Food Glorious Food

I've been meaning to write more about my exploits with food, I will try to be better from here on out because the food is awesome and, yes, at times even pretty! (Note to self: bring camera to meals and take pictures of food, glorious food!) So here for starters is what comprised my lunch at the Loggia Delgi Albizi, one of our student meal ticket restaurants. Today I had a slice of spinach and riccotta something-or-another, it was very much like a large quiche (and went a little all out) with a piece of dolchette (cake). The Loggia Delgi Albizi's pastries are the best! As indulging as decadent as this chocolate monster appears in the photo, it was actually quite light and not rich at all. It was two layers of chocolate cake frosted with custard, with a topping of mini chocolate chips and cocoa. This is actually the first chocolate-anything that I have bought since I've been in Florence, and that's what made it to die for when I saw it behind the glass! Yum!

And if the meal portions from here on out look small, its because they truly are, and honestly I have never left an establishment feeling hungry for more. I'm always satisfied and with all the walking from one end of the city to the other, its an excellent diet. Lunches for me have typically been sandwiches and in the evenings I've picked up either pasta or pizza or even nothing at all (as we typically eat late, around 3pm). When I grocery shopped at STANDA (a mini grocery store... and when I say mini I mean teeny-tiny) I made it out of there with 2 bags of grocery items for only €16 and often times end up snacking on them in the morning and evening instead of having full meals.

I have yet to pick up a bottle of wine anywhere yet though, mainly because I have no idea what's good (besides looking at the price)! At home in Tally I prefered the reds, but here when I've been at the shops the whites have been much more to my liking!