Curious Appetite

Name: Curious Appetite
Address: Florence, IT

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Curious Appetite covers dining, drinking & culinary travel in Florence, Bologna & beyond! More on IG Ciao, sono Coral! Basically, I'm an Italian speaking wino!

I'm passionate about all things Italy, food, drink and travel. I plan to share that with you all via the blog and the tasting tours I curate/design. In 2012, I made the leap from Seattle to move to Florence, Italy. I write for publications like Eater, Vogue and Vice. While living in Florence, I studied to earn certification as an Italian sommelier. During this time I also developed and designed a unique line of culinary food & drink tours which keep me and my team very busy! Since 2019, I split my time between Florence and San Francisco where I also conduct Italian-themed tours and w**e tastings. "Curious Appetite" bespoke culinary experiences can be found on www.curiousappetitetravel.com. Our tours are recommended by trusted travel publications such as Lonely Planet, and can be found in their latest printed guide to Florence and Tuscany. I have a small network of collaborators and guides who lead Curious Appetite experiences, so even if I'm in San Francisco you can still sign up! My blog www.thecuriousappetite.com covers food and drinks in Florence (i.e. where to eat, what to eat, local trends, etc), occasional recipes along with thoughts on food culture between the US and Italy. I hope you enjoy my tips, travels and tour experiences- life is too short to eat and drink badly!

10/10/2026

Curious about aperitivo? Milan is a city worth discovering if you’re like me and obsessed with this Italian culinary drink ritual (and uber dynamic big cities juxtaposed with innovation and antiquity)

When vermouth was born in Turin in 1796, this laid the framework for Italy’s modern aperitivo culture. Over the next decades, the creation of herbal amari and bitter aperitivo liqueur Campari would follow and seal the Italian aperitivo repertoire deal 🍹🫒

We recently published a guide to aperitivo in Milan via our Travel Tips corner, comment if you’d like the guide and links to our curated tours in Milano!

Buon weekend a tutti, e alla vostra salute! 🥂

20/09/2026

Latest posts on my Substack, via linktree in bio 🔗

A mix of voice notes, alternative guides and blog-style posts.

If you’re wondering how is this different from my blog and travel tips corner- here’s a couple notes:

My substack is more of an unfiltered space to share non-viral guides, honest takes to your FAQs and my personal suggestions of what I love during my travels (from Bangkok to Vienna and around Italy)

My food culture blog thecuriousappetite.com has a lot of guides and cheat sheets I update, and an archive of reviews from my early blogging days

Our travel tips corner curiousappetitetravel.com/travel-tips is a collection of helpful articles like where to eat on a Monday & tipping etiquette to help plan your upcoming trip to Italy written by me and fellow travel writers ✍️

Hope that’s helpful and you enjoy in case you’re on Substack and that you’ll consider supporting my writing by subscribing.

Buona domenica a tutti!

08/09/2026

Long live traditional Tuscan trattorias of Florence 🥳

After living in Italy for 15 years and writing about its food, my predilections come back to simple family recipes Italians have a knack for executing excellently.

If I had one wish for Florence’s restaurant scene, and throughout Italy for that matter, would be to remain loyal to the classico way of cooking and dining that is found in the humble trattoria setting.

This is something that can’t be replicated or commercialized. And that’s what we need in this world furiously determined to impress for rankings.

I hope new gen restauranteurs continue to carry the torch of neighborhood eateries procuring comfort food for the people from all paths of life.

At the end of the day, these are the meals that feed the soul and serve as a crucial social glue.

Anytime I eat at l’Brindellone I walk out having chatted with either my dining neighbors or affable staff, while learning something new about the neighborhood.

That’s not to shun new culinary talent, trends and innovative concepts- there should be space for it all.

Curious for more gems around town? Snag my cheat sheet via the blog. Buon appetito! 🍽️

04/09/2026

The first rule of bistecca alla Fiorentina is you don’t ruin tradition by asking for medium or well done 🔥

Second rule is you don’t ask for steak on a hot plate to keep cooking it 🤦🏻‍♀️ if any place is doing this, their clientele is not local.

3rd rule is ask yourself: if you don’t enjoy a well-prepared steak served rare to begin with, are you sure you want to try it when in Florence?

I feel strongly about this primarily because good meat should be honored and not wasted nor ordered in vain, especially driven by FOMO. Either miss out or order a different cut naturally cooked to your preferences.

If you agree to these terms and conditions, then you shall be granted access to Florence’s most rewarding melt in your mouth juicy steaks traditionally seared al sangue to a crisp smoky crust 😮‍💨

Find our guide to Florence’s most iconic dish via link in bio or comment RARESTEAK and I’ll send you over some link lovage

Buon weekend a tutti 🥩

Indirizzo

Florence

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