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20.10.13_Curious Appetite-047

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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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It’s porcini season around Italy and especially true for rustic Tuscan Florence, inciting mega doses of FOMO. Although jealous and heartbroken, happy our office manager is taking seasonal carb loading for the team. Counting down the days to eating this town again...and especially @culinariafirenze, an artsy slow-food focused restaurant highlighting ingredients/products sourced from tiny organic/biodynamic producers around Tuscany (think ancient grain flour breads/pastas, biodynamic wines, heritage slow food presidium legumes, farmstead cheeses/meats, wild boar, etc) and currently serving award-winning dolci from @luca_mannori in Prato. A must-eat in Florence and located deep in the Oltrarno in Piazza Tasso. Have you been? Buon weekend a tutti 😘 #curiousappetite #florenceitaly

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If you’re not talking about food with this level of enthusiasm then you might need cheese and wine to remedy that...our food tour guides know what’s up! From our Food Lover’s Tour in Florence- a snack feast march against mediocrity! 😌🇮🇹🧀🍷#curiousappetite #foodtours

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One of the most FAQ food bloggers/writers get is “what’s the ONE restaurant you’d recommend to me in (insert city said blogger is obsessed with)” and perhaps I speak for many when I say mayhem begins to ensue! It’s like asking “what’s the one medicine you’d recommend to solve everything” or “who is your favorite child” if such an answer could even be answered- it still really depends on you and myriad factors (not choosing favorite child but rather eatery): cost? adventurous? lunch or dinner? who are you eating/traveling with? street food or sit down? truly open minded to the local cuisine? chef driven or nonna fam? Known for pasta? mains? need a good wine list? dietary restrictions? white table cloth or trattoria? are you okay with sub standard service/personal space in exchange for really awesome food? So while I find this to be a very unfair question- because it is unfair to the many unique restauranteurs- I will defer to the many listicles, take the time to read them, make a shortlist and then ask “from these, which should I not miss?” Because advising on one restaurant in a city with hundreds of valid contenders is 🤯 BUT Cammillo is one of the MANY not to miss in Florence- make sure you plan ahead and reserve! Need more ideas? Check stories for some picks/contact me via bio for personal consults or peruse thecuriousappetite.com for more of my personal picks/lists #curiousappetite #florenceitaly 🍴🇮🇹

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We talk a lotta meat talk about our walking food tours in Italy- but we do have plenty to offer vegetarian travelers- fear not! I personally spent 8 years eating vegetarian (some of those vegan!) + fortunate in having a super considerate team- we do our best to cater to a variety of dietary lifestyles. These are ricotta and spinach filled tortelloni freshly made from our Bologna #lagrassatour- just one of the naturally veg traditional tasting options available! For further curiosity if we can adapt to your tastes, feel free to write us a note via link in bio. Buon lunedì a tutti! 🍝#curiousappetite #foodtours 🇮🇹

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If you’re coming to Bologna for the pasta (and not only) stay for the drinks- la grassa has a thing for craft cocktails too! The travel tips section of curiousappetitetravel.com has you covered for personal favorite drinking holes as well as info on this year’s @bolognacocktailweek from October 14th-20th. My favorite spot on the list is not really a cocktail bar but an amari-full Italian bar and it is one of the best places on earth for a slew of reasons: soul and personality, what real Italian bars should be like (to hell with hipster/gentrified imitations), an insane selection of national amari and tunes opposite of garbage top 40 hits (if someone would pay me to write a non-fluff/tirade piece about the terrible foreign music played in locales around Italy when Italy has a treasure chest of local artists both past and present I would feel so seen) Soapbox done, time for a drink- buon weekend a tutti! #curiousappetite #bolognaitaly #BoCW

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Objects may taste bigger than they appear with Procacci’s signature panino tartufato (secret recipe truffle slathered plush mini rolls) with a fancy pour of dry/crisp Prosecco...one of the several bites from our Aperitivo Tour in Florence- not pictured: crostini, charcuterie, craft negroni and more- imbibe with us around town! Tickets via curiousappetitetravel.com- salute🥂🍴#curiousappetite #foodtours 🇮🇹

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Remembering when last past September when we were yodeling, picnicking and grape plucking in Northern Italian mountain vineyards. Missin’ last month’s time in Trento DOC with @ferraritrento and the talented industry folks I was charmed to meet along the way- can we kindly rewind? @elonrmuskk where you at with a #timemachine already 🍾🇮🇹🥂#curiousappetite #trentodoc

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Tuscan schiacciata 2-way (all’uva 🍇 + all’olive oil) giving Ligurian focaccia a run for its dough and in-house baked croccante cracker thrown in for safe measure...rustic carb loading on our Food Lover’s Tour in Florence at one of our favorite bakeries hidden in the historical center. Come break bread with us! Tickets + info via link in bio or e-mail our team bookings@curiousappetitetravel.com...buon appetito! 🍞🍇🍴#curiousappetite #foodtours

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The question which frightened me the most when deliberating whether or not to give San Francisco a go was: would I be able to live without the Sant’Ambrogio market in Florence? The answer is no, I sincerely cannot and I miss it every day away. But that’s okay. However, today’s perusal at my neighborhood Sunday farmer’s market strung my heart strings - enamored with the bit of produce diversity one can have access to and at rather honest prices. Curiously, I picked up some Indian and Chinese bitter melon (suggestions on what to do these welcome) and Opo squash, and while overhearing a local band strumming at their own strings under bright sunny blue skies- I realized I’m exactly where I need to be right now, with or without Sant’Ambrogio. Hope you all enjoyed this weekend- wherever in the world you may be! 🍆🥒#curiousappetite #sanfrancisco

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