7-Day Weekly Cooking Class from Florence
Florence, Italy
Trip Type: Cooking Classes
Duration: 7 days
The only course with so much potential, you'll be able to learn how to cook a unique meal for every day for a month!
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The only course with so much potential, you'll be able to learn how to cook a unique meal for every day for a month!
In coordinating a 5 course meal, the total dishes that can be learned are at least 30! In this less expensive (and newly designed) Italian Culinary tour, you can spend your time at a real Tuscan agriturismo which is a working vineyard and olive grove. You will learn about the delightful aspects of Tuscan cooking and culture from the expert chefs and your hosts whilst learning how to cook.
To add to this fantastic gastronomic holiday, you will also enjoy wine tasting, Tuscan olive oil tasting and balsamic vinegar tasting during the weekly culinary vacation with the chefs. On one of the days, you will venture into the bustling central food markets of Florence where the chef or tour guide will share with you the importance and abundance of the local produce and how they have inspired many traditional Tuscan dishes for countless generations. You will be treated to a tour of the magnificent 14th century Villa Pandolfini, the wine cellars, the agriturismo’s lush olive groves, and the impressive ballroom where once Counts and Countess’ alike would dance and socialize with the Florentine ‘elite’.
The culinary tour starts with a welcome dinner, where you will be able to meet and mingle with your fellow participants, the agriturismo owners, your hosts and to also become familiar with your accommodations and what is in store for the week. Over the course of the week, there will be 6 Tuscan hands-on cooking classes of 5 hours each; these classes will take place in one of the two gorgeous traditional kitchens. Each cooking lesson is expertly guided by your Italian chef, and participants will assist in preparing a complete 5 course Tuscan meal. These meals will be enjoyed with your classmates, chefs, the agriturismo owners and your hosts around the lovely Tuscan table (and don't forget the accompanying wine). All of the chefs speak English and the classes are conducted in English.
Your accommodations are included in the cost and will be on the grounds of the agriturismo, either in a farmhouse in the villa pandolfini or nearby at a neighboring country villa. Both of these lovely estates have a panoramic view of the land, a swimming pool and other facilities on-site.
This Italian culinary vacation is ideal for experiencing Tuscany and Florence. Be a local during your spare time after the classes, taking pleasure in exploring the breathtaking Tuscan landscape or visiting the charming towns and villages in nearby Fiesole, Lucca, Pisa and Siena. For those interested in outdoor activities, you can enjoy horse riding or take an invigorating walk in the agriturismo's private forest. The historic Florence city center is only 11 kilometers away and easily reached on one of the two local trains. At the end of the culinary tour, you will be given a certificate of participation along with an embroidered apron and a 150 page cookbook, mementos of your magical journey through Tuscan culture.
To add to this fantastic gastronomic holiday, you will also enjoy wine tasting, Tuscan olive oil tasting and balsamic vinegar tasting during the weekly culinary vacation with the chefs. On one of the days, you will venture into the bustling central food markets of Florence where the chef or tour guide will share with you the importance and abundance of the local produce and how they have inspired many traditional Tuscan dishes for countless generations. You will be treated to a tour of the magnificent 14th century Villa Pandolfini, the wine cellars, the agriturismo’s lush olive groves, and the impressive ballroom where once Counts and Countess’ alike would dance and socialize with the Florentine ‘elite’.
The culinary tour starts with a welcome dinner, where you will be able to meet and mingle with your fellow participants, the agriturismo owners, your hosts and to also become familiar with your accommodations and what is in store for the week. Over the course of the week, there will be 6 Tuscan hands-on cooking classes of 5 hours each; these classes will take place in one of the two gorgeous traditional kitchens. Each cooking lesson is expertly guided by your Italian chef, and participants will assist in preparing a complete 5 course Tuscan meal. These meals will be enjoyed with your classmates, chefs, the agriturismo owners and your hosts around the lovely Tuscan table (and don't forget the accompanying wine). All of the chefs speak English and the classes are conducted in English.
Your accommodations are included in the cost and will be on the grounds of the agriturismo, either in a farmhouse in the villa pandolfini or nearby at a neighboring country villa. Both of these lovely estates have a panoramic view of the land, a swimming pool and other facilities on-site.
This Italian culinary vacation is ideal for experiencing Tuscany and Florence. Be a local during your spare time after the classes, taking pleasure in exploring the breathtaking Tuscan landscape or visiting the charming towns and villages in nearby Fiesole, Lucca, Pisa and Siena. For those interested in outdoor activities, you can enjoy horse riding or take an invigorating walk in the agriturismo's private forest. The historic Florence city center is only 11 kilometers away and easily reached on one of the two local trains. At the end of the culinary tour, you will be given a certificate of participation along with an embroidered apron and a 150 page cookbook, mementos of your magical journey through Tuscan culture.
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