Tuscany Flavours Stefano Conti, his wife Grazia, and his mother Germana have revamped their stand at the Central Market and it is fabulous! Since 1929, the Conti's have supplied Florence with the best the market has to offer, and now Stefano is bringing the market to you! Order direct from his stand in the Mercato Centrale! Stefano, Germana, and Grazia Conti

ack in 1988, when I started teaching classes here in Florence, I searched for the best quality I could find from the Mercato Centrale, the Central Market at San Lorenzo. There I met the Conti family. They've been my adopted family since. In recent months, I've told Stefano what I would like to have available for my clients to take home to their kitchens. To my delight, Stefano, his mother Germana, and his wife Grazia have created a wonderful kit full of Italian cooking goodies for setting up a Tuscan kitchen at home -- the Divina Cucina Tuscan Kitchen Starter Kit. You can order the kit directly from the Conti's online store Tuscany Flavours. Also, browse their web site for other wonderful Italian ingredients and kitchen gadgets. Here's What's Included: One Divina Cucina apron One Divina Cucina cookbook, "From the Market to the Table" One Mezzaluna chopping knife ("The Tuscan Cuisinart")     with olive wood handle 1/2 liter bottle of the Conti Family estate-bottled     extra-virgin olive oil ("Extra Vergine") 1/2 liter bottle of red wine vinegar ("Santa Tea") 3 ounces dried porcini mushrooms 6.5 ounce tube of triple concentrated tomato paste 3 ounces sundried tomatoes 3 ounces salt-packed capers 1 pound Farro Toscano (for Donatella's farro salad!) 2-1/2 ounce jar of black truffle paste 6 ounces Italian coffee Sea Salt: Grosso (large salt crystals for roasting or     seasoning the cooking water for pasta) Fine (fine ground salt for     seasoning food while cooking) Herbs: Pure saffron threads from San Gimignano 2 ounce packages (thyme, chili pepper, fennel pollen,     oregano, juniper berries, spicy mix for spaghetti --     garlic, parsley, and chili pepper flakes) 3 ounce Sienese spices, known as droghe,     for meat sauces or desserts like pumpkin pie or the     Lucca version with spinach Treats for cheeses: 1 pound chestnut honey (Fabulous in tea, better on cheese!) Truffled honey (Excellent for duck breast!) Mostarda Mediterranean (My own recipe made by     Macelleria Cecchini -- hot pepper jelly to be served with     Pecorino cheese and grilled meats) 7 ounce piece of Pecorino (Tuscan sheep's cheese) 1 pound piece of Parmesan     (The best! From my friend in Parma, Bonat) Sweets: 1 piece of Panforte, famous Renaissance dessert from Siena 9 ounce jar of fig jam 3 ounce sheet of gelatin for making Panna Cotta     (The best dessert since tiramisu!) One small Duomo-shaped bottle of Limoncello,     lemon liqueur from Amalfi coast 1 pound each of ground almonds and powdered sugar,     and 1 bottle of bitter almond essence     (For making Ricciarelli cookies!) Order Now! "The kit arrived and is absolutely wonderful. I feel as though I'm in your kitchen and walking through the Mercato--what fun! 'Live' products are as fresh as can be--the cheeses are delicious and were shared. Pepper jelly has a definite zing but great! Spices have been used--perfect. How super to get two salts, what a difference. I'm impressed and loving it--thank you both!" Sharon Schenone, San Francisco, CA Click Here to Order the Tuscan Kitchen Starter Kit