Join
us for a series of lessons in the art of Traditional Tuscan
Cooking. In varied beautiful locations you will produce
a different menu each day, all from traditional local recipes
and under the guidance of experienced local cooks. The morning
lessons will be followed by lunch made up from the dishes
that we have prepared together. The setting for each lesson
is different and on each of the three days you will be eating
outside with a variety of wonderful Tuscan views.
During your stay you will learn to make the typical local
Pasta called Pici, traditional thin crust Pizza, summer
salads, well known deserts such as Tiramisu and much much
more. You can even let us know if you have any special
requests and we'll do our very best to accommodate you.
Sample menus can be seen on the Menu Choices Page.
For Menu Choices . . . click here
We concentrate on recipes that are healthy, using seasonal
produce and lots of variety. We do however like you to
be able to reproduce what you have learnt here once you
get back home so we won't expect you to go out and shoot
a rabbit or pluck a pheasant but we will send you outside
to collect the herbs and spices or ask you to hand roll
your own spaghetti and at the end of the weekend we also
present you with a beautifully illustrated booklet of
recipes to take away with you.
Each afternoon, after the lessons and lunch, we take
you to one of the local producers for Tastings of Wine,
Cheese and Salami. In this way you get to see the countryside,
the way of life and some of the specialties of the area.
We are located near Montalcino where you will find the
famous Brunello red wine. We also visit Pienza, which
is well known for its Pecorino Cheese.
I can give lots of recommendations for accommodation
but ultimately the choice is yours and the booking is
made direct by you as all hotels and agri-turismos now
ask for direct bookings with a credit card, in line with
the policy which is now pretty much accepted worldwide.
These 3-Day Cooking Extravaganzas run throughout the
season (March to October inclusive) and can be booked
for a long weekend but also during the week upon request.
For full information please email us at info@tastetuscany.co.uk
The fully inclusive price for this Workshop is Euro 395
per person. This includes the following:
- 1
x Welcome Dinner
- 3
x Cooking Lessons with lunch (different location and
different five course menu each day)
- 3
Gastronomic Tours:
- Tour
& Wine Tasting x 3
- Tour
& Cheese Tasting x 1
- Tour
& Honey Tasting x 1
- Visit
to Montalcino
- Visit
to Pienza
- Transport
from 9.45 to 18.00 each day and for the evening when
dinner is in Buonconvento.
- Guide
who speaks English and Italian
For this Workshop there is a minimum number of 4 participants
and a maximum of 8.
