Il Canto Restaurant, Hotel Certosa di Maggiano

category Restaurants MarcoT 3 novembre 2008

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Of the many luxury hotels in Tuscany taking part in the Hotel Relais Consortium today I’d like to tell you about Hotel Certosa di Maggiano and the famous Il Canto Restaurant one of the most famous restaurants in Tuscany and a must for those seeking refined cuisine at the highest levels.

Il Canto Restaurant was recently reviewed by 2 of the most prestigious guides on Italy: the Guida dell’Espresso awarded an 18/20 score and the Gambero Rosso a flattering 93 points confirming once again “three forks”.

Il Canto Restaurant gets its name from an old farm belonging to the Carthusian monastery still producing olive oil, fruit, and vegetables, the basic ingredients of the many dishes featured on the menu.

One of the peculiarities of this fine restaurant in Tuscany, is the number of places where lunch or dinner is served, depending on the season.

The rustic kitchen decorated with age-old branches and the patio are the ideal place for simple, informal lunches.

Depending on the season, dinner can be served in the dining room which offers a plethora of unique, beautiful furnishings, or beneath the ogival arches of the main cloister.

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Cooking is based on Simplicity and authenticity fostering the creation of unique gastronomical delights based on healthy fresh products: olive oil, fruit and vegetables are grown in a garden cultivated by the restaurant

La Certosa di Maggiano was built in 1314 with a long and interesting historical background, involved in the 16th century war between France and Spain, is now a 4 star hotel and maintains the prestige and historical atmosphere that makes this hotel such an interesting stay in Tuscany.

For more information:

Relais & Chateaux
Hotel Certosa di Maggiano
Ristorante Il Canto
Strada di Certosa, 82/86
53100 – Siena – Tuscany – Italy
Phone +39 0577 288 180 Email: info@certosadimaggiano.it

see also the post about best tuscan restaurants

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The Best Wines and Restaurants in Tuscany – 2009

category Gastronomical Events MarcoT 13 ottobre 2008

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Over the past few days two of the most prestigious Italian guides edited by l’Espresso have been presented in their 2009 editions: I Ristoranti d’Italia and Vini d’Italia (the latter will be translated into Japanese for the first time this year).

Here is the list of the Top 10 Restaurants in Tuscany listed in the 2009 guide:

Gambero Rosso
Piazza della Vittoria 13, San Vincenzo, tel. 0565.701021 Opening hours: all day; closed on Mondays, Tuesdays; Holidays: November – March; Credit Cards: all; Average Price: € 120,00

Enoteca Pinchiorri
Via Ghibellina 87, Firenze, tel. 055.242777
Website: www.enotecapinchiorri.com
Opening hours: all day; closed: Sundays, Mondays; Holidays: November to March; Credit Cards: AE, BM, CS, EC, MC, VISA; Average Price: € 200,00

Hotel Certosa di Maggiano – Il Canto
Strada di Certosa 82, Siena, tel. 0577.288180
Website: www.ilcanto.it
Opening hours: evenings only; closed: Tuesday; holidays: November to March; Credit Cards: AE, BM, CS, EC, MC, VISA. Average Price: € 90,00

Caino
Via Canonica 3, Montemerano, tel. 0564.602817
Website: www.dacaino.it
Opening hours: all day; closed: Wednesday; Thursday lunch time; holidays: 2 weeks in July; Christimas Holidays. Credit Cards: all. Average Price: € 130,00

Lorenzo
Via Carducci 63, Forte dei Marmi, tel. 0584.89671
Opening hours: all day; closed: evenings from mid June to mid September; closed: Monday; Tuesday lunch time; holidays: January; last week of December. Credit Cards: all. Average Price: € 90,00

Bracali
Via di Perolla 2 – Frazione Ghirlanda, Massa Marittima, tel. 0566.902318
Sito: www.bracaliristorante.it
Opening hours: always; closed: Monday; Tuesday; Wednesday and Thursday lunch time; holidays: from January 10th to February 10th. Credit Cards: all. Average Price: € 140,00

