Ars Opulenta

19/02/2014

Hi everybody,
this is Antonio Alfani. As you might know, I have written a cook book with the story of my family for more then 200 years. All the pictures of the dishes are taken by partner Eugene in our beautiful garden.
The second edition of the book in English is now available. Whoever is interested in a copy, please remember that a generous percentage of the price will go to research and help for children affected by Neuroblastoma. For any questions and/or to purchase the book please contact me at :[email protected]

05/01/2014

Great review online.

Betsy0903
Saint Louis, Missouri
1 review
“An amazing day with wonderful hosts!”
5 of 5 starsReviewed January 1, 2014 NEW
We had the pleasure of meeting Eugene in Florence for a tour of the market, followed by a cooking class with his partner Antonio.

The two were the most gracious hosts in their home, where the cooking class took place. The class was relaxed, informal, and very educational. The two ensured that we were comfortable, well, fed, and provided wonderful wine from local vineyards. The recipes were authentic Italian recipes from Antonio's family.

We spent the entire afternoon and evening deep in conversation over the dinner we made (brown butter chicken, pasta with a squash blossom puree, and heavenly hazelnut chocolate cake) and Antonio and Eugene were one of the most interesting duos we have ever encountered. We were so sad to leave at the end of our evening!

What a tragedy that Eugene has passed away. The world has lost a beautiful soul. Antonio plans to continue classes and selling the cookbook that he and Eugene had published. He will also be teaching classes in New York at some point. Do not overlook this opportunity to meet a great chef, instructor, and an unforgettable way to spend an afternoon.


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27/12/2013

Ciao to everybody! This is Antonio, the lucky partner of Eugene for 33 years. I Know how many people loved him , it makes my heart happy but also sad because he can not be here to enjoy your friendship and love. All of our projects will continue in Eugene's memory. One of the plans we had was going to New York to give Italian cooking classes and Italian wine tasting. The plan is to be there between April and June 2014 offering cooking classes with a full meal and wine tasting. Before I come to NYC, I would like to know if anyone out there is interested in taking classes and if you are available to spread the word. I am planning this right now so any help is appreciated. Please take your time to investigate and let me know how many people would be interested. You can contact me here on facebook (Eugene's) or call me at + 39 340 69 00 296. I am looking forward to hear from you. Warm regards Antonio

01/11/2013

Florence and the Arno – November 4, 1966

Florence and the Arno – November 4, 1966

Early on the morning of November 4, 1966, after days on end of driving, pounding rain, the Arno River spilled over its banks in the city of Florence. Despite the stormy weather that had been pounding the region, people went about their usual business, unaware of what nature was about to unleash on t

31/10/2013

Ars Opulenta's cover photo

29/10/2013

Dreaming of being Marcello?

We think winter is a fabulous time to be in Italy and in an effort to encourage low season travel to Rome - we're launching our La Dolce Beehive contest! Win 5 nights accommodation and a food tour for 2 at The Beehive and with Eating Italy Food Tours Rome as well as €100 gift certificate to specialty food shop Volpetti - Testaccio Roma. More details and info on how to enter at www.the-beehive.com/ladolcebeehive Please spread the word!

29/10/2013

Welcome

Fantastic new work from friend and ArsOper, Robby Gall. Please visit his website and discover this talented artist!

The art of Robby Gall

28/10/2013

What fun I had with this great family from New York!

28/10/2013

After the harvest, it's fermenting time for the grapes.

18/10/2013

E' il venerdì nero dei trasporti Bus, treni e aerei a rischio - La Nazione

What would a visit ti Italy be without a strike to fill out your true "dolce vita experience"? Well, visitors, today you're in luck! There's a general transit strike planned today for all our delight! Enjoy!

http://www.lanazione.it/cronaca/2013/10/18/967616-sciopero-trasporti-toscana.shtml

Disagi per i pendolari delle ferrovie. Incrociano le braccia i lavoratori dell'aeroporto Vespucci. Ecco i servizi garantiti

12/10/2013

Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all of our Canadian friends! May you spend it with those you love!

12/10/2013

How lucky are we that we can spend time with warm, beautiful people like this?

11/10/2013

Harvesting the Vernaccia grapes in San Gimignano!

