I bought a one way ticket to Europe in 1984 and Tuscany is now my home. I ran cooking classes and culinary vacations since 1988 downtown Florence, based in my space in front of the Mercato Centrale. The markets are the heart of the city and the insight to what is eaten locally and what is in season. I always search out a market when I go on vacation.

I am now creating guides to my favorite markets around Italy for sale for those of you who like me want to dig deeper into the culture of a town.

If you love to cook and share regional recipes, I have many on this site and now also have created video recipes with printable pdf’s to keep.

Baci da firenze

You can also follow me know on my Substack page. I have both a free sign-up and also a paid membership with more recipes and also access to archives,my ebook and my free apps for the Markets of Italy.