Eating in Florence
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 2:14 pm
Ristorante Da Mimmo, a restaurant on via san gallo in Firenze down the street from the b&b we were staying in. We took a chance on a Tuscan tasting menu for 2 at 30 euro each.
1st course:
salami(best I've ever had), mozzarella w/olive oil and ground nuts, crostini 2 types one with chicken livers and the others chopped tomato and arugula and sliced tomato w/olive oil, slices of Italian ham two different types.
2nd course
fresh ravioli filled w/ spinach and cheese, arugula and sliced tomato(again but really good again), cut pasta w/ bologanese(shredded beef in a red sauce).
3rd course:
Slices of Bistecca Fiorentina ( beefsteak 2 " thick medium rare), slices of veal in lemon juice then open grilled (very tender and simply outstanding in taste), fresh fried mixed vegetables lightly dusted potatoes, eggplant, zucchini.
4th course:
Grandmothers chocolate cake
Included was a liter of house chianti in a beautiful pitcher, which was an outstanding wine. I found the house wines in Tuscany restaurants mostly to be of very good quality, local wines they very much prided themselves on.
There basically is very little tipping in Italy because it is included in the prices, there is not even a place on the credit card bill to add a tip. We left euros in cash anyway and walked back to the b&b very, very full to sip wine on the roof top terrace of our place overlooking Florence. Life is very good and we will be back to Da Mimmos before we leave.
http://www.ristorantedamimmo.it/index.html
1st course:
salami(best I've ever had), mozzarella w/olive oil and ground nuts, crostini 2 types one with chicken livers and the others chopped tomato and arugula and sliced tomato w/olive oil, slices of Italian ham two different types.
2nd course
fresh ravioli filled w/ spinach and cheese, arugula and sliced tomato(again but really good again), cut pasta w/ bologanese(shredded beef in a red sauce).
3rd course:
Slices of Bistecca Fiorentina ( beefsteak 2 " thick medium rare), slices of veal in lemon juice then open grilled (very tender and simply outstanding in taste), fresh fried mixed vegetables lightly dusted potatoes, eggplant, zucchini.
4th course:
Grandmothers chocolate cake
Included was a liter of house chianti in a beautiful pitcher, which was an outstanding wine. I found the house wines in Tuscany restaurants mostly to be of very good quality, local wines they very much prided themselves on.
There basically is very little tipping in Italy because it is included in the prices, there is not even a place on the credit card bill to add a tip. We left euros in cash anyway and walked back to the b&b very, very full to sip wine on the roof top terrace of our place overlooking Florence. Life is very good and we will be back to Da Mimmos before we leave.
http://www.ristorantedamimmo.it/index.html