Cooking Classes in Tuscany Among the Chianti Vineyards

Sightseeing  :  Italy  :  Toscana  :  Greve In Chianti  :  Cooking Classes

This half-day cooking class includes one intensive, morning or afternoon, cooking session with instruction and practice with our chef. You will also eat what you've made for lunch or dinner following the lesson including wine, all food ingredients.You will enjoy a fantastic creative experience in the kitchen of a Renaissance Villa, you will learn to cook Tuscan style, our chefs will guide you in preparing a complete Italian/Tuscan meal while learning the techniques of homemade pasta, such as ravioli, tagliatelle and gnocchi. Then, according to the season, you will learn the art of making sauces such as fresh basil pesto, tomato and basil, meat sauce with porcini mushrooms and sweet onions, meat or duck sauce and much more. Our chefs will teach you the secret of making the most delicious tiramisu you will have ever eaten.

Sample Menu (subject to change):
Sample 1 - Crostini toscani, Gnocchi alla pommarola, Saltimbocca alla romana, Biscottini di Prato.
Sample 2 - Home made pasta - Lasagne - Tagliatelle - Ragu Bolognese - Basic Tiramisu.
Sample 3 – Bruschetta, Risotto milanese, Parmigiana, Torta della nonna. (vegetarian menu)
Sample 4 – Pici all’aglione, Guinea fowl with green olives, Panna cotta.
Sample 5 – Cacciucco (fish soup) minimum 4 people.

Times of the lesson (total time, lunch or dinner included, about 4 hours)Presentation of the menu, coffee with the chef, preparation of dishes, lunch/dinner (wine included), coffee, ammazza-caffè (grappa or amaro).