THE PLEASURE OF CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE
Chocolate is one of the most appreciated product in Florence. In this city and many other Italian cities we have our own production of this special sweet treat. It was once considered the drink of the God’s. In 1500 chocolate was introduced to Europe and thanks to the import of ingredient from new world it started being used more and more in our cooking methods. Coffee is the most used drink in Italy known from the XVII Sec. In that period the first Caffe’ opened in Venice in Piazza San Marco. Coffee time and/or Hot Chocolate time started to be a ritual for the noble people in Italy and Europe. In Florence we opened the first coffee house inside the Boboli garden and taking advantage of the jasmine flower to add its taste to the chocolate. At Pitti Palace (The garden is part of the Palace) we can enjoy the porcelain museum where they display all types cups in which coffee and chocolate were served which we can follow the history of the drinks. Once you are out of the Museum we can go visit one or two historical Caffe’ in the city center.
Caffetteria Rivoire, Signoria Square / Via Vacchereccia, Firenze Cioccolateria Ballerini: BorgoOgnissanti street, Firenze Cioccolateria Donnamalina : Via Antonio Pacinotti,14 Firenze