Hidden off a side road in the woods outside of Impruntea, Il Battibecco is a flamboyant and fun place to dine. The owners had Osteria Numero I in Florence for years and moved out to the countryside. The menu is as eccentric as the owners and the decor. I am addicted to the “Piatti di Buon Ricordo” plates in Italy. Selected restaurants join; each picks a dish that best represents the area. When you dine there and eat that dish, you are given a hand-painted plate when you leave as a “Good Memory”. Impruneta is famous for their kilns for the traditional Terra Cotta, Clay tiles. Peposa is a beef stew with lots of pepper, cooked slowly in clay pots and was served to the workers. Also look for their Duck all’Arancia ravioli; it was their signature dish for years. In season, get the porcini mushrooms.