Extra Virgin Cooking Classes / Countryside Mill location

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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5 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 8 guests
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Language
English
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Discover the art of Tuscan cuisine with Chef Giuseppe at a historic olive mill. Enjoy a market tour, create a 4-course meal, and savor local wines. Immerse yourself in culinary tradition.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Enjoy a hands-on cooking experience with this 5-hour class in a centuries old olive press. Join Chef Giuseppe - a veteran of cooking classes in Italy, the US, Canada, the Caribbean, and Mexico - for a shopping trip at the market to purchase ingredients. Sample some Tuscan specialties and prosecco. Prepare a 4-course meal, which you'll eat at the end of class.


As Giuseppe is a member of the Italian Sommelier Association, great care is taken to source and feature smaller producers and unusual varieties from the region. If you are passionate about wine, participating in a cooking class with a chef who is also a sommelier, is a great way to experience all the flavours of the region!

Sample Menu

STARTER
Florentine Gnudi
Hand made and served with a classic tuscan ragu or seasonal tomato sauce. Pumpkin risotto with saffron and amaretti.

What You Get

Market Tour and Tasting
Certificate of Achievement
Hands-on cooking class
Gratuities

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • A maximum of 14 people per booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Minimum age is 16 years
  • Wheelchair accessible

What You’ll Experience

After 7 years as the #1 cooking program in Lucca, we are returning to the family roots in the countryside olive press. This is Chef Giuseppe's ancestral home. We will meet in town and enjoy the weekly market, before proceeding to the Olive Oil Mill where we will begin our preparations with hearthside cooking, a pizza oven and a charming country setting where Tuscan wildlife abounds. The mill is adjacent to a babbling brook and 12th century stone bridge just a short 10' drive from the centre of Montecatini. The train stop is 30' from either Florence or Lucca. After class explore the heritage spa town with its iconic pastry shops, original wood funicular and excellent shopping.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Piazza Antonio Gramsci 8, Piazza Antonio Gramsci, Montecatini-Terme Provincia di Pistoia Toscana, Italy, IT, 51016

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Meeting point is the train station in MONTECATINI CENTRO for either arriving by train or by car.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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from  $190.76 
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Please note that the time is in Central European Time.
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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