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Italy Cooking Class
Enjoy Italian tradition among the Florentine olive trees

Cooking Class Menu

THIS IS A PROPOSAL, BUT THE MENU IS CUSTOMISED FOR VEGETARIANS/VEGANS AND ACCORDING TO DIETARY RESTRICTIONS, ALLERGIES AND INTOLERANCES

Aperitif

Almost at the end of the class we stop for a while and enjoy a glass of refreshing Prosecco (a white dry sparkling wine) with some snacks.

Tagliatelle noodles with Bolognese ragout.

We will make together this egg pasta from the scratch and cook a meat sauce typical of the city of Bologna and its surrounding area.

Side dish with seasonal vegetables

Panna cotta with blueberry sauce

A delicate gluten-free sweet based on fresh whipping cream enriched by a fruit sauce.

Cooking Class Information

In this cooking class we are making pasta from the scratch, mixing eggs and flour on a wooden board, rolling it with rolling pins and cutting it.
Pasta making is what distinguish the Italian tradition from other European cultures, and it varies a lot also locally in the different regions of Italy.
Every kind and shape of pasta has its own dedicated sauce.

Cacciatora chicken is a stew made of chicken cut in small pieces. Like many other recipes, the most enjoyable part is collecting the sauce with bread, a very Italian habit that our foreign guests learn how to appreciate very soon.

Panna cotta is made with very fresh cream and comes from the area at the border with France, it testifies the deep influence other countries had on the Italian tradition, which come from a “fusion” of cultures from the Mediterranean and Central Europe through the centuries.

About Host

Carlotta

Hi, my name is Carlotta and I grew up in the kitchen with mum and granny. Cooking with me means cooking Italian. It means using genuine flavors and family recipes passed down from mother to daughter. It means getting your hands in the flour and making pasta the way my grandmother showed me. I really feel that when you are cooking me, that I am giving you an authentic spoonful of Italy.
A small stone house in the hillside above Florence, surrounded by olive trees, is the ideal place to learn what Italians really eat at home.
I invite you to enjoy the friendly and relaxed atmosphere of my cooking classes as we prepare the meal together and enjoy it.

Area

Exact location provided after booking.