Cooking class in the kitchen of a Tuscan painter and wine maker, with wine tasting
Cooking ClassesCOOKING AT GIUSEPPE’S HOUSE
A very special experience which is likely to become the highlight of your trip in Tuscany. We will take you to our painter and wine maker’s house to prepare the best meal ever. After the cooking class your meal will be served with a guided tasting of the wines made by our friends Giuseppe!
A very special activity
Not only will you meet our local cooks and storytellers for an authentic Tuscan cooking class, but you’ll be hosted in a very special location; a lovely Tuscan private home, where a happy, creative couple live. He is a passionate wine maker and she is a painter. They live in a beautiful villa very close to the typical Tuscan hamlet of Terricciola, a very famous wine district in the province of Pisa. They will be very happy to open their home to you and your friends to enjoy one of the most memorable activities.
A typical Tuscan cooking class
The cooking class includes the preparation of a typical 3 course meal and you’ll learn the secrets of Italian food, useful for recreating a delicious Italian meal for your friends at home.
After the preparation a full meal will be served with the dishes you have prepared. During the meal you’ll have the pleasure of talking to the wine maker and he will serve his delicious wines pairing the meal.
What you taste
This is a list of specialties that you are likely to sample as part of the program of this class. Please, note that the specialties of the menu prepared at the class may vary according to the season and the availability of the products in the day of the class.
In our cooking class we like telling you a lot about Tuscan farms and farmers' cooking traditions, introducing you to Tuscan people with their personal stories, careers and characters.
You will have one of our guides as a language assistants and coordinator with you during the whole class. Please, see below all the guides and language assistants who can be with you.
During this experience you will also meet one of our Tuscan cooks who give you the cooking class. Please, see below which cooks you are likely to encounter.
Ciao, I'm Ester, one of the cooks of Arianna & Friends'. I've been working with them since the beginning of their adventure.
I love cooking together with people from all over the world, especailly with young kids.
What I prefer to cook is pasta dishes, pizza and desserts, like for example the stunning cake is what I made to celebrate my 50th wedding anniversary.
I live, like the cook Licia (we are good friends), in the little village of Lajatico, birthplace of Andrea Bocelli and from my home I can hear his voice and see something when Teatro del Silenzio takes place in July.
I live in a farm and I have chickens, rabbits, a large vegetable garden; I make my own olive oil and wine together with my family.
I hope to be able to cook with many of you in the years to come to teach you a lot of our typical Tuscan food. 
Ciao, I'm Silvia, the youngest among the cooks at Arianna & Friends. I'm a cook, this is my passion and I like to cook any traditional dishes for the toursits, and I love baking pizza, but also I like a lot to try at home innovative food and special contemporary techniques. Since I've been working with this company I met an incredible team of collaborators and with them I finally feel joy and serenity in what I do. I love my job very much and I enjoy a lot to be in contact with people.
To introduce me even better I can say I love the sea, being at the beach, I have a passion to travel and being in the company of my friends is the best thing. I could define myself as a "free spirit" and I have a passion for... hats !!!
Any time I work as cook I breath air of freedom and this makes me happy.
Looking forward to meet you again, so that we can cook together, and you'll try our best traditional food and enjoy our wonderful countryside. 
The total rate for this activity varies according to the number of people in your party.
Check rates in the table below.
cooking class in the kitchen of a tuscan painter and wine maker with wine tasting– RATES 2023 – |
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NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN YOUR PARTY |
TOTAL RATE |
| 2 persons | € 630 |
| 3 persons | € 725 |
| 4 persons | € 820 |
| 5 persons | € 915 |
| 6 persons | € 1010 |
| 7 persons | € 1105 |
| 8 persons | € 1200 |
| Extra Adult | € 95 |
| Extra Teenager (12-17 yrs) | € 70 |
| Child (4-11 yrs) | € 60 |
Rates include
- a local cook at your disposal
- an English speaking story teller
- a 3 course cooking class
- all ingredients and printed materials
- apron as souvenir
- lunch or dinner served after the class
- guided wine tasting of the iwnes made
- tax
Rates do NOT include
- transportation
This cooking class takes place in the rural area of central Tuscany, among Pisa, San Gimignano and Volterra, 10 km from Selvatelle
MEET-UP LOCATION:
Unless differently specified, the meeting point with the guide is at our office in La Rosa or at an agreed meeting point
DURATION:
This program takes 5 hours. Time for transportation not included.
AVAILABILITY:
Available all the year through, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Timing is flexible. After a morning class lunch is served. After an afternoon class dinner is served.
LANGUAGE:
This class is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Russian or Italian with no surcharge.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL:
Easy
CHILD FRIENDLY:
Ideal for children
CLOTHING:
No particular clothing required.
FOOD RESTRICTIONS:
The foods served during this cooking class might contain gluten, lactose, nuts and alcohol. If you have any food restriction, please inform our personnel during the enquiry process.
TRANSPORTATION:
This program and its rates do not include transportation and are set on a self-driving base. For further information see the box "transportation options".
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