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The Bearers of Florentine Coffee Processing Tradition.
Founded in the early 1900s, Caffè Mokarico has always had a single goal in mind, to serve the best espresso in their own unique style. Originally named “La casa del caffè" and located in Florence, Italy, The founder Comm. Barbieri heavily valued the local traditions of coffee processing, and has passed this value down through the generations at Mokarico. Today, Caffè Mokarico has held onto their attachment to the local area, making them one prominent figures in the tradition of Florentine coffee processing.

Il Cantuccio di San Lorenzo was born as an artisan pastry shop in Florence near the Medici Chapels and the Basilica of San Lorenzo, in Via Faenza 23/R.
The artisanal preparation and the continuous search for high-quality raw materials have given life to a successful family business, a meeting point for true gourmands and connoisseurs of cantucci and typical Florentine and Tuscan confectionery products.
A common feature of all the products of "Il Cantuccio di San Lorenzo" is the abundance of raw materials used, which give the cantuccino the softness that distinguishes it and an exquisite taste unchanged over time.
The recipes of the ancient Forno Marini still preserve the care and passion of the artisanal workmanship of times gone by and maintain the secret of the traditional flavors of typical Florentine desserts.

Il Forteto is an agricultural co-operative which was founded in 1977. Nowadays it consists of 72 members, including workers and producers and over 80 employees. Over the years the co-operative has focused on the production of fresh and aged cheeses, and it is recognized as one of the most important dairies of the Consortium of Production of PDO Pecorino Toscano. But the co-operative has never forgotten its agricultural background and so cattle are bred and fodder and wheat are produced on a company-owned area of 600 hectares in the hills of Mugello, between Vicchio and Dicomano.

Tenuta Bossi, owned by the Gondi family since 1592, has always been famous for its wine. Located in the wooded hills northeast of Florence, in the heart of Chianti Rufina, a wine-growing area famous since the time of the Etruscans.
This gem is located in a vineyard valley, among the hills 18 km from Florence, between 200 and 400 meters above sea level. The estate extends for 315 hectares of which 19 hectares are vineyards and 32 are olive groves, as well as cereals and woods.
The majestic Renaissance villa, which dominates the valley with its monumental park and cellars, has been restored and modified in the centuries following its purchase. Next to the villa, a church with three altars was built by Antonino Gondi.

The Bocelli family boasts peasant origins. In the eighteenth century, the Bocellis were sharecroppers on the farm of Spedaletto (between Lajatico and Volterra), property of the noble Corsini family. On March 21, 1831, Gaspero Bocelli used all of his savings to free himself from being a farmer and became a small landowner, acquiring Poggioncino Estate for a sum of 1000 scudi.
For seven generations, the name of the firstborn Bocelli son has started with the letter A, such as: Anselmo, Gaspero’s son, who, on January 12, 1867, for the price of 4,704 lire, bought two hectares of land with buildings (one of which was already being used as a tavern) along present-day Via Volterrana; great, great grandfather Antonio; his son Anselmo; grandfather Alcide, an electromechanical expert and inventor; Alessandro, who gave the first letter of the alphabet not only to his eldest son, Andrea (1958), but also to Alberto (1961)… And the tradition continues, with Amos, Andrea’s eldest son, and Alessio, Alberto’s eldest son.
Alcide, a “child of ‘99” (as boys born in the last year of the nineteenth century were called, later forced – when not much more than teenagers – to take up arms in the First World War), invented combustion engine applications for several farming implements, and he is fabled to have then sold the patent to an important company. That special talent saved his life during the war because thanks to his abilities, instead of being sent to the front, he was assigned to air force depots to repair aircrafts.
Grandfather Alcide put his ingenuity to use by converting the paternal business into a flourishing farm machinery enterprise. He bought and transformed machines, or built them from scratch. Thus began the commercial business of “Officine Bocelli” that, along with the farm business, supported the family until the 1980s.
Despite the lucrative business, Alcide’s main passion was for the land. His son Alessandro (born in 1928) inherited both the company and his father’s visceral love for the fields of his Tuscany, with their vineyards and centuries-old olive trees. With the steadfast and valuable support of his wife, Edi Aringhieri Bocelli, he worked a lifetime to expand and diversify both the farming and commercial businesses.
The new generation, however, embarked upon different paths: Alberto got his degree in architecture, Andrea in law (even if his passion for music grew more and more prominent). His parents decided to give up the business and, pursuing the most ethically correct solution, they entrusted it to the very workers who worked there.
The rest of the story is well known: in the art of music as in philanthropy, Andrea Bocelli has risen to the top of the world. His voice is recognized everywhere as a testament to the highest Italian tradition of bel canto. His commitment to spreading messages of positivity, hope and perseverance worldwide and to supporting social causes has made him a fellow citizen to all people everywhere he goes: a voice that gives a voice to the world.

Everything began with the passion and love for a product of the earth worldwide recognized as the diamond of the kitchen: the truffle. Over the years, in addition to selecting and promoting the authentic 100% Italian truffle, the inspiration of Landucci family gave life to a wide range of products by which you can enjoy unique flavors.

His name is certainly not unknown to chocolate veterans. Roberto Catinari is an icon of Italian chocolate and was one of the undisputed protagonists when the Tuscan Chocolate Valley was born. Indeed, it was he who inspired other good Tuscan chocolatiers, he who, in 1973, returned from Switzerland with the ambition of producing chocolate in his native town - Bardalone - considering that at the time it was difficult to find all sorts of materials, from ingredients to the necessary equipment.

Only a few people hold the ancient secrets of medieval sweets, handed down for generations, since 1200. Since then Fiore has been part of the culture of the city, not only as a faithful custodian of its confectionery tradition, but also as a promoter of the authentic Sienese treasures who, thanks to Fiore, have become famous throughout the world world: Panforte, Ricciarelli, Cantuccini.

For two centuries Fiore has never betrayed its artisan spirit and the meticulous attention to the historicity and originality of the recipes, while becoming synonymous with constant innovation: in the search for quality, in the choice and selection of the ingredients, of production process, checking the supply chain and respecting the environment. And its territory with which she maintained, yesterday as today, a very profound identity link.

Since 1966, our Bottega di Quarrata has been the reference point for those seeking delicacies and quality, recommended by Slow Food as a Bottega for shopping.
In the laboratory, we produce bread, schiacciate, savory baked goods, leavened products, sweets and cakes every day. A few rules: only Italian wheat flour, from small mills and natural leavening with mother yeast. Our selection of cured meats, sliced ​​meats, cheeses and wines is increasingly accurate. Every day we offer breakfasts, snacks and lunches - to be consumed in the shop or take away - with fresh products and dishes from the delicatessen.

The company boasts over a thousand years of history: the oldest document attesting to the existence of Cusona dates back to the year 994. The Cusona property, which extends for 530 hectares, stands among the green Tuscan hills, facing the famous medieval city of San Gimignano, known for its imposing towers (the medieval Manhattan).