About 8 years ago, we stayed in the Chianti Region with Ed and Pam Dixon and wanted our trip to include a visit there. It seems that Mike wanted to visit a butcher shop in Panzano, so we were able to do both. The shop is owned and run by a man who enjoys a reputation in the food industry. He was mentioned in the book, "Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany". Dario Cicchini is the Dante quoting butcher mentioned in the title. We had lunch at his restaurant, then went into the butcher shop and talked with him. At one point, he grabbed a bottle of grappa and a stack of glasses and poured each of us a drink. Elvis was blasting away on the stereo. A great time for all of us!!