Should you ever find yourself anywhere within spitting distance of Florence, a side excursion to Artimino is absolutely mandatory. Positioned atop a circa-1596 Medici village just one half-hour due west of Firenze, Da Delfina offers our favorite worldwide Italian fare. Unabashed proprietor Carlo Cioni will surely welcome you to his family’s kitchen like a long-lost relative before offering such gems as flawlessly fried zucchini blossoms stuffed with ricotta, warm faranoa (guinea fowl) salad served with pine nuts and white raisins over radicchio, and baby goat simply roasted in the oven and stuffed with lemon peel alongside baked fennel. Very high marks on the Mama Mia scale!