Category Archives: Food in Tuscany

The charm of Lucca’s shops

Posted on February 8, 2012 by From a Tuscan Villa

A recent question on a travel forum asked what was so great about Lucca, why did so many love the town? The other day I had to wait around for a while in Lucca on a very cold morning. To … Continue reading →

Posted in Days trips, Food in Tuscany, Lucca, Tuscany, Winter | Tagged bakeries, buccelato, cenci, centro storico, Italy, Lucca, shopping, shops, slow food, travel, Tuscany, winter in Tuscany | 33 Comments

My son eats snails!

Posted on January 29, 2012 by From a Tuscan Villa

Thankfully not the kind a child might dig out of the mud but the properly edible type! The first place he ever ate them was the Osteria al Ritrovo del Platano. We stopped by one day when passing to look … Continue reading →

Posted in Eating out, Food in Tuscany, Garfagnana | Tagged Barga, Castelnuovo, Garfagnana, Italian food, Italy, lumache, slow food, snails, travel, truffle sauce, Tuscany, Tuscany restaurant | 5 Comments

Christmas is coming!

Posted on December 24, 2011 by From a Tuscan Villa

The kids finished school yesterday, which means Christmas must be nearly here. It’s late to break up, but they don’t go back to school in Italy until after Epiphany, so this year that means no school until January 9th. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Food in Tuscany, Lucca, Tuscany, Uncategorized, Winter | Tagged Barga, barga cioccolata, Chocolate, christmas, flagthrowers, Il Desco, Italian food, Lucca, slow food, travel, Tuscany, winter in Tuscany | 8 Comments

The Fruits of Autumn

Posted on October 27, 2011 by From a Tuscan Villa

Early Autumn is fig season. Fig trees seem to grow like weeds around here in northern Tuscany but even though I’m now lucky enough to have this great tree (above) there’s still for me something very exotic and sensual about … Continue reading →

Posted in At Villa Rosalena, Autumn, Food in Tuscany, Tuscany | Tagged Autumn in Tuscany, Fall in Tuscany, figs, Garfagnana, October Tuscany, porcini, seasonal food Tuscany | 2 Comments

Lunch in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Tuscany

Posted on June 3, 2011 by From a Tuscan Villa

My sister is visiting. She doesn’t eat vegetables! But she likes cheese. So a cheese based lunch was in order. We headed half hour northwards to Osteria Vecchio Mulino in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana. It serves cold platters of local food: … Continue reading →

Posted in Days trips, Eating out, Food in Tuscany, Garfagnana, Tuscany | Tagged Castelnuovo, Garfagnana, Italy, Lucca, slow food, travel, Tuscany, Tuscany restaurant | 13 Comments

Fine Maggio- end of May, Bagni di Lucca, Tuscany

Posted on May 29, 2011 by From a Tuscan Villa

Lots of local towns around here have events for Primo Maggio, May 1st. So maybe the market in May 1st events was overloaded. Anyway Bagni di Lucca has a festa for the end of May, which this year was yesterday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bagni di Lucca, Food in Tuscany, Spring, Tuscany | Tagged Bagni di Lucca, Garfagnana, Italian food, Italy, Lambretta, photography, slow food, travel, Tuscany | 6 Comments

Tipico Italiano – Yummy food!

Posted on April 23, 2011 by From a Tuscan Villa

‘Are you sure you didn’t know this would be here’ insisted my children. Having been dragged to so many food events they really didn’t believe that I hadn’t planned this. We had some time to kill waiting for a train … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Food in Tuscany, Lucca, Tuscany | Tagged Italian food, Lucca, slow food, travel, Tuscany | 6 Comments

Mushrooms and truffles, Slow Food of the Tuscan mountains

Posted on February 9, 2011 by From a Tuscan Villa

If you go to Silvio, and order the tasting menu (menu degustazione) you will believe I’ve let you in on a secret, one of those ‘hidden gems’ of clichés. For this is one of those out-of-the-way places, that looks like … Continue reading →