Good Tastes of Tuscany

This cooking school has been offering cooking classes in Tuscany since 1999 and over the years has shaped their culinary vacations to show you the authenticity of Italian culture and life that makes it so attractive.

Jewish families have been prominent in the Italian community for a very long time and have made large and important contributions to Italian cuisine such as introducing artichokes, eggplant and even squash blossoms and much more.

The Italian cooking classes contained within this course will focus on teaching you the basics of the relation between the Jewish Community and Italian food and all the love that it is made up of.

You will use fresh ingredients and learn that simplicity is sometimes the key to delicious food and stunning dishes. You will even learn culinary secrets that date back to the 16th Century Roman ghettos that helped shape Italian cuisine into what it is today.

They also offer single day cooking classes that focus on Tuscan cuisine and teaching you the basics of authentic Tuscan recipes from homemade pasta to risotto. Other multiple day cooking courses also focus on Tuscan cuisine and every class is different so you are sure to have an amazing time every time that you attend.

Come and savour the wonders of Italian cuisine during one of these cooking vacations in Italy. You will enjoy cooking classes as well as food and wine tours during your culinary vacation.

You will learn how to prepare delicious dishes that you will be cooking in your own kitchen for your friends and family for many years.

People that have been part of one of these culinary tours in the past have commented that they enjoyed the food and that the entire staff was very knowledgeable and patient.

Come and join this amazing cooking class and get the chance to learn about a few different traditional and innovative Tuscan specialties.

You will use simple ingredients to create two antipasti, two first courses such as a ravioli risotto or gnocchi, and a second course with one or two side dishes along with a delicious dessert.

At the end of this class you feel confident in your cooking like never before and even get the chance to the estate's own Chianti wine.