Romano
Via Mazzini 120, Viareggio, tel. 0584.31382
Website: www.romanoristorante.it
Opening hours: always; closed: Monday; holidays: in January; a week in July. Credit Cards: all; Average Price: € 80,00

Pineta
Via dei Cavalleggeri Nord 27 – Loc. Marina di Bibbona, Bibbona tel. 0586.600016
E-mail: lapineta@youritaly.com
Opening hours: always; closed: Monday Tuesday: lunch time; holidays: first 10 days in January; in October. Credit Cards: all. Average Price: € 60,00

Arnolfo
Via XX Settembre 50, Colle di Val d’Elsa, tel. 0577.920549
Website: www.arnolfo.com
Opening hours: always; closed: Tuesday; Wednesday; holidays: 2 weeks in January; 2 weeks July August. Credit Cards: all. Average Price: € 110,00

Il Pellicano
Località Sbarcatello, Porto Ercole, tel. 0564.858111
Website: www.pellicanohotel.com
Opening hours: evenings only; closed: never; holidays: November to March. Credit Cards: all. Average Price: € 120,00

The best wines in Tuscany, according to the 2009 Espresso Guide are:

  • Bolgheri Sassicaia 2005 San Guido
  • Brunello di Montalcino 2003 Biondi Santi
  • Brunello di Montalcino 2003 Il Colle – Carli
  • Brunello di Montalcino 2003 Poggio di Sotto
  • Chianti Classico 2006 Le Cinciole
  • Chianti Classico Bilaccio 2005 Il Borghetto
  • Chianti Classico Riserva 2004 Capannelle
  • Chianti Classico Riserva 2004 Castell’in Villa
  • Chianti Classico Riserva 2004 Riecine
  • Chianti Classico Riserva Il Poggio 2004 Castello di Monsanto
  • Chianti Rufina Riserva Nipozzano 2005 Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi
  • d’Alceo 2005 Castello dei Rampolla
  • Il Pareto 2004 Tenuta di Nozzole
  • Lupicaia 2005 Castello del Terriccio
  • Orcia Rosso Petrucci 2005 Podere Forte
  • Redigaffi 2006 Tua Rita
  • Rosso di Montalcino 2005 Poggio di Sotto
  • Rosso di Montalcino 2005 Stella di Campalto
  • Rosso di Montalcino 2006 Tenimenti Angelini – Val di Suga
  • Sammarco 2005 Castello dei Rampolla
  • Sangioveto 2004 Badia a Coltibuono
  • Santacroce 2003 Castell’in Villa
  • Vernaccia di San Gimignano Montenidoli Carato 2004 Montenidoli
  • Vernaccia di San Gimignano Montenidoli Fiore 2006 Montenidoli
  • Vin Santo del Chianti Rufina 1999 Frascole
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Opening Night Gala at Met with a tuscan restaurant

The Metropolitan Opera opens its 2008-09 season on September 22 with a gala performance that kicks off its 125th anniversary starring Renée Fleming in three fully-staged scenes, including some of her most acclaimed portrayals.

The Met’s 125th anniversary season kicks off on September 22 with the Opening Night Gala starring Renée Fleming in fully staged excerpts from Verdi’s La Traviata, Massenet’s Manon, and Strauss’s Capriccio.

Costumes for Fleming have been specially created for each of the scenes in the Opening Night Gala by three of the world’s legendary fashion designers: John Galliano, Christian Lacroix, and Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel.

The opening night performance will be transmitted live to multiple giant screens in Times Square, with free seating for 2,000 people. Screens that will carry the transmission include the Astrovision (Panasonic), Reuters, Nasdaq, and MTV screens. Gala performance to be transmitted live in HD to 600 theaters in North and South America as well as to Times Square and Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Plaza, and broadcast live on Metropolitan Opera Radio SIRIUS channel 78.

In this occasion Met launches the italian co-management of the restaurant, that will be given to the florentine restaurant Le Murate, for the whole Season. An exhibition of Dante’s portraits by the renowned photographer Oliviero Toscani, opens at Met on the same day.