November 9-16 2008, May 10-17 and October 4-11 2009
We stay and cook at agriturismo "Il Cantastorie" next to Montecatini Terme in Pistoia province, a lovely resort with a breathtaking view on the beautiful green valley with olive trees, charming and peaceful surroundings, a brand new professional kitchen and comfortable apartments.
Every evening we prepare a four-course meal with dishes from different Italian regions – Tuscany included, of course! – then eat everything we've prepared at a nicely set table drinking great matching wines. We can choose between the Roman, Tuscan, Milanese, Piemontese, Neapolitan and Sicilian cuisine or pick other Italian regions. We can also dedicate a lesson to the yummiest antipasti, other interesting dishes from the Ancient Roman cuisine or from the Italian Renaissance and, of course, the fresh pastas that make Italian cuisine so famous: ravioli filled with ricotta and spinach, tagliatelle, spaghetti alla chitarra and maltagliati, all of them with their own specific sauces that make our cooking experience complete. For our cooking lessons we always use the best quality seasonal ingredients, organic when possible.
Your Instructor The cooking lessons are given in English and Dutch by Nicoletta Tavella, chef and owner of Italian cooking school La Cucina del Sole in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Nicoletta was born and raised in Italy and has been teaching Italian cooking since 2001. She published her first cookbook "Antipasti" (in Dutch) in 2006. Before becoming a cooking teacher she has been a professional interpreter and translator for 15 years.
One-week culinary vacations in Tuscany (Montecatini Terme) including 4 hands-on cooking lessons, visits to local markets and surroundings, food & wine-oriented excursions.
Number of Programs/Year
2-3
Program Length
7 days
Group Size or S:T Ratio
6-10
Program Focus
Italian
Faculty
Italian chef/cookbook author Nicoletta Tavella, owner of La Cucina del Sole, an Italian cooking school in Amsterdam
Costs
€945-€1,125/week includes most meals, lodging, excursions.
Global Locations
Italy (Tuscany)
Months
May, October, November
Contact
Cristina Demagistris and Michael v.d. Heuvel Cooking in Tuscany with Nicoletta Tavella
Montecatini Terme, Pistoia, Tuscany
Italy
Phone: (39) 0572 674496
E-Mail:
Cristina, Michael and Nicoletta speak fluent English, Dutch, Italian, French and Spanish.
http://www.ilcantastorie.eu/index.php?pagelang=English&page=main
