Antica Macelleria CECCHINI

Where to Eat in Tuscany, According to Nancy Silverton

"Dario Cecchini is an eighth-generation butcher, known for his family-style dining rooms offering a set menu with different cuts of meat, vegetarian options, and traditional Tuscan side dishes."

Friends of Eater Miami Share Their Best Restaurant Meal of 2022 - Eater Miami

"This year’s best meal wasn’t in Miami, but it’s one I’ll absolutely never forget. Early on in the year I was in Tuscany and got the chance to eat at Antica Macelleria Cecchini. It’s Dario Cecchini’s restaurant above his butcher shop (he’s known as the world’s best butcher) and he happened to be there that night doing the cooking. This spot is basically a beef omakase situation, where you never see a menu and course after course of fancy steak is made in front of you and piled on your plate. It was insane and amazing and I can’t wait to find my way back." - Olee Fowler

This Recipe for Sushi del Chianti Showcases the Flavor of Beef | Eater

"Located in Panzano, Italy, this combined butcher shop and restaurant operates on the motto “carne diem,” encouraging diners to savor meat in the moment. The chef works behind the counter slicing enormous sirloin steaks Florentine-style and focuses on simple, ethically sourced ingredients and perfectly aged beef, offering a dozen meat preparations from bone marrow–braised cuts to the classic Florentine T-bone that he treats as almost transcendent. A signature preparation is a Chianti “sushi” demonstrated on the YesChef streaming platform: beef filet is tenderized, thinly sliced, and dressed simply with lemon, garlic, parsley, paprika, olive oil, salt, and pepper, then served raw with lemon peels (or optionally formed into meatballs and quickly fried or skewered and grilled). His wife notes that they consider themselves artisans rather than artists, emphasizing rustic, memorable dishes made with minimal embellishment." - Dario Cecchini for YesChef

"The Maestro of Meat Dario Cecchini is the most famous butcher in Italy and is probably the only one who recites Dante while carving up his carcasses. His small shop on the outskirts of the medieval village of Panzano is a Mecca for carnivores seeking quality meat (plus curious tourists), and he also has a restaurant—Solociccia—where you can sample some of the best bistecca in the region. If you visit his Antica Maccelleria Cecchini on a Sunday morning, when he works to a background track of jazz and opera, you'll be offered a glass of wine, a hunk of pecorino cheese, and a nibble of some of his meaty products (like the fennel-flavoured salami called 'finocchiona') to ease the waiting time."

"The Maestro of Meat Dario Cecchini is the most famous butcher in Italy and is probably the only one who recites Dante while carving up his carcasses. His small shop on the outskirts of the medieval village of Panzano is a Mecca for carnivores seeking quality meat (plus curious tourists), and he also has a restaurant—Solociccia—where you can sample some of the best bistecca in the region. If you visit his Antica Maccelleria Cecchini on a Sunday morning, when he works to a background track of jazz and opera, you'll be offered a glass of wine, a hunk of pecorino cheese, and a nibble of some of his meaty products (like the fennel-flavoured salami called 'finocchiona') to ease the waiting time."