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Tuscan Cooking Classes, Culinary & Wine
Tours
Cooking in Italy - Ecco La Cucina is an Italian cooking
school offering hands-on cooking classes near Siena in
Tuscany. Choose from a single day Tuscan cooking class,
multiple days cooking classes or a weeklong culinary vacation
tour - each will provide you with insights to this beautiful,
rich culture.
Our classes are small, intimate hands-on cooking lessons
designed to let you hone your skills and learn new recipes
and techniques. True to the Italian way of eating, the
meals prepared will focus on fresh seasonal produce and
quality local ingredients. Experiencing Tuscany through
its food and wines allows you to truly understand the rhythm
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Week Long Cooking Class, Culinary & Wine Tour Packages!
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| Whether you have a day, a week or
only a couple of days, let us show you the tastes of Tuscany.
While you’re in Tuscany, join us for a morning or two in
the kitchen for a hands-on Italian cooking class focusing on
the foods and wines of Tuscany. The four-course lunch will be
paired with wines from the region. The classes are held on a
lovely estate in a 900-year-old mill with a large stone kitchen.
Feel and experience the history of Tuscany through its foods
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Our weeklong
all-inclusive culinary tour gives you an in-depth experience
of Italian cooking and the Tuscan way of life. Your accommodations
are on a lovely olive estate just south of Siena in an 18th
century villa or farmhouse renovated with care to include many
of the original Tuscan architectural features. Walking trails
through olive groves or cypress lined lanes give you the opportunity
to enjoy the beauty of Tuscany. The culinary tour includes
a full week of cooking classes, 7 nights accommodations, visits
to local wine and food producers, wine tours, most all meals
with wine and visits to quaint local villages. During the week
we will open up the world of Tuscan wines from the basics to
the complexities of this varied region.
Italian-American chef, Gina Stipo, leads and teaches the single
day cooking classes and the fun, week-long
immersion style culinary tour. Whether your vacation
dreams are to spend a morning cooking or a week learning
and living as a Tuscan, we can help you fulfill that dream
and come away with beautiful memories. |
Single day classes and
week long courses are available as well as multiple day
courses. We also offer winery tours and food producer tours.
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"The whole week was so interesting and
great. Every day we woke up and said 'yesterday was my favorite
day', how will she top that?! And then by the end of that
day we were saying this was our favorite!" |
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Ecco La Cucina Cookbooks
Now Available!
The book is a collection of traditional
dishes of the Siena area and is filled with information,
helpful hints and interesting stories. Hardcover with
a spiral binding, the book is also functional and easy
to use in the kitchen.
More information... |
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