Cooking lessons

The length of the course depends on your stay. There are two lessons a week for one, two, three, four, or even more weeks. The maximum number of participants is six. Cooking lessons are held in the late afternoon/evening and last about three to four hours each.

Lessons for small groups are held at the school in a contained, well-equipped kitchen, while courses for larger groups are conducted in a bigger kitchen located in another building.

Standard cooking lessons are practical: under Alessio's guidance students cook and later eat the dishes they have prepared. These include well-known Italian dishes, as well as traditional Tuscan recipes which not all tourists have the opportunity to taste.

For individuals or small groups Alessio is available to arrange specific courses such as on risotto or appetisers.

Appetisers
· Tuscan canapé (crostini) (made with chicken liver)
· mushroom canapé
· bruschetta (toasted Tuscan bread covered with fresh tomato and olive oil).

First courses (pasta)
· home-made pasta
· tortelli and ravioli (tortelli are pasta pockets filled with mashed potatoes, parsley, egg, parmigiano cheese and garlic)
· meat sauce
· spaghetti alla carbonara (egg, bacon, black pepper,seasoned cheese sauce).
· trenette al pesto (a sort of spaghetti with a basil, pine nuts, olive oil, seasoned cheese sauce)
· lasagne
· pappa col pomodoro
· ribollita
· minestra di fagioli

Desserts
· bianco mangiare (a sort of creme caramel, but in its traditional attire)
· rice pancakes
· tiramisù
· zuppa inglese

Other
· different types of meat
· salimbocca alla Romana
· pizza
· vegetables
· trippa alla fiorentina