Week 5 Mercato Centrale
Mercato Centrale really surprised me just with the amount of variety all compacted to one space. I have never seen so many meat vendors in one area and the entire facility was home to a variety of homemade paninis. Overall a fantastic environment, and some...
Week 4 Food
The food we had in Naples earlier was fantastic, albeit much different than here in Florence. Much thicker pizza and better street food were some of my favorite highlights, as well as local tomatoes from Pompeii. The flavors in Naples were much richer than here in...
Week 3 Food
Some foods that I have had to get accustomed to is the calamari, which I have never had! I forgot to take photos of the trattoria where I got it, but that was definitely a first for me! Some favorites in Italy so far have to be the Steak alla Fiorentina and the...
Week 2 Food
Week 2 has been full of surprises. A trip to Siena and San Gimignano provided me with probably the best Gelato I have ever tasted, as well as some very good Vernaccia, a white wine recommended by Professor Pippert. While the food so far in Italy has been...
Week 1 Food
Week 1 off to a groggy start due to the jet lag, but did not stop me from going out to explore the variety of food that surrounds us in Santo Spirito! Was very surprised by Italian "breakfast" this week as I learned of how the Italians normally just have "un...