4. An Age-Old Appetite Political Schisms and Factions Travelers and Expeditions Import Cities
5. A Refined Palate:Tuscan Cuisine “ Everything in Tuscany is simple, precise, robust, linear, and seasoned with wholesome irony”(162) “ The cuisine is Tuscany is thus simple and rustic, but demanding and aristocratic as far as quality of ingredients and methods of preparation are concerned”(163)