tuscany and pine nut, raisin and crispy rosemary chestnut flour castagnaccio flatcake made in one of Florence’s best bakeries (La Pagnotta) Do you know the differences between chestnuts and marroni? Find out on our Gourmet Market Tour in Florence- while chilly outside, it’s one of my favorite times to food around town x seasonal treats with a fraction of the crowds. Link in bio or DM for more info! 🌰🇮🇹🍴#curiousappetite #foodtours$

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Taking a short-lived break from la cucina Italiana to the ever so pretty cucina persiana- and full advantage of the mega plethora of Persian food choices in LA (SF/Bay Area what’s wrong with you) and thanking my lucky stars for having been born into my idea of the best kind of privilege- i.e. into arguably 2 of the tastiest/historic cuisines in the world 🇮🇹🌹🇮🇷 Lovely feast @toranj_restaurant_la: buttery heart fluttering saffron and zingy barberry rice, succulent sumac snowed in kebab, dilly fava pilaf and oily roasted eggplant spread with minty fried shallot and strained whey goodness. Where’s your favo spot for Persian food in your neck of the woods? #curiousappetite #eaterLA

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Amarena syrupy cherry and prized pistachio not from Bronte but from Stigliano, a tiny green/mountainous village nestled in “le dolomiti Lucane” in the Matera province in Southern Italy’s Basilicata- so basically mountain grown pistachios. Unlike Sicily’s volcanic grown Bronte pistachios which stretches centuries, the history of Stigliano’s pistachio production is a stone’s throw from the 90’s after a local farmer travels to Greece and with the consult of a respected agronomist in Athens decides to bring back pistachio plantings to cultivate in this gem of terroir. So while it might seem a bit cold for gelato in Florence, I suggest to keep devouring cones- you never know what little food for thought you’ll digest! This and more to expect from our gourmet tours in Florence (still 10% off bookings thru Dec 2nd using CURIOUSINFLORENCE10 at checkout via curiousappetitetravel.com)
Buona domenica a tutti! 🇮🇹🍦#curiousappetite #foodtours

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Hope you all still have an appetite to be enticed by such images- or at least will have the foresight to book one of our culinary crawls in Florence while our cyber sale is still on! For more unique shopping ideas head to @girlinflorence who wrote a whole curated made-in-Italy gift guide and has generously included our edible experiences as a must-have! Our 10% off Food Lover’s Tours and Progressive Dining Crawls in Florence sale ends Monday and is redeemable using CURIOUSINFLORENCE10 at check-out via link in bio/curiousappetitetravel.com
Buon venerdì a tutti 🥰#curiousappetite #foodtours

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