Sunday was the first lazy day and probably the last. After a week of non-stop action, we had absolutely nothing to do on Sunday. Some of the girls went on a day trip to Venice, but about 20 of us did not because we are going with someone after classes are done. Carmen and I knew we wanted to sleep in since we hadnt all week, but I was surprised when I got up at 11:45. Lazy. Ass.
We finally got over to a cafe late in the afternoon and had coffee and pastries. We came back to the apartment and were all kinds of lazy. In my opinion, it was well deserved. That night, we went to the COOLEST wine bar! All the bottles of wine were held in with nitrogen and all you had to do was load a electronic card with money, stick your card in, push the button for the wine you wanted and th
e wine came squirting out. So high-tech and fun. You could pay for just a taste or a full glass! We also had dinner there. It was super tasty. We got a free appetizer (prosciutto wrapped around gorgonzola and fried asian style zucchini flowers. I had a spinach salad and Carmen had a bruschetta with ragu on top. We also got free drinks because the check took so long, but I hated both of them! She brought us Grappa and Lemoncello. The Grappa was like warm rotton alcoholic licorice. I almost vommed. Vom city. Vom nation.
After dinner, we went to the gelato shop that we had heard so much about. It is called Grom and we had heard from a ton of people and books that THIS IS the gelato you would go home talking about. It definitely did not let us down. The location of it was kind of weird, but I got Strawberry (fragola) and it was DELICIOUS. Only 2 euros too!
5/24
Monday was out first day of actual classes! From 9-11:30 we have "class" with Dale and Anne from MU. Most of the days are short excursions. Our only assignment is a 20-30 minute presentation that we do with a partner on t
he last days of class. We got our topics and Carmen and I were happy to find out we got first dibs on the topic choice after Dale drew our name from a bucket. Our presentation will be over Mediterranean Diet and how it affect mental health/longevity. They give us tons of articles to help us, doesnt seem hard at all.On Monday, Dale took us to the top of a huge hill on the edge of Florence. At the top is Piazza Michelangelo, which is a big viewing area with shops and restaurants overlooking all of Florence. It was so gorgeous. The hike was steep, but short. On our way to the next class, we got AMAZING Doner Kebabs, which are kind of like gyros. Absolutely fantastic.
Once we were done there, we went to our second class from 12-2:30. This class is super fun. It is at Apicius, the culinary school, and each day we have about 30 minutes of lecture and 2 hours of cooking! Our teacher, Guido, is a world renowned EVOO maker. His EVOO is sold at Sur La Table, Whole Foods, and Williams Sonoma for $50 a bottle. We learned about basic nutrients and the difference between Mediterranean diet and American diet. We didn't cook anything on Monday, but we went to the San Lorenzo Market. That is the largest market in Florence. Every local seller comes out every morning to sell their stuff. There is all the fresh fish, meat, and produce you could ever imagine! So amazing.
For dinner, we went to Ganzo, which is the restaurant owned by the school. We get 7 free meals there while we stay here, so we decided to use on. I had chicken with pineapple and mango chutney, rice, and tiramisu. It was very good!5/25
On Tuesday, we started the day with another trip to the San Lorenzo Market just so we could see all the fresh morning stuff. In cooking class, we made Hummus and Tzaziki. They were both delicious! On the way home, Carmen and I got really lost. Luckily, we found our way home, and took a VERY LONG scenic route. For dinner we went to a little restaurant we found that was delicious. I had a pasta in white sauce that had zucchini flowers and some kind of fish in it. Tasted a lot like salmon. I also had a dessert that I didnt really know what it was. Some kind of cake covered in chocolate. It was delicious though! Anyways! I'm getting lazy about this blog. I'll try to be better!
Carmen-"Have you ever typed a phone into your name just so you can creep them on FB later?"
Bridget-"NO!"
Carmen-"I have."
Carmen-" Oh. My. Gawd. My panties are soooo crunchy!!!"
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