Private Cooking Lesson

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Florence or Lucca
traditional Tuscan dishes with appropriate wines




Description

Your chef for this program, is an expert Italian cook and an Italian language teacher with extensive experience in Italy and New Zealand. She offers an introduction to preparing-and eating-traditional dishes along with the appropriate wines. Menus are flexible, and may focus exclusively on starters, first and second courses, or desserts.

You may take one lesson or combine them to fashion a program to your interests. After assisting in the preparation of dishes, at 18:30/19:00 you will dine on your creations along with the correct wines.

A new kitchen has been equiped iin the rooms of an ancient palace offering participants a quieter enviroment and better tools. After the course, you are invited for a coffee or a grappa.

Lessons are available on request.


Itinerary
    Tuscan Cooking Lesson
  • The lessons begin at 15:30
  • Dinner with correct wines 18:30/19:00
  • Coffee or a grappa

Location
  • Florence or Lucca

Tour Includes
  • Tuscan cooking lesson
  • Meal with wine

Lesson

You may take one lesson or combine them to fashion a program to your interests.

    TUSCAN HORS D'OEUVRES
  • The traditional Tuscan "crostini" sauce
  • Panzanella (Tuscan bread salad) *
  • Coccoli e Figattole
  • Rosé wine Albiola Casale del Giglio Lazio

    A TUSCAN DINNER FOR FRIENDS
  • Pappa al pomodoro
  • Chicken with white wine, olives, and fresh herbs
  • Panna cotta with sauce
  • Red wine Chianti Selvapiana, Rufina

    HAND-MADE PASTA
  • Pasta fatta in casa: preparation of different kinds of pasta, cutting by hand and machine (spaghetti, taglierini, fettuccine, tagliatelle, etc.)
  • Three typical Tuscan sauces: carrettiera, mushroom sauce *, and pesto
  • Red wine Chianti Selvapiana, Rufina

    A MORE COMPLEX MENU
  • Mezzelune con ricotta e spinaci
  • Rotolo di manzo
  • Seasonable vegetable side dish
  • Red wine Sangiovese Lagone Livorno

    ARE YOU GAME?
  • Pappardelle sulla lepre
  • Quaglie sul crostone
  • Seasonable vegetable side dish
  • Red wine Monteregio Fabula Massa Marittima

    SEAFOOD LOVERS' MENU (minimum 4 participants)
  • Calamari fritti
  • Risotto allo scoglio
  • Totani in zimino
  • White wine Vernaccia Montenidoli San Gimignano

    WINTER MENU
  • Cavolo con le fette
  • Arista al latte
  • Seasonable vegetable side dish
  • Red wine Morellino Le Pupille Scansano

    TUSCAN SWEETS
  • Panna cotta with strawberry sauce *
  • Tiramisù
  • Crespelle dolci (hot stuffed pancakes)
  • Vin Santo, Fattoria di Calcinaia, Greve
    * Subject to seasonal availability





2006 Per Person Rates

A supplement is charged for the program at your location.
  • Euros 113.00--2 participants
  • Euros 80.00--3 participants
  • Euros 69.00--4 participants
  • Euros 64.00--5 participants
  • Euros 58.00--6 participants
  • Euros 50.00--7 participants
  • Euros 48.00--8 participants
  • Tour dates available upon request



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