Out of Taste 2019. All events not to be missed
From 7 to 11 March, Florence the capital of enogastronomy, discover a city to be savored!
From March 10th to 12th the new edition of Taste returns to Florence. In the spaces of the Stazione Leopolda a tourbillon of tastes and flavors, coming from the best producers of our peninsula.
The creative ferment of Taste invades the whole city with FuoriDiTaste, the off-show program that every year attracts a wide audience of experts and food lovers. From Thursday 7 to Monday 11 March, Florence multiplies the opportunities to meet in front of a great chef's dish or an unusual combination, to discover the latest trends in contemporary food and wine. From morning to late at night, in the most important places in the city and in the most evocative restaurants, a rich calendar of special initiatives. Here is our selection
Thursday 7 March
A corner of Russia in Florence
18.00 - 23.00
Fëdor Bistrò, Piazza della Signoria 37r
Imperial Caviar Tasting of Russian Caviar House, but not only! The menu
includes: aladi (typical Russian pancakes) with caviar and sour cream, blinis made with eggs
of salmon, wild salmon, smoked sturgeon, Russian salad and Beluga iced vodka.
The Amazing Italian Wine Journey. With Filippo Bartolotta
7:00 pm
Irene Bistro - Hotel Savoy, Piazza della Repubblica 7
An interactive and exciting experience, for an exclusive evening with nine prestigious labels that took part in the recent American road show "The Amazing Italian Wine Journey", skilfully combined with the signature dishes of Irene Bistrò. Price: € 65 (wine pairing included). Limited seats
Where does the shark swim? Shark from Procacci
Procacci - Via de 'Tornabuoni 64r, Florence
Lunch and dinner to taste a selection of dishes made with Shark products, 100% natural salami fish without preservatives or dyes.
Friday 8 March
Fish Tapas & Forte Beer
Irene Bistro - Hotel Savoy
Piazza della Repubblica 7, Florence
A selection of delicious samples of fish and chips, served at the table, by the Head Chef of the Hotel Savoy, accompanied by a jug of choice between 3 labels of craft beer produced and signed by the Forte di Pietrasanta Brewery, winner of the prestigious World Beer Cup 2018. With live dj sound. Price: € 15 for the first drink (plate and beer) of your choice / € 7 a second glass of beer. Limited seats
Where does the shark swim? Shark from Procacci
Procacci - Via de 'Tornabuoni 64r, Florence
Lunch and dinner to taste a selection of dishes made with Shark products, 100% natural salami fish without preservatives or dyes.
Piano, Sano and Toscano
18: 30-23: 00
Italian Tapas, Via Sant'Agostino 11r
Ready for an explosion of flavors? Official presentation of a menu with the most particular productions of Tuscany: appetizer and dishes based on snails and other specialties, accompanied by drinks made with Tuscan gins, thanks to the collaboration with some gastronomic excellences such as Arcenni. From 4 to 11 March, you can enjoy everything in an aperitif version.
Salami on the towers
8:00 pm
Harry's Bar Florence, Lungarno Amerigo Vespucci 221r
The Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG Consortium meets the Salumificio Mannori.
Tasting tables with a selection of companies from the Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG Wine Consortium to appreciate the flavor and the spices of the salumi and sausages of the Salumificio Mannori, in Prato since 1950.
Peasant brain up
Osteria Santo Spirito
Piazza Santo Spirito 16r, Florence
The Osteria Santo Spirito houses the products of the Vignarello butchers 1946 and their farm Il Casalone Vignoli. A "Brain farmer" menu where the meat of the Vignoli 1946 butcher's shop in combination with the monovarietal oil and the Chianti Classico of the Il Casalone Vignoli farm will be offered. Price: € 25
Saturday 9 March
At school of bread / The breads of contamination
Leopolda Station - Opera House
Viale Fratelli Rosselli, 5 - Florence
Laboratory by Nicola Giuntini (Panificio Giuntini Quarrata) with Piero Capecchi. Free workshop, admission ticket to the event with special rate € 15. Reservations required, limited places.
