Regional Food&Wine EventsItalia Enogastronomica
Although our identity is strongly linked to Tuscan cuisine, we believe biodiversity of our country is an invaluable resource deserving to be remarked.
As a result of this thought comes the idea of organizing, on Sunday at lunchtime, Italia Enogastronomica. A series of recurring events bringing the flavors of Italian regions to our guests’ attention.
Every tasting itinerary is characterized by dishes, ingredients and wines strictly coming from each proposed area. Every event will also see the presence of trusted winemakers willing to tranfer their knowledge to anyone at the tables.
All this in order to make guests feeling the atmosphere of a familiar, informal italian Sunday lunch.
The left bank of the Tanaro River, among fortresses, orchards and vineyards. The Roero, Piedmontese wine excellence
22 March 2026
For this last trip of the season, we will take you back to a place that has made its food and wine traditions one of its world-renowned excellences.
We will take you to the north-eastern part of the province of Cuneo, on the left bank of the Tanaro River, in a territory of irregular and jagged hills, with alternating deciduous forests, chestnut groves and orchards. Welcome to Roero.
Wilder than Monferrato and less well known than Langhe, of the three sites in Piedmont elected UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2014, it is undoubtedly the most unspoilt but also the most surprising. It looks like something out of a fantasy saga, with medieval castles perched on rolling hills, nestled between deep canyon-like gorges. Carved out by erosion, the extravagant shapes of the Rocche are a wonder that alone is worth the trip. A cyclopean natural architecture, created thousands of years ago, which cuts through the green of the woods with blades of golden sandy soil.
Culinary delights and historical riches come together in lands that were once the sea. Excellent products that will be presented to us by the Bruno Franco company and its young owners, who have made this area their home and jealously guard its traditions. A journey through food and wine that will surprise you once again.
In the heart of Barbagia, between Gennargentu and Supramonte. History and food & wine, the centuries-old identity of Mamoiada
01 March 2026
During the carnival season, we couldn't help but introduce you to a land where this tradition has ancient origins that remain intact to this day. Few places like this preserve the traces carved in granite by the people who lived many millennia before us. Menhirs, inscribed stones, nuraghi, but also ancient Roman roads, sacred springs and medieval remains coexist in a place suspended in time.
Mamoiada is located in the innermost part of Barbagia di Ollolai, in a region of central Sardinia that extends along the slopes of the Gennargentu massif. It is an area where numerous waterways flow, feeding lush forests, pastures and vineyards, which produce excellent cheeses and wines that make the land of the Mamuthones and Issohadores even more famous.
A glance at the countryside immediately reveals this land's vocation for quality production: vineyards as far as the eye can see, pastures and woods nestled among the high hills that lie at the edge of the Gennargentu. A territory rich in water and greenery in every season, at the ideal altitude for the high-quality production that has always characterised it.
Your guide on this special Sunday will be the youngest member of the Sedilesu family, Andrea, who, with his family's long history in the area, will help you appreciate every aspect of a traditional Barbaricina Sunday lunch. Fine wines and traditional dishes will make you feel like you're in Sardinia... without leaving Florence.
Between the Jasmine Coast and the slopes of Aspromonte. Among unspoilt nature, culture and popular traditions
01 February 2026
With the cold weather approaching, we want to take you, body and mind, to one of the most beautiful corners of our peninsula, less known to most but with an irresistible charm: the Costa dei Gelsomini, which stretches from Punta Stilo to Capo Spartivento.
Characterised by clayey-marmose hills and green terraces rich in citrus groves and olive trees that reach the heart of the Aspromonte National Park, Greek colonists chose it for its strategic position, and their ancient colonies of Locri Epizefiri and Kaulon stand at the centre of an area also characterised by the ruins of ancient castles, monasteries and villages perched above a picture-postcard sea.
The cuisine is based mainly on genuine, organic local produce and attracts numerous tourists and visitors. It preserves many products and recipes from the typical local cuisine, which are part of that ancient cuisine.
Accompanying you on this journey is the Aspromonte winery, represented by its owner Pasquale Polifroni, who will help you experience the excitement of his wines and his land with unusual pairings and intriguing dishes, without ever leaving Florence.
