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What to look forward to in the next month in Florence!

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November and December are special months in Florence! As the weather cools down everyone starts to get ready for winter and the holidays. Lights will go up in the streets, all the high end shops start displaying their Christmas windows and so much more happens in this incredible city. If you are planning to stay   …Continue Reading


Why not spend Thanksgiving in Italy here with us?

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Thanksgiving Day is soon upon us! Families and friends across the U.S. will gather to feast, relax and watch football or movies. It seems like a perfect time to invite you all to our Thanksgiving feast taking place here at L’Osteria di Giovanni. For almost 88% of Americans, Turkey is the star of their Thanksgiving   …Continue Reading


Italian food culture: our liquid gold

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Olive oil is known to be the “king of ingredients of Italian cuisine,” especially in Tuscany where the climate is perfect for the cultivation of olives. The craft of turning olives into oil has stayed in the Mediterranean Tuscan region over thousands of years and the techniques have been the same and passed down from   …Continue Reading


Florence bloggers!

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Truly on of the best ways of getting to know a city is via it’s bloggers, and Florence (finally – yahoo!) is no exception. Other people’s opinions, experiences and views are increasingly important and useful to us. We are also learning to read meaning into the words, rather than taking them at face value. If   …Continue Reading