UPDATED FOR 2023
You or anyone headed to Florence during the holidays? The team at Curious Appetite has put together tasty food & drink crawls for Christmas and New Years in Florence!
They will be progressive feasts, moving from one place to the next, artisan chocolate, holiday cookies and sweet treats, cheese & meat boards, wine, vin santo and dolci with an expert guide to explain how these foods connect to the season, peppered with twinkly sights in between. Read on for more details!
On the 24th (Christmas Eve) Curious Appetite will be doing a special blended festival Food Lovers and Aperitivo tour.
Festive Food Lover’s Tour of Florence- December 24th 2023
This special blended Festive-themed Food Lover’s Tour of Florence is $138.50 per ticket all inclusive with various stops, select drink pairings led by our one of our sommelier and food historian guides. Enjoy the small group size which will max out at 8
Inclusions, 4 stops total, 3 hours, kicking off at 11am:
Historic cafe stop to start your festive foodie tour with coffee/hot chocolate and some traditional holiday treats like ricciarelli (super soft and moorish almond cookies) and cavallucci (cookies flavored with honey, candied orange, cinnamon and walnuts), artisan chocolate and other sweet treats.
More baked goods - this time savory and seasonal (focaccia is just the start) at one of Florence’s most beloved bakeries.
“Metodo Classico” bubbles and decadent truffle nibbles for the must-have sparkling wine aperitivo.
More wine tasting paired with a lux seasonal holiday platter. Think a myriad of local salumi (prosciutto, salame and friends), Tuscan cheeses and mostarda (savory fruit compote with notes of white wine, sugar and just a hint of mustard). Finished with vin santo (Italian dessert wine with flavours of walnut and dried apricot) and traditional baked pairings.
Tickets and booking: https://curiousappetitetravel.com/foodie-florence-food-tour
*PLEASE NOTE* Tours booked on these dates will not follow the same route or same # of stops or certain inclusions as advertised on the tour page listing, please refer to this page or ask our booking team if you have any qs on specifics.
Festive Progressive Dining Crawl- December 25th 2023
We’ll also be offering our progressive dining crawl in a 3-stop format, there are only a few spots left (max size is 10) and we encourage you to book now before all spots sell out! Tickets are priced at a premium of $189.50 and is an all-inclusive 4hr food and drink tour led by a food historian and sommelier.
Inclusions, 3 stops total over 4hrs, kicking off at 5:30pm:
Select aperitivo beverages paired with gourmet canapé bites in a historic bar
Decadent tasting of fresh pastas traditionally served during Christmas (i.e. baked pastas) with sommelier-selected wine pairings
Flavorful meat courses with seasonal vegetable side dishes with red wine and Italian Christmas desserts with sweet wine and espresso to conclude
Taking in Florence’s main sights all dressed up in holiday lights as we cover various neighborhoods of the city by foot in between tasting stops
Tickets and booking: https://curiousappetitetravel.com/dinner-crawl-in-florence
New Years Eve Food Lovers Tour with Aperitivo in Florence - December 31st 2023
Aperitivo in Italy is- in part- the social ritual of getting together after work, before dinner (or before lunch) and partaking in an aperitif drink (like a prosecco, spritz, negroni, light wine, even alcohol-free bitter aperitifs, etc) along with small appetizer bites in local bars or at home.
Our food lovers tour with aperitivo is unique since we basically imbibe in aperitivi as we progressively snack and drink at 3 local-loved stops but all with a complimentary range of traditional beverages and pairings, which fit in the aperitivo theme/tradition.
On the 31st (New Years Eve) Curious Appetite will be doing a special blended festival Food Lovers and Aperitivo tour. Read on for more details on inclusions.
Inclusions, 4 stops total, 3 hours, kicking off at 4pm:
Get the appetite going at a historic bakery with coffee/hot chocolate and festive sweet breads and cakes like ricciarelli and panforte (decadent, rich Italian fruitcake).
Sparkling “metodo classico” bubbles to ring in the new year paired with a special festive tagliere (cheese aged in wine pomace or chestnut leaves and cold cuts) at a wine bistro that sources local and artisanal salumi and formaggi.
Traditional seasonal breads (like pandoro - an eight-pointed star brioche bread powdered in sugar) and savory winter specialities at one of Florence’s best and most beloved local bakeries.
Finishing off with craft negronis and seasonal nibbles prepared by a master Florentine cocktail maker. With its herbaceous, spiced flavors plus citrusy notes, a Negroni is the perfect winter NYE drink!
This special occasion food tour will be $158.50 per ticket and include 4 food stops with 2 wine/cocktail pairings led by a wine & food culture expert. All stops designed to provide a curated guided cultural tour blended with a unique culinary wine walk of the hidden/historic streets of Florence, max group size 8.
Tickets and booking here: https://curiousappetitetravel.com/foodie-florence-food-tour
We hope to saunter around town with you this holiday season!
Curious for more info? Don’t hesitate to contact us.
Salute e Buon Anno! From the Curious Appetite Team!