Straddling the Tagliamento River, between the Carnic Alps and the Adriatic Sea. Friuli Grave and its 2000 years of wine-making history
11 January 2026
On this occasion, which marks the beginning of the new year, we will travel north to discover a less famous but equally interesting part of Friuli from a food and wine perspective: Grave.
The entire plain was formed by the flooding of the Meduna, Cellina and Tagliamento rivers, which, over the millennia, deposited enormous quantities of limestone and dolomite material torn from the mountains by the violence of the waters and carried downstream along their riverbeds. These same mountains, in addition to giving rise to the “Grave” soil, also shelter it from the cold winds coming from the north. All this, together with the beneficial effect of the Adriatic Sea, has contributed to the creation of a climate particularly suited to the cultivation of vines.
History has also characterised the cuisine of this land, which has its roots in peasant traditions, to which are added the contributions of peoples and traditions that have also influenced the dishes. Simple cuisine, linked to the customs of the past, which maintains its peasant and healthy spirit, capable of conquering even the most refined palates. The combination of these ingredients gives rise to skilfully revisited dishes and recipes, in a highly successful blend of tradition and modernity.
The Antonutti family, who have been guardians of this territory, its vineyards and its food specialities for over a hundred years, will tell you all about it. A journey marked by influences and traditions that we have no doubt will amaze and delight you.
From mining mountains to crystal clear seas. Magical, archaic, ancestral and steeped in ancient traditions. The Sulcis Iglesiente region
30 November 2025
For this third stage of the season, we will have to embark, by ship or plane, to reach a corner of the beautiful and unspoilt land of Sardinia; the Sulcis-Iglesiente area, first favoured by the Phoenicians and Carthaginians who discovered the rich mineral deposits underground.
Wild nature, tunnels overlooking the sea, ruins emerging from the waves and fishing villages overlooking crystal clear waters.
Despite the proximity of the sea, most of the typical dishes derive from an agro-pastoral economy based on transhumance for millennia, which remains one of the main sectors of food and wine production. The area is also rich in other specialities, the result of past influences and traditions handed down over the centuries. The only exception to the products of the land is tuna fishing, which was already practised in the Nuragic era.
Accompanying us in their territory is the historic Cantina Santadi, which has made Carignano, a privileged variety in the area, one of its main strengths. There will be no shortage of dishes resulting from the aforementioned influences and the desire to satisfy your every curiosity.
On the shores of Lake Bolsena, among volcanic beaches, olive groves and vineyards. Northern Tuscia and the Tuscan border
09 November 2025
For this second stage of the season, we will cross the southern border of Tuscany by a few kilometres and head for Lake Bolsena or Vulsino, in the Maremma region of Lazio. With an area of over 115 square kilometres, it is the largest volcanic basin in Italy.
The lake is one of the main economic resources for the entire Tuscia region. From fishing to tourism and, more recently, viticulture, the presence of the lake has made this land great, providing the raw materials that represent the gastronomic identity of this place.
Accompanying you on this stage is a young winemaker from Gradoli, Andrea Occhipinti, who produces interesting wines based on Aleatico and Greco Nero grapes on the shores of the lake. These wines pair perfectly with the combination of fish and meat that make up the menu, which is traditional yet unusual and intriguing.
All you have to do is “dive in” to this wonderful opportunity to rediscover a territory whose roots go back to prehistoric times.
Far from the sea, dotted with hills and carved by river valleys. The Irpinia plateau and its millennia-long history.
19 October 2025
For the start of this new winter season, Italia Enogastronomica remains focused on southern Italy, taking you on a journey through the historic region of Irpinia.
Bordered by the Daunia mountains to the north-east, the Vulture mountains to the south-east and the Picentini-Partenio mountains to the south-west, the north-western edge is marked by a complex river system shared with the Sannio Beneventano area.
Given its particular conformation, agriculture has always been a very important part of the territory and with it comes a considerable production of quality wines, as well as hazelnuts for the preparation of the many versions of the famous nougat.
As always, we will present a menu focused on the truest tradition, which will enhance the estate's labels, based on Fiano Greco di Tufo and Aglianico, to the best of their ability, in the company of the owner of Tenuta Cavalier Pepe.
