tuscan holiday consultants, we'll help you plan a holiday in beautiful Tuscany

Tuscan Cooking in
a Florentine Kitchen

Tuscan Food is not elaborate. It is simple. The key is in its exquisitely fresh and seasonal ingredients. If you are not familiar with Tuscan cuisine you’re sure to be in for a pleasant surprise. Whether your first Tuscan culinary experience is in a country trattoria or a fine restaurant, your taste buds will surely bounce with joy! You’ll probably be asking yourself, “How can I savour these tastes? How can I recreate them in my kitchen?”

Well, my friend, ask no more! For those of you who love to cook and those of you who love to eat, the time has come to spend a morning in an intimate Florentine kitchen learning the secrets of this genuine Mediterranean cuisine. Cooking together in the relaxed atmosphere of a private home with Brunelleschi’s dome as a back drop only adds magic to this unique culinary experience.

These personalized hands-on cooking lessons, in English, offer participants the opportunity to enter a Florentine home and cook together in a Florentine kitchen. Picking herbs from the rooftop garden, chatting about food, wine, olive oil and family cooking secrets is what this experience is all about. With a minimum of two students and a maximum of four, each lesson has a ‘family style intimacy’ to it.

Together with the cooking instructor, participants prepare an authentic four course meal. There are seven meal menus to choose from when booking the course. Once the meal has been prepared, the students and their instructor sit down to dine over stimulating conversation and Renaissance views.

Participants can choose to dine outdoors on the rooftop terrace amongst the flowers with Florence at their fingertips or inside in the dining room which shares the same vast view of the city.

*If anyone in the traveling party would like to enjoy the meal but not sign up for the lesson itself, then he/she can sign up as a dining guest. Dining guests arrive at 1 p.m. to enjoy the feast.

There are 7 menus to chose from. Each menu has an antipasto, a first course, a second course and a side dish.

Tuscan bread, wine* and fruit are also included in the lunch. The participants are given an apron and recipe cards of the courses selected along with a bit of literature on Tuscan food and ingredients.

So, why not bring an ‘air’ of Tuscany into your kitchen? Sign up now for this morning culinary experience in the heart of Florence… the cradle of the Renaissance!

E-mail us for booking information and menu choices. Be sure to tell us when you plan on visiting Tuscany and if you have a special recipe you would like to learn. This will enable us to propose more personalized seasonal menus.

The lessons are conducted Monday through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Alternative times and days may be arranged if need be depending on availability.

Price: 85.00 euro per participant (min. 2 max. 4)

Dining Guests: 25.00 euro each (children ½ price)

CATERED AND/OR
ARRIVAL DINNERS AS WELL!

For those who are staying in or around Florence, we’d be happy to arrange a typical Florentine meal to be served in the comfort of your holiday accommodation. All meals are 4 courses with bread and fruit. One bottle of wine and one bottled water per every two dining guests is included in the price. For a sample menu, click here. The dinners are 30.00 euro per person. Children under 12 are half price. Email for menu choices.

All payments are through allowing you the freedom of paying with you major credit card or your bank account and the convenience of currency conversion.