Not for us are the production-line restaurants with huge menus, disinterested waiters and anonymous chefs. It’s sometimes hard to find what we prefer, but somehow, we often manage to discover a small family-run establishment with home-cooked food. We instinctively knew that ‘Osteria da Trombicche’ was our kind of place and we were not disappointed. In fact, the selection of home-cooked meals was impressive and our food was delightful. Such a simple thing as Bruschete dressed with oil & salt was delicious, as was our other antipasti of Crostone with pancetta & pecorino. The little pork Polpetti with sage were a delight as was the Salsicce cooked with onions in Chianti wine. We were offered the traditional Tuscan dessert of Vin Xanto served with Cantuccini, the crunchy almond biscotti that you use to soak up the wine. The whole lot, with wine and water, cost just €35 for two, and we loved the dessert so much that we went to a shop along the street and bought more wine & biscuits to take home with us. This little treasure of a ‘bistro’ is already popular, so don’t overcrowd them – I would hate it to change!