Historic Florentine Dinner Feast with Authentic Renaissance Food Recreation and Revival
Florence, Italy
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Trip Type: Dining Experiences
Duration: Flexible
Prepared by a professional chef and culinary archaeologist, you will experience a dinner with flavours and scents from Florence’s ancient tables.
Smell the spices that were traded by Renaissance merchants and feast on stuffed breads and pasta as history comes to life on your plate!
This once-in-a-lifetime dining experience takes place in a private “closed-door restaurant” tucked away in the ancient Oltrarno neighborhood. A maximum of 14 people will gather at an intimate communal table with candles.
Smell the spices that were traded by Renaissance merchants and feast on stuffed breads and pasta as history comes to life on your plate!
This once-in-a-lifetime dining experience takes place in a private “closed-door restaurant” tucked away in the ancient Oltrarno neighborhood. A maximum of 14 people will gather at an intimate communal table with candles.
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Prepared by a professional chef and culinary archaeologist, you will experience a dinner with flavours and scents from Florence’s ancient tables.
Smell the spices that were traded by Renaissance merchants and feast on stuffed breads and pasta as history comes to life on your plate!
This once-in-a-lifetime dining experience takes place in a private “closed-door restaurant” tucked away in the ancient Oltrarno neighborhood. A maximum of 14 people will gather at an intimate communal table with candles.Taste the culture of an Historical Florentine Dinner Feast!
The Dinner menu is centred on the revival and recreation of old world dishes and you will get a taste of Renaissance history with a meal fit for the Medici family.
The Chef will share rich food stories including the famous "duck with oranges" that was beloved by Caterina de Medici and the garlic croutons made for the Emperor Charlemagne.
All organic ingredients include ancient grains and fragrant fresh herbs and all dishes are entirely prepared from scratch, from bread to dessert.
Other dishes include (Sample Menu):
- Ravioli with wild field greens
- Fresh home-made Pasta
- Chocolate mixed with meat as it was enjoyed when the Spanish explorers first brought it to Italy from the New World explorations
- Wild game from the Tuscan countryside
- Roast pork with star anise and cloves
- Soup with potatoes and cinnamon
- Sweet cream flavoured with saffron
Dinner includes discussion of the history of each dish and online access to the recipe.
This experience is recommended for foodies, history and art lovers, Slow Food movement followers. Dishes may include meats such as rabbit, boar, pork, pheasant, quail, duck, partridge, pheasant, lamb or liver. The chef always uses the freshest organic ingredients based on what’s best at market.
Because of the historical presentation, substitutions cannot be made, however the chef will omit any undesired ingredients and accommodate food allergies if notified in advance.
As a "closed-door restaurant", you will experience authentic cuisine and meet new friends around a shared table.
Smell the spices that were traded by Renaissance merchants and feast on stuffed breads and pasta as history comes to life on your plate!
This once-in-a-lifetime dining experience takes place in a private “closed-door restaurant” tucked away in the ancient Oltrarno neighborhood. A maximum of 14 people will gather at an intimate communal table with candles.Taste the culture of an Historical Florentine Dinner Feast!
The Dinner menu is centred on the revival and recreation of old world dishes and you will get a taste of Renaissance history with a meal fit for the Medici family.
The Chef will share rich food stories including the famous "duck with oranges" that was beloved by Caterina de Medici and the garlic croutons made for the Emperor Charlemagne.
All organic ingredients include ancient grains and fragrant fresh herbs and all dishes are entirely prepared from scratch, from bread to dessert.
Other dishes include (Sample Menu):
- Ravioli with wild field greens
- Fresh home-made Pasta
- Chocolate mixed with meat as it was enjoyed when the Spanish explorers first brought it to Italy from the New World explorations
- Wild game from the Tuscan countryside
- Roast pork with star anise and cloves
- Soup with potatoes and cinnamon
- Sweet cream flavoured with saffron
Dinner includes discussion of the history of each dish and online access to the recipe.
This experience is recommended for foodies, history and art lovers, Slow Food movement followers. Dishes may include meats such as rabbit, boar, pork, pheasant, quail, duck, partridge, pheasant, lamb or liver. The chef always uses the freshest organic ingredients based on what’s best at market.
Because of the historical presentation, substitutions cannot be made, however the chef will omit any undesired ingredients and accommodate food allergies if notified in advance.
As a "closed-door restaurant", you will experience authentic cuisine and meet new friends around a shared table.
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