Optional - Cooking Class in Florence
Your chefs for this program, are expert cooks and Italian language teachers with extensive experience. They offer an introduction to preparing traditional with the appropriate wines. Menus subject to seasonal variation. After assisting in the preparation of dishes, you can relax at a table and have dinner, enjoying your creations with the correct wines. Lessons are given at the Koinè Center in Palazzo Borghese, Florence. Price: $150 per person for 2 participants; $100 per person for 4 participants

A TUSCAN DINNER FOR FRIENDS
Pappa al pomodoro
Tagliata di pollo all’aceto balsamico (chicken with balsamic vinegar)
Seasonable vegetable side dish
Panna cotta with sauce
Red wine Chianti Selvapiana, Rufina

HAND-MADE PASTA
Pasta fatta in casa: preparation of different kinds of pasta, cutting by hand and machine (spaghetti, taglierini, fettuccine, tagliatelle, etc.)
Three typical Tuscan sauces: carrettiera, mushroom sauce and pesto
Red wine Chianti Colli Fiorentini Lanciola Impruneta

A MORE COMPLEX MENU
Mezzelune con ricotta e spinaci
Pollo alla cacciatora (chicken hunter's style)
Mousse al cioccolato
Red wine Sangiovese Lagone Livorno

A TRADITIONAL FAMILY MENU
Risotto con verdure (rise with seasonable vegetables)
Involtini di carne (meat rolls)
Seasonable vegetable side dish
Tiramisù
Red wine Monteregio Fabula Massa Marittima

WINTER MENU
Cavolo con le fette
Gnocchi al ragù
Arista (Florentine pork loin)
Red wine Morellino Le Pupille Scansano

MUSHROOMS MENU
Crostini di polenta fritti ai funghi (mushrooms on fried polenta)
Risotto ai funghi (Risotto with mushrooms)
Spezzatino di maiale ai funghi(Stewed pork with white wine and mushrooms)
Panna cotta al caffè
Red wine Chianti Colli Senesi Il Cerro Montepulciano

DELICATE MENU
Penne con zucchine e zafferano
Polpettine al limone(Meatballs with lemon sauce)
Verdure di stagione (Season vegetables)
Bavarese allo yogurt
Red wine Fabula Monteregio Morris Farm

VEGETARIAN TUSCAN MENU
Bruschetta with fresh tomatoes
Malfatti con ragu di verdure (hand made pasta with seasonable vegetables sauce)
Verdure fritte (Fried vegetables)
Pineapple Tiramisù
Red wine Barco Reale Ambra Carmignano