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THE LAST SUPPER IN SANTA APOLLONIA

Andrea del Castagno painted it, as reported in the note on the side of the work. It is one of the seven Cenacles present in Florence. It is located in
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Cuisine & Philosophy

ORDINARY STORIES AT SCHOOL 3 – CANDY CANDACE

Good conversation develops phylosophy and poetry. John & Candace – The Candy Candace – were at Gigliocooking on May 3rd, 2024. They cooked and the food was source of inspiration.
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About Marcella

THE QUEEN OF CUTTLEFISH

…It’s me. My exclusive earring proves it: only the Queen of Cuttlefish can have it. Mine in particular was created by an artist, Stephanie Cincotta Jorgensen: this is her “Italian
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PRESENTATION of QUANTIC CUISINE

I have been absent from my blog for a long time. I start posting again today, with this new small venture: a philosophical idea on cooking, perfected by the mathematical
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Love for Food

THIS PLACE MAKES ME HAPPY

Open, come in. What a wonderful invitation, just like that, along the way. It’s open, we eat here, it’s lunch time. So, old fashioned, the “simple” way, without frills, trappings,
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Starters Recipes and Stories

PAULA & KARL

” He likes the “funghi” because he is a “fun guy”. Paula and I have something in common: we both like to “sleep fast” . We also have something else
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First Courses Recipes and Stories

INEVITABLY, THE BLUE CRAB

I saw it, I bought it. I thought: I will cook it the way my father would have cooked it. Alive: all crustaceans must be. I had to taste it.
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Cuisine & Philosophy

FROM THIS TO THIS

The parchments, from the year 960, preserved in a Diocesan Archive, are texts in tachygraphic Latin, a shorthand system of fast writing. They are still to be decoded, also because
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Recipes and Stories

FAQ: WHICH IS THE BEST TOMATO SAUCE?

Answer: the best tomato sauce does not exist. For sure “the best” correspond to personal liking of each of us. This is a “relative” best. To be the best, you
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Marcella Ansaldo

Native of Giglio Island, Marcella has founded and directs the school GiglioCooking in Florence, with simpathy, passion and energy.