The province of Foggia - The Tavoliere of Puglia & The Gargano, from the Neolithic era to present
30 March 2025
In these last trips of the 2024/2025 season of the ‘Italia Enogastronomica’ series, we will take you to the South.
We will continue our journey at the end of the month, Sunday 30 March, with the destination set on the Tavoliere and Gargano to discover the province of Foggia, which reminds us and puts us in the mood for long days and summer holidays.
An area that has handed down its history since the dawn of humanity and that brings to the present day dishes and ingredients that make it one of the excellences of our peninsula. Cheeses, legumes and meat, rather than fish, denote its rural connotation that finds one of its most modern outlets in the cultivation of vines.
In this key, we propose an unusual pairing with a company that produces traditional wines and innovative versions made from those grapes that are the expression of that territory; Bombino Bianco and Nero di Troia will be the masters and Pisan-Battel, in the person of Antonio Pisante, will be able to tell you every aspect of its production philosophy.
The Campania Volcanos - Campi Flegrei & Naples area
02 March 2025
In these last trips of the 2024/2025 season of the ‘Italia Enogastronomica’ series, we will take you to the South.
Sunday 02 March will be dedicated to an area that is currently enjoying a notoriety that unfortunately does not concern the aspects we hold dear.
The Campi Flegrei are a great caldera, even submerged, in a state of semi-dormant. From the Posillipo hill to the Camaldoli hill via the Cuma mountain and the Procida mountain, this partial activity generates a unique territory rich in particularly recognisable raw materials. An area as large as our Florentine area, where these products form the basis of a millenary agrifood culture that features iconic dishes and lesser-known family recipes.
Accompanying us on this journey will be a custodian of those traditions, Salvatore Martusciello, who with his wines will be able to tell you every detail of the marvellous setting in which he operates and produces fantastic labels that will best accompany the dishes on offer.
On the slopes of the Trentino mountains - Between popular traditions and imperial memories
19 January 2025
Back from the Christmas holidays, for those of you who still yearn for the mountains, we propose another leisurely trip to Trentino, this time to the foothills of the mountains, where popular traditions go hand in hand with imperial references to the Austro-Hungarian period.
We will offer you a menu composed of ingredients rich in tradition but poor in extraction, of iconic but less emblazoned dishes, all to give you a taste of a Trentino that, especially at this time of year, evokes in each of us a longing for snow and alpine huts where you can enjoy all the delicacies we propose. And we will take you there, without moving you from Florence, for a relaxing and satisfying Sunday round trip.
The menu will be accompanied by the labels of the Klinger winery, which, between Lavis and the mountains, produces wines closely linked to the territory that will amaze us and best accompany the dishes on offer. Moreover, as always, people from the winery will know how to satisfy all your curiosity and questions about the territory and its traditions.
The Piedmont of great whites - Derthona, its hills and the province of Alessandria
01 December 2024
This month's event, anticipating Christmas holidays is dedicated to one of the most iconic regions of the Italian food and wine tradition. We will accompany you on a Piedmontese Sunday, on the border between Liguria, Emilia Romagna and Lombardy, certain to leave you amazed by the incredible offer of the Colli Tortonesi. Great white wines, even those that can be aged for a long time, red wines with great character and a menu which, as always, will allow you to savor the true tradition of a place a little off the main tourist routes. All accompanied by an exceptional guide: the Mariotto family who, for some decades now, have been one of the best-known realities of this southern part of Piedmont. A journey that starts from your home and arrives at ours, passing through the Romanesque Derthona and always without leaving Florence.
Lower Trentino, between Alto Garda, Valsugana and Val di Non
17 November 2024
The cold season is coming up and we meet it with yet another Sunday lunch which on this occasion tells you about an area of great charm where mountain traditions and cultivations linked to the milder area of the upper Garda converge. So here you are in the southernmost area of Trentino, between Val di Non and Valsugana, among grapes and apples, wine, spirits and polenta. A rich and dense menu of well & less known and dishes that will give you the emotion of an authentic, engaging and satisfying culinary experience. The wines are from Villa Corniole and the property itself will be with us to tell you about them and make you appreciate them, both for their combination with the menu and for their particular characteristics. Another trip around our peninsula without leaving Florence.
