Meet your hosts Michele and Ilaria at their kitchen in the Chianti hills located in a vast garden surrounded by olive groves and vineyards. Your Florence cooking experience begins with a garden tour! Explore the aromatic herb garden and organic vegetable gardens before joining your host in the kitchen. Here, you will learn to cook traditional and seasonal Tuscan cuisine using organic produce and fruit from the gardens. Your hands-on cooking class in Chianti Hills lasts about 2.5 hours during which you will learn to make 2 dishes using organic extra virgin olive oil produced at the farm. Learn to cook a primi (first course) or secondi (second course), and dessert. After cooking, enjoy your Tuscan meal served with Chianti and Sangiovese wines also produced on their grounds as well as an olive oil tasting. Your seasonal Mediterranean Italian menu includes dishes such as zucchini blossoms, handmade pasta 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.
Wine is included in the cost of your experience.
Please note that, as is common in many Italian homes, this residence
does not have air conditioning.
This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
Fruit tart or tiramisuFiori di zucca fritti - fried zucchini blossoms stuffed with anchovies and mozzarellaHomemade pasta - tagliatelle with an asparagus sauce or raguIlaria is the owner of a beautiful B&B and organic farm in Chianti that produces olive oil, wine and vegetables.Ilaria and Michele are passionate about creating meals from seasonal ingredients and from recipes that have been passed down through generations in thier family. Ilaria learned to cook as a child and continues to learn new techniques and recipes with her friend Michele with whom she hosts cooking classes. With family that comes from all over Italy, Ilaria and Michele enjoy showcasing regional recipes as well as Mediterranean flavors from around Italy. Memories of her father buying the freshest of vegetables from the market instilled a love for vegetables and Ilaria perseveres to grow and cook vegetables with the greatest amount of flavor. Ilaria hosts cooking classes along with her friend, Michele, who is equally passionate about cooking seasonal Italian cuisine.
