Wheels of it, from cream-colored new ones to blackened aged ones, are piled in narrow shops that also sell other Tuscan specialties, like truffle oil, wild boar salami, macaroons with almonds or hazelnuts.

It is lined with small businesses and family restaurants ranging from Baang's Pan-Asian cuisine to Applausi's Tuscan specialties.

Simply grilled or roasted meats are a Tuscan specialty, and all over Italy a T-bone steak is known as a fiorentina, cut from Italy's best beef cattle, the Chianina.

Starters include an antipasto of Tuscan specialties; crispy polenta with mushroom ragu; sauteed chicken liver with lemon and fresh herbs, and a soup of the day.

Braggiotti was a gourmet cook, often preparing Tuscan specialties at lively dinner parties.

Patrizio Siddu, the chef, also makes a glorious pappa al pomodoro ($5), the Tuscan specialty of ripe tomatoes, shreds of stale bread and fragrant olive oil, cooked into a delicious mush.

It is intended to be a casual Italian restaurant featuring Tuscan specialties.

E Map Part enoteca and part bargain luncheonette, this unapologetically old-fashioned eatery serves up Tuscan specialties such as trippa (tripe) and minestrone di verdura (bean and vegetable soup).

The Cantinetta offers regional Tuscan specialties, and one of these was a dessert, castagnaccio, made with chestnut flour.

The chef, Charles Sulay, turns out a varied menu of primarily Florentine and Tuscan specialties.