WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OUR COURSES

Our cooking courses involve hands on participation in the preparation of a meal and are suitable for anyone with a desire to know more about our culinary tradition. We book the course exclusively on your behalf for 1 to 10 people.

The courses are without exception held in private Italian homes, in Florence or in the countryside (Chianti or close by Siena and Cortona). Professional Chefs or specialists in Tuscan cuisine who speak both English and Italian guide the lessons.

It is up to you to decide how much and what you wish to learn; courses can last 1 lesson or be spread over 3 to 5 days, chose between lessons in the morning with lunch, or afternoon lessons followed by dinner, lesson times, however, are subject to availability. Menus can also be tailored to your tastes and interests either traditional Florentine, themed (pasta, vegetarian..etc.) or full blown Tuscan renaissance cooking.

Note. The courses held in the Tuscan countryside include accommodation in family style B&B where you will find excellent gastronomic products and strong culinary traditions.

FLORENCE: EMMA’S TRADITIONAL COOKERY COURSES

Emma has opened her charming home and welcomes all who wish to share its atmosphere, seated at her table or cooking, discovering with her the delights of great traditional Italian and Tuscan cuisine. Emma is a Florentine lady that started as a director of an Indian & international cookery school, then she founded and managed – for 8 years - the famous Florentine chocolate bar “Hemingway”. Actually she’s retired, but she didn’t loose her passion for cooking. She’s also a certified olive oil taster acknowledged by the Regione Toscana and she is partner with a Charitable Association which organizes excellent dinners in various location in Florence (for more info Centro d’arte e cultura arco iris www.arcoirissigna.com).

CENTRAL FLORENCE & CHIANTI - JACOPO & ANNA'S TRADITIONAL TUSCAN COURSES

Chef Jacopo has worked for 10 years for some of the best restaurants, in Florence, in Chianti and abroad. His wife Anna is a specialist of all things sweet, and creates marvelous and unforgettable deserts.
Anna and Jacopo have been running cooking courses since 1998 and already collaborate with some of the prestigious American universities in Florence. Recently we have been able to offer courses run from their house at Montespertoli in Chianti, 30 km. outside Florence. We also offer with them a very popular program of catered meals and cooking courses in private villas in Chianti, Mugello and Siena.

LEARN TO COOK WITH SIMONETTA AT HER HOME NEAR CORTONA

Simonetta's home is immersed in the hills of Cortona, which change colors with the seasons, and is in an ideal placed for visiting the fascinating towns of Arezzo, Sansepolcro, Pienza, Camaldoli, Montepulciano, Montalcino, Siena, and the magnificent Umbria. Together with the cooking course Simonetta offers accommodation for a minimum of 3 nights, in 3 elegant rooms and the possibility to dine with the family or alternatively enjoy an elegant picnic deep in the countryside with carpets, cushions, silver and porcelain and a Tuscan menu. 
She also organizes picnics to take away and an old fashioned renovated Vespa for you to discover the region in Italian style.

MASSIMO & PATRIZIA AT THEIR FARMHOUSE IN THE SIENA PROVINCE

The villa-farm is situated in a strategic location: surrounded by wooden hills, it is 30 minutes far from Siena. The farm has been producing wine and olive oil for 400 hundred years. The wine-cellar has been opened since 1596 and can be visited by the farm guests, who can have the chance to taste the products. The villa is a family-run property and offers a warm and cosy habitat. Massimo & Patrizia offer cooking courses during which they’ll teach how to prepare a complete Tuscan meal. Personalized menus according to seasonal food products; during the lesson you can have the chance to taste their wine and extra virgin olive oil.