Culinary Trips to Italy

Tastes of Tuscany - The International Kitchen

• The International Kitchen's seven day Tastes of Tuscany tour allows tourists to stay at the private farmhouse of Italians and take on-site cooking classes from one of the owners. The classes will cover traditional family cooking as well as visits to markets and local wine producers. In addition to the culinary aspects of this trip, there are also ample sightseeing opportunities, with excursions to San Gimignano, Certaldo, the Baroque monastery in Calici and a guided art tour in Florence. The price of the tour includes accommodations with private bathrooms, all meals, wine, four cooking classes, four half day side-trips, a full-day Florence trip and transfers to and from the Pontedera train station or airport in Florence.

  The International Kitchen

  330 N. Wabash

  Suite #2613

  Chicago, IL 60611

  800-945-8606

  internationalkitchen.com

Tuscan Women Cook

• Tuscan Women Cook takes runs week-long culinary trips to the villiage of Montefollonico where tourists will take morning cooking classes with native Italians. The hands-on classes are followed by trips to local markets, cheese makers and wine producers. Guests stay at La Chiusa, a 15-room luxury inn located in a former farmhouse and olive oil mill. Sightseeing and winery visits occur in the afternoon, and guests will also be treated to a wide variety of dining experiences at local restaurants and inns. The price of the trip includes accommodations, all meals, wine, cooking classes, sightseeing excursions, cheese and wine tastings, and market visits. Transfers to and from the airport are not included.

  Tuscan Women Cook

  Belagaggio

  53040 Montefollonico

  Italy

  011-39-0577-669-444

  tuscanwomencook.com

Buon Appetito Verona

• Guests on Gourmet Safari's Buon Appetito Verona tour stay and take classes in a 16th century era villa near Verona and Lake Garda. Classes are taught by award-winning chef Guiliano Hazan, author of numerous cookbooks. Wine courses and tastings are led by Marilisa Allegrini, a member of the family that owns the Allegrini vineyards. Each of the four classes is five hours long and is taught in the afternoons, culminating in dinner. Sightseeing trips to Lake Garda, the Veneto and Verona as well as five restaurant trips outside of the villa are on the trips itinerary. Included in the price of the tour are accommodations, breakfast, five meals outside of class, cooking classes and excursions on a charter bus. According to the website, it is highly recommended that guests rent cars for this trip.

  Gourmet Safari

  2398 Queen Mary St.

  Cavan, ON, L0A 1C0

  Canada

  705-799-2999

  gourmetsafari.com