FOOD IMMERSION: FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE CELLAR

Hands-on Traditional Family Italian, Mediterranean and Vegetarian Kitchen with Art Excursions, Wine Tasting and Fun

6 nights - 7 days stay for a deep unique all inclusive Tuscan experience.
A different excursion every day to meet the beauty of our Art: medieval walled towns, art cities, small undiscovered villages. Places where each brick tells you a story from the past.

A full week in a real Tuscan home, with the company of your hosts, cooking and eating all together, experiencing the local culture visiting open markets, food and art workshops.

On the 4 hands-on cooking classes, following seasonal products and the fruits of our organic garden we’ll cook several tradional family recipes coming from different Italian regions, to experience the large variety of flavors and ingredients that make Italian cuisine so wide and unique.

We could not miss learning about wine! Sergio Falzari, the owner and vinegrower of the biodynamic farm “il Giardino”, will guide you to visit his vineyards, the cellars, tasting the wines and learning about the secrets of wine appreciation.

Beginner and expert cook will all find something new to learn : creativity affects good food more than the many rules.

Recipes change for seasonal products of our organic garden and local farm markets SAMPLE SCHEDULE   SUNDAY Arrival in the afternoon 20:00 - Dinner: Minestrone Frittata in crosta Mixed salad Salame di cioccolato MONDAY 8:30/9:30 breakfast 9:30 - Half day visit to San Gimignano. Visit to the winery of San Donato and enjoy lunch 16:30 - Cooking class: a Southern Vegetarian dinner * Lasagne with eggplantss * Sweet and sour peppers * Stuffed and baked zucchine * Brutti e Buoni TUESDAY 8:30/9:30 breakfast 9:30 - Visit to Certaldo 13:30 - Lunch: Assorted local cheeses with honey and fruit Mixed salad 16:30 - Cooking class: a fall Tuscan dinner * Risotto with pumpkin & mushrooms * Chicken “ alla Toscana” * Salad with pecorino cheese and pears * Crostata with figs and rosemary WEDNESDAY 8:30/9:30 breakfast 9:30 - Visit to the Baroque monastery in Calci 13:00 - Lunch Salad with Savoy cabbage and beans Bruschetta with scamorza and fennel seeds Fruit 16:30 - Cooking class: A dinner from Piedmont * Brasato al Chianti (Beef Stew in Chianti wine and vegetables) * Potato ring (3 flavors baked mash potato) * Bunet (chocolate pudding) THURSDAY 8:30/9:30 - breakfast   9:30 - Art guided excursion to Florence with Grazia Badino. Lunch in town. 19:30: experience Alfonso's real Napolitan Pizza FRIDAY 8,30 : 9,30 breakfast   9:30 - Visit to food producers: pasta, cured meat, cheese, truffle, extra virgin olive oil, chocolate, depending by the season OR visit to the open market 13.00 - “Friday lunch” 16:30 - Visit to the wine Producers Sergio Falzari from ”Azienda Agricola Il Giardino”, a bio-dinamic farm. Visit to the vineyards and the cellar. Guided wine tasting and class on wine appreciation. 19:30- dinner prepared by Cristina at the Wine Farm SATURDAY 8:00 - 9:30 - breakfast departure

Cooking School Course Price:

• 1615 euros pp per week, double occupancy
  
• 1765 euros pp per week for single occupancy
  
• 1545 euros pp per week for a group min. of 4 people, double occupancy

Includes:
6 nights & 7 Days in single/double Bedrooms with private washrooms
All meals and Tuscan Table Wine - Chianti (Red) & Vernaccia (White) - included
3 Cooking Classes
3 Half Days Excursions , including transportation & restaurant meals, (art towns, medieval villages, traditional art workshops, wineries, open markets)
1 Full Day Guided Excursion to Florence
1 Visit to food producer (cheese, chocolate, truffle, cured meat, pasta- depending by the season) OR to open market
1 Visit to Wine producer, the vineyards, the cellar, small class on wine appreciation, guided wine tasting
Transportation & Transfers from/to Pontedera Train Station or Pisa/Florence Airport (service available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for early and late transfers we'll provide a taxi service at your charge)
Daily Room Cleaning
Outdoor Swimming Pool
Hiking Trails
Laundry Facilities

Calendar Cooking and Activities 2012
MARCH	APRIL	MAY
March 18-24	April 1-7	May 6-12
March 25-31	April 8-14	May 13-19
	April 15-21	May 20-26
	April 22-28	May 27 - June 2
	April 29 - May 5
JUNE	JULY	AUGUST
June 3-9	July 1-7	August 5-11
June 10-16	July 8-14	August 12-18
June 17-23	July 15-21	August 19-25
June 24-30	July 22-28	August 26 - September 1
	July 29 - August 4
SEPTEMBER	OCTOBER
September 2-8	October 7-13
September 9-15	October 14-20
September 16-22	October 21-27
September 23-29	October 28 - November 3
September 30 - Oct 6

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NON COOKING GUESTS? WELCOME!
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