In the comments to my last post, Sarah wrote to me.  She’s from Tuscany Unlimited magazine in the UK. This was new to me so I looked it up: http://www.tuscanyunlimited.com If you’re Tuscany obsessed, you’ll want to check it out.  To read many of the full articles, you must subscribe.  Some are printed entire.  I was happy to see my friend, winemaker Riccardo Barrachi featured.  (You can buy his Ardito at many wine stores.)  I loved the chestnut article, “The Bread of Life.”  We gather chestnuts in early fall in Tuscany and use them to stuff a chicken, simmer in red wine, toast in the fireplace, or to make Monte Bianco, a grand dessert of chestnut puree and cream.  The article shows a chestnut festival.  We go to one as well and all the farmers dance and everyone eats cones of roasted chestnuts.  Those Tuscan farmers can really dance!

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