"This comprehensive volume should be required reading for every cook. It defines in a sensual and beautiful way the vital relationship between food and culture" http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Eating-M-Fisher/dp/0764542613 Check it out !

And if you want to know more about Tuscan food, here is my reference book: http://www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-Tuscan-Table-Trattoria/dp/0940159902 Delightful, hard to put down, a real cooking novel with all the recipes that go with it. Nat