Boccondivino with finocchiona & sbirulino
Toscanino in Rinascente
Piazza della Repubblica, Florence
On the occasion of the opening of Toscanino in Rinascente, Macelleria Falorni and Toscanino present Boccondivino, an all-Tuscan aperitif with PGI finocchiona and Falorni ham accompanied by sbirulino made with Pruneti extra virgin olive oil. Price: 12-15 €
Gin & Cheese
Artisan company
Via Sprone 5r, Florence
Gin tasting paired with cheeses. Ginevra Gabrielli tender bar will mix the best international gins, combining them with the best cheeses of the historic Fattoria Il Palagiaccio. Price: starting from € 10
Tuscan Spirits
Travelers Building
Piazza della Stazione 50, Florence
The journey of the spirits: the Tuscan Spirits association, led by Taccola 1895, proposes an evening dedicated to the products of Tuscan excellence: grappa, gin, vermouth, bitters, cocktails, the ponce and much more. A path to drink that embraces all of Tuscany. Price: € 8
Cocktails in Lounge
Four Seasons Hotel Florence - Atrium Bar
Borgo Pinti 99, Florence
Event in collaboration with Nonino Distillatori, which will exclusively present a new "Aperitivo Nonino" liqueur. An evening of music and cocktails accompanied by finger food selected by the starred chef Vito Mollica, with the opportunity to enjoy an aperitif or choose the dinner formula. Price: € 25 aperitif (1 cocktail + finger food) / € 55 dinner formula (2 cocktails + two courses selected by the chef)
Come down the friends, sit down to the Saint, go out the Agnoni's sott'oli and the Palagiaccio cheeses
Il Santo Bevitore Restaurant
Via di Santo Spirito 64r, Florence
The cheeses of the historic Fattoria Il Palagiaccio meet with the delicious Agnoni sott'oli in a tasting menu.
price: from € 12 per dish
Upstream and the Giusti aperitif
Procacci
Via de 'Tornabuoni 64r, Florence
The renowned Procacci sandwiches and aperitifs prepared with Upstream salmon and balsamic vinegars from Acetaia Giuseppe Giusti; paired with the Franciacorta Marchesi Antinori and the classic Negroni with Vermouth Giusti.
Acetaia Leonardi 1871, Laudemio Frescobaldi and Amedei - The meeting of excellence
Frescobaldi Restaurant
Piazza della Signoria 31, Florence
Acetaia Leonardi 1871, Laudemio Frescobaldi and Amedei organize, in the suggestive location of the Frescobaldi Restaurant, an aperitif with tasting of their best products. Event by invitation
Parmesan ... gives the numbers
Gold coffee
Lungarno Acciaiuoli 2, Florence
Theme dinner signed by the starred chef Peter Brunel: 4 courses in which the Parmesan cheese of the Gennari dairy becomes the protagonist. Price: € 70
Sunday 10 March
Ortobello®
9: 00-16: 00
Riccardo Barthel, Via dei Serragli 234r
The Ortobello® zero-kilometer food market offers the opportunity to purchase local products sold directly by growers in the courtyard of the workshop-laboratory Riccardo Barthel. You will be able to wander among the vegetable stalls, milk, eggs, meat and other fresh products, enjoying the art of shopping and bringing to the table traditional tastes and flavors.
Tuscan Spirits
16: 00-00: 00
(Travelers Building, Piazza della Stazione 50)
The journey of the spirits: the Tuscan Spirits association, led by Taccola, offers an evening dedicated to the products of Tuscan excellence: grappa, gin, vermouth, bitters, cocktails, ponce and much more.
Frescobaldi meets a niche in Friuli: Friultrota
12:00 pm
(Frescobaldi Restaurant, Piazza della Signoria 31)
Menu with Friultrota products: antipasto of creamed cod, agretti and focaccia al
rosemary and Laudemio; first course of spelled cooked in Laudemio with trout cheeks
smoked and artichokes. All paired with a glass of Alìe Rosé from Tenuta Ammiraglia in
Tuscany, water and coffee. The event is also repeated on Monday 11 March.
Cioccociak!
14: 45-18: 40
Cinema The Company + Eataly Florence, Via Cavour 50r + Via De Martelli 22r
A delicious afternoon starring the most precious tropical fruit: chocolate. At 3:45 pm from Eataly Firenze sensory workshop "Discovering the magical world of chocolate" and at 5 pm, at the La Compagnia cinema, screening of the film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" by Mel Stuart 14: 45-18: 40.
Coffee Cheers: Dinicaffè Turns 80
18:00
Dinicaffè, Via dei Bastioni, 38/40
The historic roasting company turns 80 and opens the doors for the first time to toast this important milestone with a special aperitif. An opportunity to discover different coffees in the cocktail version thanks to Lucia Montanelli, a tuscan London-born by adoption, "Head bartender" of The Bar at The Dorchester Hotel in London and winner of many international competitions. Six works by the Florentine artist Stefano Ramunno are exhibited, inspired by the historic link between Florence and Dinicaffè.
Tuscan Spirits
16: 00-00: 00
(Travelers Building, Piazza della Stazione 50)
The journey of the spirits: the Tuscan Spirits association, led by Taccola, offers an evening dedicated to the products of Tuscan excellence: grappa, gin, vermouth, bitters, cocktails, ponce and much more.
Cinta, snails and truffles
12: 00-23: 00
(Badalì Osteria, Via dei Renai 11r)
The menu includes: premier cinta senese cooked ham and cinta senese raw ham with Renieri knife; freshly seared Chianina fillet with Savini's black truffle salt Tartufi on whitebait carpaccio; snails stewed to the Florentine of Arcenni.
