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Old May 22nd, 2011, 02:00 PM
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A restaurant off the beaten track

I just came back from a restaurant in Spazzavento, just outside Pistoia. Here's the menu we had:

6 coperto
pizze (a dry flat bread with olive oil)
antipasti
3 primi (one was tripled and cost 19.50)
4 secondi (2 were doubled and cost 29.60 and 14)
one contorni
5 drinks including a full bottle of red wine, 4 liters of acqua, a large glass of beer (50 cl) and a pitcher of beer

total 127 euros for six

It was a nice homey atmosphere. The one problem is that Togliatti was watching over us. It was at the Casa del Popolo di Spazzavento. They make an exceptional pizza according to the people who took us there, although we did not order it. All the food, expecially the various versions of veal chops and steak were excellent. But it might bother some that the proceeds go to the CP. I got a free polo shirt to boot because I came from California.
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Old Oct 1st, 2011, 07:48 AM
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Sigh....Thanks.
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Are you in that area now? I have heard there is an excellent trattoria in Pescia. You should ask the locals for the name.

In Pistoia itself, I ate very well at the trattoria on the via dell'Abbondanza (that's its name). I've heard good things about Bonadea in Pistoia.
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PS: I think the days are over when people are bothered proceeds go to the CP. They are more bothered when the proceeds go to bankers. Times change.
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