The Medici Table
Dining as diplomacy, theatre and power.
World / Italy / Tuscany / Florence
FIRENZEWhat Florence
What Florence
tastes like.
Renaissance courts above; bread, offal, beans and olive oil below. Florence tells both stories.
FIRENZE
Renaissance · Mercati · Cucina povera
Renaissance · Mercati · Cucina povera
DISHHISTORY STREET FOOD
Ribollita
Bread, beans, cavolo nero and the intelligence of leftovers.
INGREDIENTCavolo Nero
A bitter green rooted in Tuscan winter cooking.
Lampredotto
The working city in a sandwich.