Beefsteak Fiorentina

A specialty of Tuscany, where the local Chianina beef is known for its succulence, beefsteak fiorentina is simply a thickly cut porterhouse steak grilled over hot coals and bathed in the best-quality extra virgin olive oil fragrant with herbs. My husband and I ate our first one more than fifteen years ago in a nondescript restaurant in a little town outside of Florence. The town had a bakery, a butcher, and a café/bar with a small dining room. The menu was short, and there was no wine list;