Barbara Bartolotta and Valentina Lami, your chefs for this program, are expert Italian cooks and talian language teachers with extensive experience.
They offer an introduction to preparing-and eating-traditional dishes along with the appropriate wines.
Classes may be scheduled for any date with a two-day advance notice, and can be conducted in your native language.
You may take one lesson or combine them to fashion a program to your interests. Lessons begin at 4:00pm.
After assisting in the preparation of dishes, you sit at a table and at 6:30/7:00pm you have dinner, enjoying your creations with the correct wines.
The location for our private cooking lessons is in Piazza D'Azeglio 20 in Florence, a few meters from S. Croce Cathedral and the Ancient Food Market of S. Ambrogio.

Sample menus:

A TUSCAN DINNER FOR FRIENDS
Pappa al pomodoro
Tagliata di pollo all’aceto balsamico (chicken with balsamic vinegar)
Seasonable vegetable side dish
Panna cotta with sauce
Red wine Chianti Selvapiana, Rufina

HAND-MADE PASTA
Pasta fatta in casa: preparation of different kinds of pasta with and without eggs, cutting by hand and machine (spaghetti, taglierini, fettuccine, tagliatelle, etc.)
Three typical Tuscan sauces: carrettiera, mushroom sauce *, and pesto
Flan al Caffè
Red wine Chianti collifiorentini Lanciola Impruneta

A MORE COMPLEX MENU
Mezzelune con ricotta e spinaci
Pollo alla cacciatora (chicken hunter's style)
Mousse al cioccolato
Red wine Sangiovese Lagone Livorno

A TRADITIONAL FAMILY MENU
Risotto con verdure (rise with seasonable vegetables)
Involtini di carne (meat rolls)
Seasonable vegetable side dish
Tiramisù
Red wine Monteregio Fabula Massa Marittima

SEAFOOD LOVERS’
Polpettine di cozze (Musselsballs)
Risotto nero alla fiorentina (Florentine “black”risotto with cuttlefish)
Calamari con erbette e vellutata di piselli (Squid with small herbs and pea soup)
Tortine di ricotta e limone (Ricotta and lemon tarts)
White wine Vernaccia di San Gimignano Casale Falchini

A SOPHISTICATED MENU
Cestini di Parmigiano con bucatini al pesto di rucola (parmesan waffel with long pasta with arugola pesto)
Filettini di maiale ai semi di finocchio (tenderloin pork with dry fennel)
Verza mantecata (creamy savoy cabbage)
Torta alla crema di latte (milk cream cake)
Red wine Morellino Le Pupille Scansano

MUSHROOMS MENU’
Crostini con funghi porcini (mushrooms on toast)
Risotto ai funghi (Risotto with mushrooms)
Straccetti di manzo saltati ai funghi (Beef with white wine and mushrooms)
Tiramisù
Red wine Chianti colli senesi Il Cerro Montepulciano

DELICATE MENU’
Maccheroni caci, pepi e pancetta con zabaione di zucchine (short pasta with pecorino cheeses, peppers, fresh bacon and zucchini zabaglione)
Crocchette di patate con cuore al basilico (Potato croquettes stuffed with basil sauce)
Verdure di stagione (Season vegetables)
Mousse di ricotta
Red wine Fabula Monteregio Morris Farm

VEGETARIAN TUSCAN MENU
Bruschetta with fresh tomatoes
Gnocchi con ragu di verdure (hand made pasta with seasonable vegetables sauce)
Involtini di verdure (Vegetables rolls)
Pineapple Tiramisù
Red wine Barco Reale Ambra Carmignano
* Subject to seasonal availability

During your dinner we serve good quality Tuscan wines, included in the price.