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Cafe Life Florence: A Guidebook to The Cafes & Bars Of The Renaissance Treasure
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Like its older sibling Caf Life Rome, author Joe Wolff and photographer Roger Paperno's new book profiles family-owned cafes, bars, and gelaterias, this time in the glorious and historic city of Florence. Reap the rewards of their exhaustive research into the fine espressos and artisanal gelatos to be found in the city that is the heart of Tuscany, one of the world's great regions of gustatory pleasure. Not only will this book recommend choice vantage-points from which to sit back and enjoy Florence, but Wolff's interviews with the cafs' owners make a fascinating read. It seems the gregarious owners of these establishments can't help but sprinkle their information about the ancient freezing systems for the gelato or the best sources for coffee beans with local customs (such as one involving oxen and fireworks on Easter morning), Italian film history (of course), and gossip (about a certain American actor's indigestion, for example). If the stories in Caf Life Florence make you want head to the Barberi bar or the Ciolli gelateria to hear some more, Paperno's stunning and evocative photography makes you feel as if you're already there-the steam rising from your espresso, your spoon slipping into a creamy gelato. Florence is like no other city, and Caf Life Florence pays homage to its simplest pleasures.
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Item Specifications...
Pages 151
Dimensions: Length: 7" Width: 6.9" Height: 0.5"
Weight: 0.6 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Jun 30, 2005
ISBN 1566565626
EAN 9781566565622
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 | Like a stroll along the Arno Jan 14, 2008 |
| It's misleading to call Café Life Florence a guidebook. Sure it's that, and if all you want out of it is to find delightful cafes and bars it will do the trick. But it's also a great read, whether or not you plan to travel to Florence. The well-written descriptions of cafes and bars include wonderful discourses on local history, traditions and people. From carabinieri jokes to how Leonardo da Vinci's flood control scheme failed, I felt I didn't just know the cafes and their proprietors; I got to know the city. | | | | Cafe Life Florence Dec 4, 2007 |
| This book made my trip to Florence worthwhile. Instead of standing in line for a church or museum I was able to sit in the best cafes and read a potted history not only of the cafe but the surrounding area. Joe's interviews with the cafe owners led to the inclusion of some anecdotes you won't read anywhere else! I tasted only the best old fashioned style gelati of every flavour. If the beer was a bit expensive at the Cafe Rivoire the free nibbles made up for it. Following in Joe Wolff's footsteps I was led to various slightly off the beaten tracks parts of Florence and up to Fiesole. If you've already 'done' Florence do it again with 'Cafe Life'. A tip - put the page numbers beside the Cafe Locations on the map to save going back and finding them on the Contents page. | | | | the best book ever on florence cafe's Jun 26, 2007 |
voted "travel book of the year" last year, and i couldn't disagree more with the negative reviewers. went to florence and used the book and was DELIGHTED, as were the cafe owners when i showed them the book. they were positively EFFUSIVE and didn't even want my money.
this book is armchair and travel jackpot. buy the book, have the fun, at home AND in florence! | | |  | Good for Background Reading, Bad for Recommendations Jan 4, 2007 |
| I completely agree with the "Knitting Fiend" below. Reading this book before going was a joy, especially the stories about the families who own these cafes, the luminaries who frequented them, and so forth. But almost without exception they were poor places to actually visit: far too touristy, overpriced, super crowded (these places must be recommended the world over!) and, most shockingly, they had BAD COFFEE!!! Was the author off base, or have things changed dramatically since he visited? Who knows? The best advice, sad to say, is simply to avoid all the places he writes about. (NOTE: The same applies times two to Wolff's "Cafe Life Rome." Never have I been steered to such bad, tourist ripoffs. Read the book, but leave it at home and follow your nose!) | | |  | Don't weigh down your luggage with this book! Jun 2, 2006 |
| This book is more of a storey book than a guide to use when you are in Florence. I went to one gelateria and two caffe's out of this book and all weren't that great, more tourist traps than hidden gems. I wish this book would give some idea of prices, because a few of the places we checked out (but didn't order) had ridiculous prices. If you want a wonderful food guide to Florence, check out Emily Wise-Miller's Food Lover's Guide to Florence, it is excellent. | | | Write your own review about Cafe Life Florence: A Guidebook to The Cafes & Bars Of The Renaissance Treasure
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