At brunch with Acquerello
half past twelve
Il Palagio - Four Seasons Hotel, Borgo Pinti 99
The starred chef Vito Mollica proposes in his menu the risotto Acquerello with turnip tops with a crustacean mosaic.
Yes we can (nelloni)
12: 30-15: 30
Villa Cora, Viale Machiavelli 18
A rich buffet and the creations of the chef Alessandro Liberatore, protagonists of the products of Verrigni - Antico Pastificio Rosetano, De 'Magi - Alchimia de Formaggi and Le Selve of Vallolmo.
Farm to table at the Lune # Chianina and oil pasta
(Le Lune - Restaurant in the nursery, Via San Domenico 36)
The Farm to table project features the company Chianina and a pasta tasting
of Fabbri Pastificio in a simple but intense pairing with organic olive oil.
Lunch soon with the antipasto and rotisserie (100% Tuscan)
Regina Bistecca, Via Ricasoli 14r
Lunch with the traditional Tuscan rotisserie cooked on the grill. Products of the Ancient Butcher's Shop Falorni, from the award-winning Finocchiona PGI to the rotisserie: pork livers, scamerita, chicken ruspante, pancetta, homemade bread, Zorzettig wines. Side dishes and desserts
Presentation of the book "My Way, life, anecdotes and memories of Gianni Mercatali"
La Chiostrina Restaurant - Hotel Bernini Palace
Piazza San Firenze 29, Florence
Umberto Cecchi, for years director of the newspaper La Nazione, tells the incredible biography of Gianni Mercatali, a man of communication and public relations. Event organized by Gruppo Editoriale and Hotel Bernini Palace.
Event by invitation
NoTools_Fork1 by Davide Dutto in the Truffle World
Savini Tartufi Truffle Restaurant - Hotel Nh Collection Porta Rossa
Via Porta Rossa 19, Florence
Davide Dutto brings his "No Tools_Fork 1" to Florence thanks to Savini Tartufi, an original show featuring the fork, curated by Ghost Associazione Culturale and ChefProfile. Opening by invitation
Dirty Olive: with each cocktail its olive
Gurduloo
Via delle Caldaie 12-14r, Florence
Event organized by Az. Agr. Fratepietro and Gurdulù, which highlights how the Bella di Cerignola olive enhances the cocktail giving it a particular aromatic flavor. Experimentation of new combinations between olives and spirits to create a "wild taste".
Red Onion & Antinori
Osteria Cipolla Rossa
Via dei Conti 53r, Florence
The proposed menu: cauliflower flan in tomato sauce and crispy cheek Renieri; paccheri Cav. Giuseppe Cocco on the guinea fowl; cinta senese Renieri with onions with balsamic vinegar of Il Borgo del Balsamico; mint panna cotta with toasted almond grains and balsamic vinegar reduction. Price: € 40 full menu with Antinori wine tasting or à la carte menu
Cocktails in Lounge
Four Seasons Hotel Florence - Atrium Bar
Borgo Pinti 99, Florence
Event in collaboration with Nonino Distillatori, which will exclusively present a new "Aperitivo Nonino" liqueur. An evening of music and cocktails accompanied by finger food selected by the starred chef Vito Mollica, with the opportunity to enjoy an aperitif or choose the dinner formula. Price: € 25 aperitif (1 cocktail + finger food) / € 55 dinner formula (2 cocktails + two courses selected by the chef)
A laugh with friends. Procacci with Azienda Agricola San Pietro in Pettine
Procacci
Via de 'Tornabuoni 64r, Florence
Tasting of wine with truffle risotto tasting in one of the most renowned and elegant restaurants in Florence. In collaboration with the Azienda Agricola San Pietro a Pettine. Price: starting from € 10. Reservation not required
Slow-evolution watercolor
Gold coffee
Lungarno Acciaiuoli 2, Florence
Themed dinner with a menu signed by the starred chef Peter Brunel: 4 courses with the everlasting Acquerello rice in its most varied uses. Price: 65 €
Tenuta Luce meets the Bifulco Family
Frescobaldi Restaurant
Piazza della Signoria 31, Florence
A triumph of products and flavors of Vesuvius, combined with the wines of Tenuta Luce in Montalcino and Attems in Collio: tuna caponata of Manzetta dei Laghi, carpaccio Belladonna and tartare del Vesuvio, ziti alla Genovese with Melannurca and pecorino, cube roll over 200gr dry aged, broccoli and hazelnuts, ... Carni di Bifulco, which since 1890 breeds and selects quality meats on the slopes of Vesuvius. Price: € 55
Monday, March 11th
Presentation of the book "La Fiorentina"
Stazione Leopolda - Opera House - Ring Area
Viale Fratelli Rosselli 5, Florence
A book published by Gruppo Editoriale on the real Fiorentina steak edited by Aldo Fiordelli. Modera Davide Paolini.