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Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local home with host Ilaria, a mother of two and owner of a beautiful B&B and organic farm in Chianti that produces olive oil, wine and vegetables. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food and regional wine like Chianti and Sangiovese. After a tour of the beautiful gardens, your cooking class will take place in a kitchen where Ilaria will teach you how to make 2-3 traditional Mediterranean Italian dishes from family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together with your host. Ilaria hosts along with her friend and chef, Cristina – together they share their secrets of authentic Italian cooking.
• Cooking lesson in Ilaria’s B&B
• Tasting of olive oils from the region
• Explore an aromatic herb and organic vegetable garden in a tour with your host
• 100% private activity
• Experience Italian hospitality in the beautiful Chianti Hills
• Vegetarian and gluten free options available
Additional Info
Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Starts: FI, Italy
Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Cooking Classes
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Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local home with host Ilaria, a mother of two and owner of a beautiful B&B and organic farm in Chianti that produces olive oil, wine and vegetables. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food and regional wine like Chianti and Sangiovese. After a tour of the beautiful gardens, your cooking class will take place in a kitchen where Ilaria will teach you how to make 2-3 traditional Mediterranean Italian dishes from family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together with your host. Ilaria hosts along with her friend and chef, Cristina – together they share their secrets of authentic Italian cooking.
• Cooking lesson in Ilaria’s B&B
• Tasting of olive oils from the region
• Explore an aromatic herb and organic vegetable garden in a tour with your host
• 100% private activity
• Experience Italian hospitality in the beautiful Chianti Hills
• Vegetarian and gluten free options available
This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Meet your hosts Cristina and Ilaria at their kitchen in the Chianti hills located in a vast garden surrounded by olive groves and vineyards. You will start your experience with a tour in an aromatic herb and organic vegetable garden. Then join your host in their kitchen where you will learn to cook traditional and seasonal Tuscan cuisine for about 2.5 hours using organic produce from the gardens. You will learn to make 3 dishes using extra virgin olive oil produced at the farm. Enjoy your Tuscan cooking class over Chianti and Sangiovese wines also produced on their grounds as well as an olive oil tasting. Learn to cook a starter, primi (first course), secondi (second course), and dessert. After cooking, enjoy the meal you helped prepare with your host at the dining table. Your seasonal Mediterranean Italian menu includes dishes such as zucchini blossoms, handmade pasta, veal saltimbocca and a dessert like tiramisu. Your cooking class takes place in the kitchen of Ilaria’s B&B so while there may be other B&B guests in the dining room, your cooking experience will remain private.
Sample Menu
• Fiori di zucca fritti – fried zucchini blossoms stuffed with anchovies and mozzarella
• Homemade pasta – tagliatelle with an asparagus sauce or ragu
• Pork cutlet with fennel or polpette (meatballs) or saltimbocca (veal with sage)
• Side of roasted vegetable , salad or stewed artichokes
• Fruit tart or tiramisu
