Meals catered at your vacation accommodation :: Tuscan cooking lessons
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Greve in Chianti
I Sentieri del Gusto
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Tel: +39 333 499 60 64
Tuscany, Italy
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Cooking lessons
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• traditional Tuscan meals catered at your Tuscany holiday accommodations, for 2 to 20 food-lovers
• hands-on cooking lessons in the Tuscan culinary tradition, for 2 to 10 cookery enthusiasts
Catered midday and evening meals
This is my cooking service where I and, when necessary, my assistants come to your accommodation and prepare a full lunch or evening meal.
I prepare meals from the ground up using fresh local produce and home-made ingredients. Whenever possible, I use organic produce. I offer a number of traditional and innovative menus (see below) but the final menu is always discussed with you and personalised to meet your wishes. I can also help you choose your wines.
I am happy to travel anywhere within the Chianti wine territory and if you are staying in Tuscany outside Chianti also feel free to enquire.
I prepare meals for a single occasion or even for an entire week.
The minimum price per person for groups of up to 10 is Euro 45 per person. Children five years old or younger are not charged, children from six to fourteen are half price.
Included: all food materials, table wine, the cooking, food brought to your table.
Not included: special wines - I will be happy to make recommendations and locate interesting local wines.
Tuscan cooking lessons
These are my cooking lessons for adults and families:
- "homemade pasta and Tuscan cooking lesson" with appetizers, and fresh pasta such as tagliatelle and ravioli with seasonal sauces; or - "an Italian meal cooking lesson" with appetizers, first course, main course, side dish and dessert based on northern Italian traditions; or - "Mediterranean cooking lesson" focused on fish and vegetables, dishes typical of southern Italy. • The courses are for a minimum of two persons and can be a single lesson. I also offer personalised cookery courses of more than one day. The courses may be taken in the villa where you are staying or in a kitchen located in Chianti. • A lesson is usually held in the afternoon and lasts for 2-3 hours plus the duration of the dinner. • Lessons are in English. A French or German interpreter can be arranged upon request but costs extra. • The price includes the materials, the practical lesson in the kitchen and serving the meal at the table. Local wine is included. • Those who dine but do not participate in the course pay only the cost of the dinner.
Please contact me with details of the number of people in your group, your location and the number of lessons you would like so that I can quote an individual price.
Pasta-making lesson
Recent comments from our cooking class guests
Elisa thank you very much for making our stay such a memorable experience. Your wonderful cooking was a perfect accompaniment for the celebration of love and friendship in our group. We will always remember this experience. Al and Angela Diaz MD
Elisa a beautiful person who makes beautiful food. Thanks for taking me to the market. Come visit us if you’re ever in Washington DC. Richard Gritting
Thank you Elisa for being such a special “ingredient” for our visit with you. Everything was perfect and we can’t applaud you enough. Mary and Jon Smitch
Elisa, you are blessed an artist in the kitchen. We have been your grateful recipients of many wonderful dinners. Thank you! Kathrine and John Mitres
Spring and Summer Menus
Antipasti Appetizers
Crostini e verdure grigliate Combination of crostini and grilled vegetables Gelatina di pomodoro e peperone con crostoni e burrata Pepper and tomatoe jelly with crostoni and burrata cheese Crema di peperoni gialli con crostini di pane Summer yellow pepper cream crostini Fiori di zucca e salvia fritti Fried pumpkin flowers with sage Involtini di zucchine e caprino, melanzane e scamorza Zucchini rolls stuffed with goat's milk cheese, and aubergines and scamorza cheese rolls Saccottini di stracchino e salvia con miele e senape Pasta “bags” stuffed with stracchino cheese and sage leaves with a sauce of honey and mustard Insalata di polpo e verdure croccanti Octopus salad with vegetables
Primi piatti First courses
Passato di piselli e pecorino Green pea soup with pecorino cheese Gnocchi con salsa alle pere, vino rosso e caprino Potatoe dumplings with pears, red wine and goat's milk cheese sauce Orecchiette alla norma Pasta with eggplants and ricotta cheese Riso al forno alle zucchine, menta e caprino Baked rice with zucchini, mint and goat's milk cheese Trofie con pesto alla siciliana Trofie pasta with dried tomatoes and almond pesto Tagliolini con pesto, fagiolini e patate Homemade tagliolini with pesto, green beans and potatoes Tagliatelle fatte in casa al pomodoro e basilico Homemade tagliatelle with fresh tomatoe sauce
Secondi piatti Main courses
Parmigiana di melanzane Aubergine parmigiana Filetti di sgombro con uvetta e pinoli Mackerel filet with raisins and pine nuts Torta salata cipolla e olive nere Savoury tart with black olives and onions Formaggio alla griglia Grilled cheese Baccala’ con crema di ceci Stockfish with chick-pea paste Piatto di formaggi con frutta e mostarde Combination of goat's milk and sheep's milk cheese with fruit and mustard-flavoured candied fruit Sformato di formaggio e salvia Cheese and sage soufflé
Contorni Side dishes
Insalatine di campo Wild greens Melanzane con menta e noci Eggplant with mint and walnut Verdura di stagione alla griglia Grilled seasonal vegetables Zucchini trifolati Sautéed zucchini Caponata di verdure Combination of sautéed vegetables Insalata di pomodori e cetrioli Cucumber and tomato salad Piselli e carote Peas and carrots
Dolci Desserts
Torta al cioccolato con fragole e panna Chocolate cake with strawberries and cream Torta al limoncello e mandorle con frutti di bosco Almond and limoncello cake with wild berries Mousse di cioccolato bianco con fragole e menta White chocolate mousse with strawberries and mint Semifreddo di ricotta con arancia caramellata al miele e fragole Ricotta cream with caramalised oranges, strawberries and honey Sfogliatine di pesca e amaretti con crema Pastries with peaches, amaretti and warm cream Frutta caramellata con gelato Caramelised fruit with ice cream Cantuccini alle mandorle con vinsanto Almond biscuits with dessert wine
Upon request and depending on seasonal availability, we can purchase for you: truffles, porcini mushrooms, special kind of fish and shellfish, as well as organic and free-range meat and poultry.
We can also prepare special menus: vegan, macrobiotic, gluten-free and options for other allergies.
