...Here it is, in all its “thickness,” the bistecca alla Fiorentina! “and you know what — they say in Florence — outside of Tuscany, they don’t even know how to cut it. It’s thin, without fillet… look at those boneless steaks! You know what they are? chops! But for us, steaks… three fingers thick, they have to be! They don’t even know how to cook it. Here’s how to  make a steak: sear, turn and … and off you go!”

Florentines, we all know it,  are proud people and love their city and its food to bits. Traditions, including culinary ones, are rooted: they’ll never give up on their two fingers high steak. La fiorentina is not a seasonal dish: Winter or Summer, you’ll always find it in restaurants and at local butcher stores. Its history is long and its popularity dates back to the times of the Medicis.