A SPECIAL POST

from Bob... 

Last night we went to Lo Skipper. Recommended by the hotel, it was wonderful. Small, intimate and, I hate to use the word, but FABULOUS! So we booked for tonight and tomorrow night. Let's face it, when you find someplace special...stick with it.

Tonight Maria was waiting for us by the door when the restaurant opened at 8 pm. Inside we were greeted by Raimondo Sabella, the Chef. He made us feel like royalty. Once seated, he asked us what we liked and then proceeded to suggest individual meals for each of us. To say we 'dined' is to put it mildly.

We started with lightly fried zucchini flowers stuffed with anchovies and cheese. Superb. Bob & Gary had a pasta carbonara like no other...light, flavorful and not heavy. Stew & Karin both had a pasta dish...Karin's was with monkfish and Stew's was with seasonial mushrooms.

By the end of the meal we just turned ourselves over to the staff and let them serve us four different desserts and 'amari' (after dinner digestifs.) Simply amazing. Karin, Bob & Stew had after dinner espresso served in hand-forged cups with covers. Unique and so lovely that Karin has ordered a small supply from the local artisan to sell in her shop in Colorado.

If ever anyone is in Florence, we cannot recommend Lo Skipper highly enough. Reasonably priced, small family restaurant...Francesca, their daughter, was our server. Reservations are highly recommended as the place is very small, hard to find and our dinner went from 8 pm til 10:30 pm!