La Garga: You must eat here if you travel to Florence.
Located in a 14th century palazzo, this seemingly hole in the wall middle of nowhere trattoria on the narrow dark street Via de Moro, is a hidden gem. La Garga, an Italian and his American wife, Sharon Oddson, two artists, opened it in 1979.
The setting: The low lighting, vibrant colored swirling designs on the walls, and orange rose centerpiece will make you feel like you are part of a painting or in the middle of an art studio. The mural on the wall are individually painted by Garga, Oddson, Maestro Alfio Rapisardi, Janet Lansill, Mario Madiai and other contemporary Florentine artists (one was our waiter!).The wine: brunello di montalcino ‘riserva’ pertimali ’04..it was amazing.
The dishes:
Bruschetta con Pomodori, Arugula e Pomodoro Insalata, and Crostini Toscani - that's right people, i ate rabbit liver...and i liked it.
Walnut and Radicchio Ravioli with White Truffle and Gorgonzola Sauce
Pappardelle with Mint, Lemon Zest, Cream
Pappardelle in a Spicy tomato sauce
Veal with sauteed baby artichokes
Chicken and Asparagus in a mustard cream sauce
on the subject of pasta here are 2 new fun facts I have learned about it:
Pappardelle - a larger, broader version of fettucinni. Pappare in Italian means "to gobble up"
Al dente - I was taught this meant "to the tooth" but it is more than that according to my Italian professor. It means that the pasta is cooked so that when it is cut you can still see a bit of the lines of white starch - that look like teeth...interesting, though i dont know how factual it is.
outside of the castel di poggio party in Fiesole
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