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Florentine steak

Name: Cesarine - Florentine steak
Brand: Cesarine
SKU: j9XPEkvd0R
Price: 243 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (26 reviews)

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Donatella

Florence

Duration 3h

Max 4 guests

Spoken languages: Italian and English

Dining experience: take a seat and enjoy an authentic Italian meal with a local Cesarina

Shared Experience

In a shared experience, other guests may be added, up to the maximum number of people that the host can accommodate. Therefore you may have the opportunity to share your passion for good food and cooking with other people from all over the world!

Your experience

In Florence, between the 15th and 17th centuries during the Medici family dynasty, large bonfires were lit on St. Lawrence's Day, mainly to cook vast amounts of beef, which was distributed free to the local population.

It is said that at one banquet, some English knights were present who, after tasting the meat, began to call it by its current Anglo-Saxon name: "beef steak", which became "bistecca" (steak) in Italian. You will be able to immerse yourself in a typical Florentine Sunday lunch or dinner: a traditional starter, surprise first course, steak with a side of beans or roast potatoes and radicchio salad. We will conclude everything with the classic cantuccini cookies and Vin Santo wine.

Reviews

5.0

26 reviews

: We enjoyed our time with you so much, Donatella! The pasta and tiramisu dishes you taught us were delicious and easy to make. Out of all the meals we had while visiting Italy, what we made with you was honestly the best we had. In fact, our experience was so good that we ordered a pasta maker even before we left Italy. Thank you for inviting us into your home to have a wonderful time and teaching us something we can enjoy for years to come.
: Donatella is a warm and welcoming person, and a great cook and teacher. We had a wonderful time making tiramisu and pasta. I wholeheartedly recommend booking an evening with Donatella.
: Donatella, was an amazing host as well as a fantastic chef. We had a great evening of food, wine and conversation. We were able to experience home cooking and cuisine that you can not find in the restaurants. Her home was a great break from the restaurant life. We highly recommend Donatella for a great local experience.
: Donatella was an amazing host! We have a large family with 4 kids between 13 and 3, and she made us feel so welcome in her home. When my 3 year old starting getting bored, she gave him tasks to do to keep him occupied. The class itself was so much fun. We loved the authenticity of learning in her home, and the final results were absolutely delicious. It was one of the highlights of our trip for sure and I highly recommend Donatella
: Donatella welcomed us into her home with open arms and showed us how to make various types of pasta. She was patient and kind. Definitely an experience to remember forever!

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€243.00 per guest
(€122.00 per child)

€243.00 per guest

€122.00 per child

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Donatella

Cesarina from 2018Location: Florence Languages: Italian and English

Florence, to quote Stendhal, has a "subtle beauty". The city itself is an open-air museum, rich in architectural masterpieces and works of art that are unique in the world. Here in the heart of this historical city in a street of ancient buildings located within where once stood the ancient medieval walls, and where you can experience the flavor of ancient Florentine history, we meet Donatella, our Florentine Cesarina DOC. Donatella studied art and architecture and she likes to experiment with different artistic techniques, from papier-mâché to ceramics, as well as applying her hand to making pasta dough in the kitchen. This last passion she shares with her husband and children, with whom she loves making homemade pasta, a perfect way to teach culinary art while having fun. At Donatella’s, there is always a festive feeling and the typical flavors of Tuscan cuisine. Her dishes, from pezzole to carabaccia di Caterina de' Medici, are recipes which have made French cuisine famous the world over but that actually originated in Italy, specifically in Florence and the Medici court. Along with the fork, Caterina de' Medici brought recipes with her to Paris that would eventually become the macarons, omelette, crepes, the "francesina", soupe d'oignons and the bigné. At Donatella’s table, we can relive the history of the dishes that traveled from Florence to Paris, as well as enjoy the pleasure of tasting them.