The Riviera di Ponente and the Ingauno territory Between sea, mountains, Pigato and Rossese
20 October 2024
The appointments with our Sundays around Italy are back and, to remember the summer that has just passed, we will all head towards the sea.
A border area awaits you, rich in history and traditions, passionate people and dishes that speak about towns nestled between the sea and the mountains; Welcome to the Western Ligurian Riviera.
BioVio winery, guardian of those local traditions, accompanies us on this journey, of which they will be able to make you participate by answering all your curiosities.
As for every other time, it will be like being there, without leaving Florence.
Le Marche del Verdicchio - From Parco delle Gole di Frasassi to Riviera del Conero
10 March 2024
The last event of the 23/24 winter season about regional cuisines of Italy takes us decidedly towards the sea, a path that we will certainly soon return to travel during the hottest Sundays ahead.
We will take you to the Jesi hills and along the slope that leads to Ancona and the entire surrounding coast. A territory that combines great gastronomic traditions with strong flavors with the art of cultivating that splendid and versatile native vine that is Verdicchio.
We will be accompanied in this experience by Marika Socci, an enlightened and young producer from the winery of the same name, who will be able to answer all your curiosities with the passion that distinguishes her.
Don't miss yet another opportunity for a real Marche Sunday, with unusual and curious traditional dishes, without leaving Florence.
Between Central and Southern Appenines - The Molise exists
28 January 2024
Our journey through Italian regional cuisines takes us, this time, to a little-known land, on the border between the Central and Southern Apennines, where the mountains slope gently towards the sea of Termoli.
Molise indeed, a land of great culinary and historical traditions, extremely good reasons for deserving our and your attention. Country cuisine goes hand in hand with coastal fish one for a combination that will give you a Sunday to remember based on unusual and curious dishes, and the usual relaxed and engaging atmosphere that has always characterized our themed events.
The company and expertise of an enlightened producer like Claudio Cipressi, rightfully the spearhead of Molise oenology, will do the rest, giving you the opportunity to get to know the reality of his company and its splendid region more closely.
South West of Garda Lake
03 December 2023
From the vineyards that extend North to South along its perimeter and benefits from the influences of its waters, we will make you come across an area which, precisely because of its characteristics, represents a uniqueness of our peninsula: Lake Garda.
The largest freshwater lake in Italy, along its eastern side which descends southwards to the Po Valley, is where some of the vineyards of the historic Fraccaroli company are located. A story, that of their family, closely linked to the tradition of the territory they represent, made up of typical dishes and convivial family moments interpreted by our way of cooking and our friendly and welcoming mannars that contribute into making our guests feel at home.
This time too, at the presence of the producer, our Sunday lunch will take you to the rediscovery of Garda Veneto without leaving Florence.
Asti, Monferrato & the Langa
19 November 2023
This Italia Enogastronomica event also points North but changes the quadrant, pushing us West. We present a territory that, alongside other more famous ones, does not disfigure even a little; neither at landscape nor in terms of food and wine.
Between Langhe and Monferrato, the Asti cuisine that we offer is still home-made, traditional and a little rustic but capable of giving nose and mouth an experience that will never be forgotten. Truffles, mushrooms, rice and red meats cooked by our chef Matteo Caccavo will take you to the middle of Piedmont without leaving Florence.
The wines of the Crolin company, described by the producer, will surprise you with their elegance and drinkability and will perfectly accompany another Sunday lunch to rediscover our splendid Italy.
The Tuscan-Romagna Apennines and the Ravenna area
22 October 2023
Let's start again after the summer break with our "Italia Enogastronomica" themed Sundays heading not far from where we left off. In a tribute to a land that has always made gastronomy one of its strong points and which has suffered incalculable damage from recent natural events, we will guide you to rediscover the cuisine of the Ravenna and Apennines.
As usual we offer a super traditional menu, a Sunday lunch between sea and land which, as always, will catapult you into Romagna without leaving Florence.
An unusual and curious experience that includes the wines of the Tenuta Bulzaga in Brisighella. Native varieties only that produce excellent quality wine which, described by the producer, will be appreciated for the perfect pairing with the dishes cooked by our chef Matteo Caccavo.
