Kitchen studies are enhanced and complimented by a special touring programme to some of the most enchanting and personally selected towns, markets, vineyards and other hidden treasures of Tuscany
SUNDAY
Transfer for arrival at the villa on the outskirts of Lucca around midday for a welcome buffet lunch prepared by your Italian chef for the week, Valter Roman.
Buffet lunch - meet your hosts & cooking colleagues with time to settle in and relax before the first hands-on cooking lesson.
Vegetarian hands-on cooking lesson with preparation of dinner
Welcome aperitivi and orientation before dinner
MONDAY
Breakfast available
Join us for a leisurely morning stroll around the ancient walls of Lucca
Pasta and its Sauces - a specially themed cooking lesson
Lunch alfreso followed by a short guided tour of Pisa and its Leaning Tower
Freezer friendly hands-on cooking lesson with preparation of dinner
Aperitivi and dinner
TUESDAY
Breakfast available
Depart for a Chianti adventure stopping off at an enchanting market town as well as two renowned vineyards for wine-tastings and lunch.
Leave Chianti and return home for an informal pizza supper in the lively village trattoria, just a short walk from the villa.
WEDNESDAY
Breakfast available.
Chef’s tour of the bustling market town of Pistoia to choose fresh produce for dinner followed by a kitchen challenge where students and chefs work together to prepare a buffet lunch with items found at the market.
Lunch followed by free time to relax and enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the villa.
Hands-on cooking lesson and preparation of a tribute to the Florentine steak dinner.
Aperitivi and dinner
THURSDAY
Breakfast available
Guided tour through Lucca followed by a specially selected tasting menu for lunch at one of the best restaurants in Lucca, Buca di Sant'Antonio. After lunch there’s plenty of time to discover Lucca for yourself with great shopping along Via Filungo or to return to the peaceful haven of the villa for an afternoon of relax.
Hands-on cooking lesson and preparation of a fish supper.
Aperitivi and dinner.
FRIDAY
Breakfast available.
Pastry and desserts hands-on cooking lesson and preparation of lunch.
Lunch followed by a free afternoon to relax or do some last minute shopping in Lucca.
Hands-on cooking lesson and preparation of dinner.
Farewell drinks, graduation ceremony and celebration dinner.
SATURDAY
Breakfast available and transfers to your next onward destination.
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