Pappardelle, Arezzo-Style

The hills and valleys of Arezzo’s province in Tuscany are bordered by the Amo River to the west and the Tiber River to the east. Italy’s famous Chianina beef, along with excellent chickens, ducks, geese, wheat, walnuts, chestnuts, and cherries, are all grown near Arezzo. This area has also produced many brilliant men. Guido d’Arezzo, who died in 1050, was the Benedictine monk who invented the musical scale. Artists such as Masaccio, Michelangelo, Piero della Francesca, and Paolo Uccello wer