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For the freshest ingredients from the Italian countryside, there's no place like Tuscany. This section of central Italy has a little of everything in the landscape, from rolling hilltowns cradling olive groves to grain-filled plains. The simple, pure cuisine relies on what's best from the land--spring fava beans, wild ramps and fragrant sage and rosemary.
 1. Traditional Italian meals are broken into four courses: antipasto, primo, secondo and dolce. Most classic ristoranti will expect you to order at least antipasto and secondo or primo and secondo courses.
2. Italians tend to eat later than Americans, so restaurants usually fill up around 9pm.
3. The tip is usually included in the coperto, or "bread and service" charge, later divided among the restaurant staff.
4. Pasta is often eaten during the primo, or "soup and pasta course." Since it precedes the secondo, or main course, portion sizes are much smaller than in the US.
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