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Title: The Food Lover's Guide to Florence: With Culinary Excursions in Tuscany by Emily Wise Miller ISBN: 1-58008-435-4 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: May, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The book I'd have written myself
Comment: As a cook/food writer who's lived in Florence for a few years, I was getting frustrated with all of the half-witted, repetitive restaurant reviews that constantly recommended the same 6 places in Florence. I was fed up, and about to set out to write my own guide, talking about the places where the real Florentines go, and describing the way they order their bistecche and fagioli (and where they get their gelato, instead of the touristy, over-priced Vivoli), when a friend showed me Emily Miller's beautiful, all-encompassing, unpretentious book. Well, so much for writing my own book; I'd rather just try all of the places Emily talks about that I haven't been to yet. Whether you are traveling to Firenze, or already live here, this little pocket-gem is all you need to stay well-fed.
Rating: 5
Summary: Buy It, Read It--and Take It With You
Comment: By Bill Marsano. Frankly I've always wondered why people go crazy about the splendid leather goods available in Florence. Yes, they're stylish, well-priced and well made--but can you eat them? To each his own, however. You want to buy shoes and handbags, or go to museums--help yourself. When I'm in Florence, I'm going to eat. The only things I buy to take away is food I want to smuggle back into the U.S.
I go to Italy three to five times a year (and I'm always hungry), and Florence is one of the best cities forrestaurants, pizzerias, wine bars, specialty shops and gorgeous markets piled with fresh produce. I have lots of scribbled notes and crumpled business cards, but this book does a much better job. If I've succeeded in whetting your appetite, then grab this book before you go on your own trip. Emily Wise Miller is a good writer and an outstanding guide to the gustatory city. She hits the high spots but doesn't neglect the little-known spots that aren't smack downtown; she knows the regional specialties (the unsalted bread, the magnificent lard); she also remembers that some amongst us are vegetarians and health-food devotees. And when she's got you positively salivating, she closes her book with chapters on cooking schools and culinary tours. All you really need to do is check the photo facing the introduction. It shows a newspaper headline that freely translates as "Delicatessen Clerk Condemned! Sold Prosciutto Different from the One the Customer Asked For!" That alone will give you an idea of how seriously Florentines take their food--and how well-tuned-in Emily Wise Miller is. (Bill Marsano is an award-winning writer on travel and wines and spirits.)
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Title: Chow Venice: Savoring the Food and Wine of La Serenissima by Ruth Edenbaum, Shannon Essa ISBN: 1891267604 Publisher: Wine Appreciation Guild Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Florence & Tuscany (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by Christopher Catling, DK Publishing ISBN: 0789494280 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Streetwise Florence by Streetwise Maps, Michael Brown ISBN: 0935039651 Publisher: Streetwise Maps Pub. Date: 01 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Florence in Detail : A Guide for the Expert Traveler by Claudio Gatti ISBN: 0847825353 Publisher: Rizzoli Pub. Date: 07 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Knopf CityMap Guide: Florence by Knopf Guides ISBN: 0375709967 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 08 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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