Osteria Agnese In Macerata

31/08/2024: I hadn't been to Tolentino for almost 9 years (damn earthquake that destroyed my house), and I remember that back then there wasn't much to choose from in town to eat out, and well. Today, like John Belushi in Blues Brothers, who sees the light, and the street, I saw the Fioretti grocery store, recommended to me by my clever uncle, because of Saint Nicholas (my saint obviously...). Well, I can only rave about the setting, the richness of the menu, the quality of the raw materials, and the friendly and warm welcome from Andrea, heir to the family dynasty, who transformed what was "just" a grocery store , in a gourmet place in the center of Tolentino, where you can taste exceptional typical products (the aroma of his ciauscolo, renamed in CAPITALS, without any preservative, stays in your mouth for minutes) and gastronomic refinements brought to you by his trusted collaborations around for Italy and Europe, like the desserts made with buffalo milk from Campania, the salmon sandwiches from the Faroe Islands, or the fantastic Swiss mountain cheese (so good that I took a piece to take home) . And I won't dwell on the endless choice of wines, native and otherwise, for which knowledge and a palate are needed, which unfortunately I lack, but which I highly recommend on trust. All of this, let's point out, at "popular" prices that probably wouldn't fear the competition of the cheapest of taverns. Thanks to Andrea and his collaborators for giving me a reason to return as soon as possible, despite not yet having my own accommodation.

16/08/2024: Dopo tanto tempo ci siamo tornati sia a pranzo che a cena per un compleanno; come sempre Andrea non si smentisce, dal pane fresco ben farcito, ai salumi ottimi e di buona provenienza, sfizi e delizie con dolcetti finali, tutto sapientemente abbinato. Anche per una festa non ci sono dubbi, Fioretti sempre il top!