5 alternatives to All'Antico Vinaio: the best sandwiches are off the beaten path The unassuming sign above the entrance to Da' Vinattieri. I'll go ahead and say something that will immediately start a fight in some corner of the internet where the Venn Diagram of "sandwich lovers" and "been to Florence multiple times" crosses over, and this is: I don't think All'antico Vinaio's sandwiches are all that. To be clear, I think they're good. They're a fantastic representation of t

A review of La Strega Nocciola, a small gelateria tucked away near the Duomo. We stumbled on this gelateria quite by accident; the sandwich board outside with "La Strega Nocciola" written, and underneath, "Gelato Artigianale". In the case of gelato, using "artisanal" means nothing in Italy. It's not a protected word as it is in France. So anyone selling anything resembling gelato may call it "artigianale" if they want to. Interestingly enough, some of the best, most-artisana