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Where to Eat Vol.4

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] "Enjoying food is one of the best pleasures in life. The staff of Elitism presents you 5 of the best restaurants of the month." [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="34px"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Where to Eat  BRAC Located a short walk from Piazza Santa Croce, the BRAC organic restaurant and bookstore is a favorite spot for all Florentines, and out-of-towners as well. The cozy environment with its pleasant outdoor courtyard is especially nice in the summer months.  100% natural, organic products, vegan and vegetarian dishes. An oasis of peace in the center. Via dei Vagellai, 18/r |  www.libreriabrac.net DA BURDE Classic Florentine cuisine since 1927. Managed by the fourth generation of “innkeepers”, its name comes from “Burdèl”, the name once given to pig traders, who were all originally from Romagna. One of these, very Florentine, a certain Barducci, in 1901 opened the fiaschetteria (wine shop) called Da Burde. Now recognized as an historic Florentine restaurant, it's a must for tasting traditional Tuscan...

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Marcello Mastroianni

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] "Could you leave everything behind and start from zero again? (La Dolce Vita)" [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="34px"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Marcello Mastroianni the Italian Latin Lover par excellence, even though he did not like to be called so, but nobody better than him have ever embodied one the same as he did, through these days. Flair and allure, the eternal cigarette, the temptive, seductive and melancholy look, the sartorial suits, this was the handsome Marcello! A true sex symbol, the coolest and the hottest in a period when there were many other cool guys. He also represented the epitome of the Italian “Dolce Vita” . Moreover he was simply extraordinary without doing anything, but simply being always and only himself with his uncommon, irresistible, natural and unique charm. A real movie star and the unforgettable protagonist of so many masterpieces. A great actor, very gifted and talented and a gentle, good and generous man. He was in...

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Mr. G

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] "He throws in, fishes out and re-composes his pieces as dictated by an automatic writing but a writing that is always strongly attached to a figuration that is captured, observed and stylized." [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="34px"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Mr. G's world is populated with fantastic characters stuck between objects that come from reality and are the protagonists of the new urban alphabet. A clear stroke, black well-defined outlines that recall the style of the late Keith Haring, and from him, he seems to have inherited the tendency to rid the figures of flesh and flatten them, then repeat and clone them. An alphabet that multiplies on the walls, mostly on the Florentine ones, but which also finds another natural habitat on paper and in silk-screen printing. A mix of references, unconscious ones as well - in reality, they don't seem to be inspired by one particular artist, but rather to tend towards the world of...

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