In Italy, Sunday’s have always been a day of rest.
That may mean spending 5 hours on the freeway to get to the beach from Florence, but with only one day off a week, for many it is worth it. The extra day of work a week pays off at vacation time , as they have a 5 week paid vacation!
Most take 4 weeks in the summer, all of August, and one week in the winter..skiing!
I prefer to rest!
village of Certaldo
So last Sunday I attended Certaldo’s Dinner honoring Boccaccio.
It was held in the streets, a fabulous sit down dinner for 350, catered by my friend Giuseppina.
Throughout the evening we were entertained by the Theatre Company Drago Nero, with acrobats, fabulous costumed actors on stilts, reinactments of battle’s and music.
The menu was:
A fried bruschetta with herbs and tomatoes
Pecorino Cheese and red onion jam ( Certaldo is famous for their red onions)
Onion soup( of course)
Roasted pork shank
Herbed salad with fruit
Sorbet
Biscotti and Vin Santo