The Colli bolognesi and city of Bologna
26 March 2023
Who remembers a song by the Italian band Lunapop song “50 Special”? Well, that moped would take everyone around… Do you remember where?
The new event in the Italia Enogastronomica series sets precisely over that territory, the hills of Bologna and the splendid city itself, close and distant to us at the same time. As usual we will take you there, without leaving Florence, but making you perceive the smells and taste the flavors of home cooking and the wines of our partner, which on this occasion will be Tenuta Bonzara di Monte San Pietro.
A succulent Sunday lunch, where conviviality pairs super typical dishes along with less famous wines that have nothing to envy of better known labels and denominations, in Emilia as in every corner of our beautiful and unique Italy.
North Basilicata and Matera area
29 January 2023
The journey through Italian Food and Wine pushes us decidedly South and will feature the cuisine and wines of Basilicata del Vulture and Matera. An area rich in history, traditions, generosity and wonderful people and which was half the birthplace of our Chef Matteo Caccavo.
As on other occasions we will present a truly traditional menu made up of less famous dishes but which truly reflect the local rural cuisine. The day will be enriched by important SlowFood products and the excellent wines of the D'Angelo winery, which for more than 150 years has carried the name of Lucanian oenology high in Italy and around the world.
Stories and Food&Wine pairings await you in the convivial setting that distinguishes us, synonymous with relaxing family moments. It will be like being at lunch there, without leaving Florence
Rome and the South west of Lazio
04 December 2022
Our journey, rediscovering the regional cuisines of Italy, this time brings back to light a territory that has always been rich in history and traditions, not least those of wine and oil.
Rome, with its eternal charm and its popular dishes, and the South-West, with the part most linked to agriculture, form a combination that could only become one.
We will present you, as on any other occasion, our selection of traditional but always unusual and curious dishes that will make you spend a Capitoline Sunday without leaving Florence. On this occasion, our friends of “il Caffè del Cardinale” in Giulianello in the province of Latina collaborate with us in preparing the four hands menu.
We will accompany every dish with the great wines of Marco Carpineti, narrated by the producer, historian and visionary, who will be able to make you appreciate the gastronomic pairing to the fullest.
East Liguria
16 ottobre 2022
Your trip with us this time will not take you far but, as always, it will be like being there without having to leave Florence. This Sunday the route between the Italian regions will stop in Liguria, and precisely in Sarzana, home of the historic IL MONTICELLO estate, owned by the Neri family for many years. As every time, traditional, unusual and curious dishes resulting by the ancient recipes of the Neri family await you and will catapult you into the hills of Lunigiana Ligure that surround the wonderful gulf of poets and that blend their traditions with those of the Tuscan counterpart
East Sicily and the Etna area
06 March 2022
Another experience not to be missed that will take you far away, with your mind and heart, but without physically moving from Florence. We will take you to the area of the largest active European volcano, Etna and the province of Catania, a difficult land that knows how to give unique emotions, flavors and aromas. As usual, we will bring to your table a menu where stereotypes leave room for a more unusual and curious tradition. A choice of typical dishes that accompany traditional family Sundays. The Torre Mora winery, which we also thank for the help in choosing the menu, will present its delicious wines that will perfectly accompany lunch
Lombardia Sud-Est
17 October 2021
We will let you discover another, less known, area of our beautiful Italy by taking you there without leaving Florence. Mantova and its province will amaze you with traditional dishes and curious contemporaneity. All combined with the four excellent Lambrusco labels of the Bugno Martino Estate presented by the young owners Raffaella Merlin and Giuseppe Zavanella. An experience of a relaxed and informal Sunday lunch, along the lines of those that used to be, and still are, in the company of our families
Valle d'Aosta
26 January 2020
An extreme territory of our peninsula is what we will let you discover without leaving Florence. The Aosta Valley will be able to offer you poor, traditional and authentic dishes, but rich in taste and history. The Cave Monaja winery, a small but interesting reality on the regional scene, will accompany us on this special day. A Sunday experience in a hut, shared with friends and family with all the informality that comes with it.