09/10/2013

What a fantastic day we had cooking with these beautiful new friends from Canada!

04/10/2013

ARTRIBUNE

FOTO DEL GIORNO - Marino Marini tra le sue sculture, 1971 [foto di Jon Naar]...

04/10/2013

Saturday, October 5, is Contemporary Art Day!

Since 2005, Contemporary Art Day is an event that AMACI dedicates to contemporary art and its audience. The museums associated with AMACI, along with all the institutions in our country that freely decide to join the initiative, open their doors free of charge for an initiative full of events, exhibitions, conferences and workshops.

The Museo Marino Marini offers the public free admission to its permanent collection, the exhibition Da capo by Deimantas Narkevicius, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

5 ottobre 2013
Giornata del Contemporaneo

La Giornata del Contemporaneo è un evento che, dal 2005, AMACI dedica all’arte contemporanea e al suo pubblico. I musei associati ad AMACI, accanto a tutte le istituzioni del nostro Paese che liberamente decidono di aderire all’iniziativa, aprono gratuitamente le loro porte per un’iniziativa ricca di eventi, mostre, conferenze e laboratori.

Il Museo Marino Marini offre al pubblico l' ingresso gratuito alla propria collezione permanente e alla mostra Da capo di Deimantas Narkevicius, dalle 10.00 alle 17.00






5 October 2013
Contemporary Art Day

Since 2005, Contemporary Art Day is an event that AMACI dedicates to contemporary art and its audience. The museums associated with AMACI, along with all the institutions in our country that freely decide to join the initiative, open their doors free of charge for an initiative full of events, exhibitions, conferences and workshops.

The Museo Marino Marini offers the public free admission to its permanent collection, the exhibition Da capo by Deimantas Narkevicius, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

04/10/2013

Europeana.eu

St Francis of Assisi, one of the most venerated religious figures in history, died on this day, 3 October, in 1226. Explore our Francis of Assisi: http://www.europeana.eu/portal/search.html?query=%22francis+of+assisi%22&rows=24

Image: 'St. Francis of Assisi showing his stigmata', The National Library of The Netherlands and The European Library, CC0.

04/10/2013

"Doctor, what are the results of my blood test?"

"We'll, we've found traces of blood in your wine!"

ahi ahi ahi ;)

04/10/2013

The lovely Tanya and Kevin from Australia spent a morning with me at the Uffizi. I had a great time with them - thanks!

04/10/2013

Regione Toscana: sì al circo ma senza animali selvatici ed esotici

The Region of Tuscany prohibits circuses that use (exploit) wild and exotic animals.

Acrobats and clowns, yes. Elephants in chains and tigers in cages, NO!

Approvata in consiglio regionale una mozione che impegna la giunta a "proibire l'attendamento in Toscana di tutti quei circhi che usano ancora animali selvatici ed esotici individuati dall'autorità scientifica Cites"

04/10/2013

Maltempo, arriva il ciclone 'Penelope: in Toscana previsti nubifragi e trombe d'aria

Batten down the hatches - here comes Penelope!

Ad affermarlo è il direttore del ilmeteo.it, Antonio Sanò. Le previsioni parlano di pioggia e freddo per tutto il fine settimana. Sabato sarà la giornata peggiore con nubifragi dalla Liguria di Levante verso la Toscana

27/09/2013

"The Russian Avantguard" opens tomorrow at Palazzo Strozzi!

Tutto è pronto per l'inaugurazione!
Da domani potrete finalmente visitare L' , la Siberia e l'Oriente
http://bit.ly/avangrus

27/09/2013

UNSTABLE TERRITORY | CCC Strozzina

A challenging and provocative show at CCC Strozzina - opens October 11

http://www.strozzina.org/en/exhibitions/territori-instabili/

The exhibition will be showcasing work by such international artists as Kader Attia, Sigalit Landau, Richard Mosse, Paulo Nazareth, Oliver Ressler & Zanny Begg, encouraging us to rethink our notion of territory in a contemporary world characterised increasingly by the obsolescence of such concepts a...

22/09/2013

Buonarroti domenica! Today starts a week of cycling madness in Florence!

Eccoli! Prove di Mondiali.

