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the long and winding road to meat: two blondes, two and half hours and too much to eat

Despite all my good intentions to zuppapoloooza! as soon as I hit terra firma here in Italy, there sadly was no zuppa in the ‘polooza of this Sunday. Instead there was a road trip to a famous macelleria, an Italian butcher shop. Destination: M with a capital E - A - T. This is no ordinary butcher shop, oh no, this is a full five course meat tasting-- yes MEAT TASTING-- at the butcher’s restaurant across the street from the macelleria. Who could say no to that? 

Dario Cecchini and his beautiful shop in Panzano, Chianti, Antica Macelleria Cecchini, were made even more famous in Bill Buford’s 2006 book Heat, becoming arguably the most celebrated butchery in Italy-- if not to Italians, then certainly to Americans. I knew about Dario (I call him Dario because we’re that close despite us not actually knowing each other or sharing a common language in which to communicate) because I read Buford’s book; unfortunately I never got to the part that related to Dario because I was kind of irritated with Bill Buford as soon as he stopped talking about Mario Batali and started talking about Bill Buford. He’s about as fun as searing your hands while preparing short ribs in a blazing kitchen. Instead of being a wild boar, which I love and have not stopped eating as a ragu since I got here (cinghiale!), he’s simply a bore which is simply intolerable.

So we set out on our quest for carne...

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PostedAugust 9, 2010
Authormelissa mcclure
Categoriesquick pics!, gear and miscellany
TagsDario Cecchini, viva italia!, tuscany, the Italian version of kosher, running on empty isn't just a Jackson Browne song, Fiat 500, antica macelleria cecchini, a month of carsickness, Lucio Batisti will be the death of me, august adventure, umbrian adventure, panzano in chianti, lardo, soupapalooza!, Heat, bill buford, Bossy, after wine, meat tasting, cinquecento, car sick, Kim saves the day
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