Ok...I do realize that it's been nearly a month since we've posted anything, and I am truly sorry. But, I am still away in Loreto doing my course, and so Charles has been rendered unable to post stories about his adventures with Diego and Jillian since I have the computer with me.
But, last weekend we all went off together to finally visit the famed restaurant and butcher shop of Dario Cecchini. Charles first read about Dario before we even moved to Italy, in the book called Heat. In the book, the author describes his experiences with Dario and his behavior and attitudes towards all things meat. In short, he is painted as a lunatic, and we were hoping to experience some of the magic! So, when he opened up his restaurant to showcase his famous meat, we knew that we would eventually have to get our butts over there and experience what all the fuss was about.
So, we decided to take the opportunity of having Diego and Jillian in town to rent a car and finally make the drive out there. His butcher shop is in a tiny town in Tuscany, a few kilometers outside of Florence. The view from the hill-top village is absolutely stunning, and when we arrived we were greeted by a small festival taking place in the street between his butcher shop and restaurant. Musicians were playing, people were drinking wine and tasting samples of some of his products. We mingled for a few minutes, taking in the sights and watching the legendary man in his element, lumbering around behind his meat counter and even stepping into the street to dance with the musicians.
That night we eagerly anticipated the 6 course meal that was to come. When we arrived at the restaurant we were shown to a large communal table and given a sheet of paper to describe the philosophy of Dario and his restaurant. In fact, it stated that we were not in a restaurant, but rather in the home of a butcher, and basically (although more tactfully) if we didn't like something we could get the hell out. Luckily, and not surprisingly, everything was delicious! We spoke a bit with other couples at the table (we were the only non-Italians), and spent a wonderful two hours devouring course after course of meats and vegetables.
We had a great time, and would definitely recommend this off-the track place to anyone coming to Italy in the future. It was such a fun and unique experience, the terrible weather couldn't even put a damper on our memory of it!
Ok...I do realize that it's been nearly a month since we've posted anything, and I am truly sorry. But, I am still away in Loreto doing my course, and so Charles has been rendered unable to post stories about his adventures with Diego and Jillian since I have the computer with me.
But, last weekend we all went off together to finally visit the famed restaurant and butcher shop of Dario Cecchini. Charles first read about Dario before we even moved to Italy, in the book called Heat. In the book, the author describes his experiences with Dario and his behavior and attitudes towards all things meat. In short, he is painted as a lunatic, and we were hoping to experience some of the magic! So, when he opened up his restaurant to showcase his famous meat, we knew that we would eventually have to get our butts over there and experience what all the fuss was about.
So, we decided to take the opportunity of having Diego and Jillian in town to rent a car and finally make the drive out there. His butcher shop is in a tiny town in Tuscany, a few kilometers outside of Florence. The view from the hill-top village is absolutely stunning, and when we arrived we were greeted by a small festival taking place in the street between his butcher shop and restaurant. Musicians were playing, people were drinking wine and tasting samples of some of his products. We mingled for a few minutes, taking in the sights and watching the legendary man in his element, lumbering around behind his meat counter and even stepping into the street to dance with the musicians.
That night we eagerly anticipated the 6 course meal that was to come. When we arrived at the restaurant we were shown to a large communal table and given a sheet of paper to describe the philosophy of Dario and his restaurant. In fact, it stated that we were not in a restaurant, but rather in the home of a butcher, and basically (although more tactfully) if we didn't like something we could get the hell out. Luckily, and not surprisingly, everything was delicious! We spoke a bit with other couples at the table (we were the only non-Italians), and spent a wonderful two hours devouring course after course of meats and vegetables.
We had a great time, and would definitely recommend this off-the track place to anyone coming to Italy in the future. It was such a fun and unique experience, the terrible weather couldn't even put a damper on our memory of it!
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