22/09/2013

Perché Firenze rende omaggio ad Albert Camus

Albert Camus in Florence

Non posso non trovare ispirazione in una figura come Albert Camus. Premio Nobel per la letteratura, scrittore e filosofo francese alla perenne ricerca dell’essenziale. Quell’essenziale che, quando mise piede a Firenze nel 1937 tentò strenuamente di cogliere. Affidando al suo inseparabile taccuino le...

22/09/2013

The new Antinori cantine in Bargino, Chianti.

Scala elicoidale in corten e colline toscane sullo sfondo. Chi indovina progetto e architetto?

22/09/2013

1940's - ambulances lined up in front of the Misericordia in Piazza del Duomo

Ancora una bellissima immagine dal passato, per la quale ringraziamo Paolo Piccardi. La foto ritrae le ambulanze della Misericordia allineate lungo il Duomo in occasione di una festa di San Sebastiano alla metà del 1900.
L’autista, Giovanni Piccardi, parla con un campione di motociclismo dell’epoca.

22/09/2013

Nile geese, promenading along the Arno!

Nel mentre, a Ponte Vecchio...

22/09/2013

Medieval and Renaissance shoes at Florence's Museo Ferragamo!

Ferragamo: la meravigliosa favola delle scarpe
Il calzolaio prodigioso - Fiabe e leggende di scarpe e calzolai: per un anno, dal 19 aprile 2013 al 31 marzo 2014, il Museo Salvatore Ferragamo a Firenze ospita una rassegna che ha del magico e che si arricchirà di argomenti nel corso della sua durata. Attraverso le fiabe, le opere d'arte, i fumetti, gli oggetti e le leggende racconta il mito della scarpa. E di un suo indimenticabile cantore, Salvatore Ferragamohttp://www.leiweb.it/moda/star-e-news/2013/mostra-salvatore-ferragamo-401380628513_17.shtml

Scarpe storiche. Medioevo e Rinascimento Manifattura italiana, Scarpetta da donna, ultimo quarto del XVI secolo. Zeppa in sughero e tomaia in pelle incisa e impressa. Da Casa Boccaccio, Museo di Palazzo Davanzati, Firenze, inv. Depositi 259. Foto Arrigo Coppitz.
Historical shoes. The Middle Ages and the Renaissance Italian manufacture, Woman’s shoe, fourth quarter of the sixteenth century Cork wedge, engraved and printed leather upper.From Casa Boccaccio, Museo di Palazzo Davanzati, Florence, inv. Depositi 259. Photo by Arrigo Coppitz.

22/09/2013

Museo del Tessuto

Museo del Tessuto: non solo museo, non solo tessuto, ma tutto quanto è cultura, eventi, storia, tradizione e futuro in uno dei più grandi distretti tessili mondiali. Segui il Museo per essere contemporaneo.

The Museo del Tessuto is a contemporary museum: it's not just a museum, not just about textiles, but about everything that is culture, events, history, tradition and future in one of the largest textile districts in the world.

22/09/2013

The beautiful creations of the artists and craftspeople of Ars Canusina!

13/09/2013

Tuscan Enterprise - Plan now for your holiday in Italy!

Tuscan Enterprises Italy - THE experts for your holiday villa rental!

Rental and sales of Italy real estate including vacation homes and accommodations in Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, Marche, Veneto, Piemonte, Amalfi and Chianti.

13/09/2013

Firenze Made in Tuscany

13/09/2013

Diventare "artigiani del sacro" - La Nazione - Firenze

The Sacred Art School of Florence

Al via le iscrizioni per il secondo corso organizzato dalla Sacred Art School di Firenze. Venti posti per giovani italiani e stranieri nati tra il 1984 e il 1995. Quindici borse di studio e tironcini per i più meritevoli

13/09/2013

LA wonderful exhibit in a great place - Prato, Florence's beautiful next door neighbor!

Apre domani la grande mostra Da Donatello a Lippi. Officina pratese: la riapertura, dopo tanti anni, di un importante spazio in città, all'insegna della riscoperta dell'arte a Prato nel Quattrocento.

The exhibit Da Donatello a Lippi. Officina pratese opens tomorrow. It marks the reopening of an important space in the city after many years of restoration, and the rediscovery of art in Prato of the 15th century.

Info: http://www.officinapratese.com