The Food of Tuscany.

In between drinking Brunello di Montalcino and Chianti, we ate a lot of delicious Tuscan food. 

lots of extra virgin olive oil soaked bread - even for breakfast

(photo thanks to David)

 Antipasti crostini - various toppings on salt-less bread

 another version

appetizer plate of fried courgette, meatballs, frittata, cured meats, and eggplant parm-ish

Banfi Lunch menu

 Ribollita a couple times

 Pappa al Pomodoro

 a cured meat plate - of course - all from the Cinta Senese pig

Pizza

 Pasta: a creamy bechamel sauce with asparagus and a crepe-y lasagna

 Pasta: pici cacio e pepe, tagliatelli con funghi, papardelle con duck

 Pasta: pici cacio e pepe

 Pasta: meaty lasagna

 Meat: Miale

 Meat: boar braised in Chianti 

 Meat: boar braised in Brunello di Montalcino

 Meat: bistecca alla fiorentina 

(we scouted out this one on the first night because we weren't sure if we would get it during the week...little did we know. at least this one had the official Chianini stamp)

 Meat: Bistecca alla fiorentina

 Meat: Bistecca alla fiorentina

 Meat: Bistecca alla fiorentina
(photo thanks to Sung)

 Chocolate Cake with homemade cream

 Chocolate Cake another time

biscotti

(and this is only some of the food we ate...)