Diane and Keith have popped in for a long weekend recently. It was our first get together in 9 years, so it’s fair to say we barely knew each other, but we got along really well. They appreciate good wine and food, which helped! Some Brunello di Montalcino was being enjoyed together on the evening they arrived, we have taken them to Nonna Clara’s in Lucca, which has been a hit. Then, on Monday, on our way back from Barga, which they both liked a lot, we stopped at Il Garfagnino di Nonna Clara, a joint by the main road to Garfagnana. We drove by it many times and always said we need to eat there one day. We did now. We were all decently hungry and all excited by the idea of having some meat. And meat we did have, none other than the famous Fiorentina. Cooked rare, mooing, much more bloody than I’d normally have, but it was spectacular. Diane said she neved had a better beef in her life, so that’s saying something. We had some tomato salad on the side and some chips, a bottle of smooth Chianti( as you do with lunch on a Monday) and the beef ended up defeating us. We didn’t manage the whole thing, but we’ve taken it with us and made Nadia’s dogs very happy indeed. 🙂