Tidbits & Tips: Mediterranean and Vegetarian Traditional Family Cooking and Art Tours
Learn to cook during a holiday at a Tuscany Cookery and discover various tidbits and tips from an expert Tuscan cook. A great opportunity to live for a week in a real Tuscan home, learning about authentic Italian food, touring to the beautiful art site and undiscovered little towns, relaxing in the beautiful garden or at the salt water pool, taking a walk or a massage, meeting your hosts Pat and Paolo, sharing with them their experience, family and friends.
Maximum eight people per group, to enjoy better each other;s company and to get the chance to have all the attention from your hosts. Quality is a world that requires time and attention!
From north to south, Italian cooking is just a feast of colors, a happy symphony of aromas and a dance of tastes. Cooking is based on the traditional recipes Tasty Tuscany got from their families. A great daily experience, and they know all the tips to make you feel confident in the kitchen. In cooking weeks, combine the hands-on experience with food together with art excursions, visit to wine and food producers.
From picking the vegetables and the fresh herbs in the organic garden, to collecting eggs in the chicken coop and shopping at the colorful local open markets, your cooking experience will be seasoned with laughter and fun.
Starting from antipasti to the dessert, in each class, experience the traditional way to the table. Nothing too complicated: just tasty! Something to eat every day, not only on special occasions.
The main thing of spending time with Tasty Tuscany for a week is learning how to be confident in the kitchen, how to play with food, enjoy yourself, and express your creativity. You are the main ingredient!
Cooking is a way to discover yourself and share it with the others.
Program Details
Duration
7 Days/6 Nights
Location
Tuscany
Season
April - November, Sunday to Sunday
Program Type
Overnight
Nearest City
Pisa
Physical Condition Required
Fair
Destination(s)
Tuscany, Italy
Cuisine Type
Italian Traditional Peasant Family Cooking
Accommodations
Situated high upon a hill and nestled between woods, the ancient Tuscany Farmhouse known as Il Poggione majestically overlooks olive orchards, vineyards, and the rolling Tuscany countryside far below its centuries old stone walls. The Tuscan villa farmhouse has been completely restored in accordance with traditional Tuscan architecture and is ideally situated in central Tuscany near the small medieval walled town of Palaia. The highway that connects Pisa with Florence is a short ten minutes away from the Tuscany farm. Guest enjoy their Tuscany farmhouse accommodations relaxing under the Tuscan sun in the huge flowered garden and upon the green expansive lawn that surrounds the farmhouse villa. The accommodations are complete with a wonderful pool and carefully placed shaded hammocks to provide comfort on warm, sunny Tuscany summer afternoons.
Additional Activities
Tuscany Italy is perfect for an Italian vacation. The vacation area surrounding the Tuscan rental villa is ideal for activities as hiking, bike riding, wine tasting, olive tasting, and horseback riding.
Art Excursions & Tours
Tuscany Italy is renowned the world over for its Tuscan treasures of art. Tasty Tuscany will provide excursions to various art locales or arrange six-hour tours with an art expert.
The Tuscan Path to Wine
Enjoy a guided tour to a local winery where you will sample some of world's most famous Tuscany wines. Includes lunch and transportation.
Olive Oil: Kitchen King
Experience Tuscany Olive Oil tasting and production techniques during a half-day guided tour to a local Tuscany olive mill. Includes transportation.
Tuscan Mediterranean Massage
Enjoy a relaxing Tuscan massage and relax after a day of activities in Tuscany Italy.
Tuscany Horseback Riding
Discover the Tuscan countryside on horseback and experience the beauty Tuscany has to offer.
Yoga Dance in Tuscany
Discover the magic of Yoga in Tuscany with an experienced Tuscan Yoga instructor.
Hiking in Tuscany Countryside
Hiking in Tuscany is a very popular recreation. Tasty Tuscany is more than happy to provide you with a variety of different hikes that will make your Tuscany vacation a memorable one.
Personal Italian Cooking Class
Four hours of personalized Tuscan cooking instructions with plenty of tidbits and tips from an expert Tuscany cook.
Tuscany Bike Rental
The Tuscan hills and roadways of Tuscany are ideal for enjoying a Tuscan bike ride. Pedal away!
Rates
$1,850.00 - $2,800.00per personCurrency Converter (Rates shown are in US Dollars. Rates and terms are subject to change.)
Additional Rate Info
$2500 (1840 euro) per person: double occupancy. Add $300 per person for single occupancy. Deduct $100 per person for a group of four or more persons in double occupancy.
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Program Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Day Arrival in the Morning and Relaxing Day at Podere il Poggione.
Lunch: Tomato and mozzarella di bufala, Prosciutto with figs, Bruschetta, Mixed salad, Fruit.
Dinner: Minestrone, Frittata in crosta.
Day 2: Half-Day Excursion and Cooking Class 8:30-9:30am: Breakfast.
9:30am: Half-day visit to San Gimignano. Visit to the winery of San
Donato and enjoy lunch.
4:30pm: Cooking class: a Mediterranean dinner: Tagliatelle with sweet tomato sauce; Sweet and sour peppers; Stuffed and baked zucchine; Brutti e Buoni.
Day 3: Half-Day Excursion and Cooking Class 8:30-9:30am: Breakfast.
9:30am: Visit to Certaldo.
1:30pm: Lunch: Assorted local cheeses with honey and fruit; Mixed salad.
4:30pm: Cooking class: a fall dinner - Risotto with pumpkin and mushrooms; Chicken alla toscana; Tuscan salad; Crostata with figs and rosemary.
Day 4: Half-Day Excursion and Cooking Class 8:30-9:30am: Breakfast.
9:30: Visit to Certaldo.
1:30pm: Lunch: Assorted local cheeses with honey and fruit; Mixed salad.
4:30pm: Cooking class: a fall dinner: Risotto with pumpkin and mushrooms; Chicken alla toscana; Tuscan salad; Crostata with figs and rosemary.
Day 5: Art Guided Excursion, Shopping 8:30-9:30am: Breakfast.
9:30: Art guided excursion to Florence with Grazia Badino: Lunch in
town.
Dinner: Vegetables bundles; Mixed salad; Warm peaches in vanilla ice cream.
Day 6: Half-Day Excursion and Cooking Class 8:30-9:30am: Breakfast.
9:30: Visit to the open market and the supermarket in Pontedera.
1:00pm: Friday lunch.
4:30pm: Cooking class: Pizza & Focaccia Bread; Torta di Rose.
Day 7: Breakfast and Departure 8:00-9:30am: Breakfast.
Departure.
This Package Includes
Accommodations
All Meals and Wine
Four Half-Day Excursions (Art Towns, Medieval Villages, Traditional Art Workshops, Wineries, Food Producers, Open Markets)
One Full-Day Guided Excursion to Florence
Four Cooking Classes
Daily Room Cleaning
Laundry Service
Transportation to/from Pontedera Train Station (20 min. from Tasty Tuscany) or Pisa/Florence Airport
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