Cooking group course with dinner An assistant will take you to a picturesque corner of the historical centre through a pleasant walk. You will live a different and involving experience combining food, art and culture. In an equipped kitchen of a characteristic Florentine home, guided by a skilled Chef you will be taught how to prepare a full typical Tuscan menu and to match wines in about 2 and 1/2 hours. The course is followed by dinner where prepared dishes will be served accompanied by matching wines.
Includes: assistant, course, recipes, dinner & drinks
Euro 80 per person
Offered from April 3rd to November 15th on Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 5:15 pm / return at around 9:45 pm
Hands on group cooking class + meal: 1 to 4 days program - 4 hours This course covers traditional, home-style Tuscan and Italian recipes. It takes place in a classic private apartment in central Florence. The classes are held in a friendly atmosphere and you will learn a few secrets from Simonetta and Paola. Participants cook and eat dishes prepared using fresh, natural ingredients. You will prepare a complete meal (4 recipes - appetizers, a pasta dish, a vegetable or meat dish, a dessert) which will be served with a complementing wine.
Euro 130 per person group class (minimum 2 people) RESERVEby phone or online
Visit to an Italian market + food and wine tasting - 4 hours An English-speaking guide will take you to discover an Italian food market, with taste of cheese, salami, prosciutto, vegetables, fruit. After this, you will enjoy a typical Italian meal at a private apartment in central Florence. You will learn how to serve extravergin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, bread, Italian cheeses, Tuscan prosciutto, Tuscan bread, focaccia and typical Tuscan dessert. Enjoy Simonetta or Paola share their knowledge and passion for their native land!
Euro 130 per person (minimum 2 people) RESERVEby phone or online
Visit to an Italian market + mini cooking class - 5 hours An English-speaking guide will take you to discover an Italian food market, with taste of cheese, salami, prosciutto, vegetables, fruit. After this, you will be driven to a private apartment in central Florence for the cooking class, which covers home-style Tuscan and Italian recipes. You will prepare a complete meal (3 recipes - a pasta dish, a vegetable or meat dish, a dessert) which will be served with a complementing wine.
Euro 180 per person (minimum 2 people) RESERVEby phone or online
Guided group Wine Tasting
A pleasant afternoon in a typical and cosy wine shop in the company of an oil and wine expert in order to learn tasting techniques. Brief historical introduction to the wine and Chianti, outline of working in vineyards and olive-yards, wine making and cellars, oil pressing techniques and use of glasses according to wines. Tasting of four prestigious wines and of extra virgin olive oil, made by selected Tuscan producers. The sensorial analysis follows through visual, olfactory and tasting exam. The tasting will be served with Tuscan salami, canapés and bruschetta.
Includes: assistant, course, tasting wine charts, salami, canapés and bruschetta
Euro 39 per person
Offered from April 1st to October 31st
Tuesday, Thursday at 5:15 pm till 6:45 pm
Saturday at 4:00 pm till 5:30 pm RESERVEby phone or online
Cooking lesson in Chianti + visit to a winery- 8 hours You will enjoy a day in the Tuscan countryside, combining a cooking class with a visit to a winery. You will take a bus to Greve in Chianti. From there you will be escorted to Podere Le Rose, an evocative stone farmhouse in the hills of Chianti, surrounded by vineyard & olivegroves. The hands-on class covers traditional, home-style Tuscan and Italian recipes. You will prepare a complete meal (5 recipes - appetizers, a pasta dish, a vegetable or meat dish, a dessert) which will be served with a complementing wine. After lunch you will visit a boutique winery estate where you can enjoy wine and oil tastings in the garden. Return to Florence by bus from Greve.
Euro 280 per person
(bus round trip ticket Florence - Greve not included)
IN CHIANTI (Poggio San Polo, 35 kms north east of Siena)
Hands on cooking class - 5 hours You will enjoy a day in the Tuscan countryside at Podere Le Rose, an evocative stone farmhouse in the hills of Chianti, surrounded by vineyard & olivegroves. The hands-on class covers traditional, home-style Tuscan and Italian recipes. You will prepare a complete meal (5 recipes - appetizers, a pasta dish, a vegetable or meat dish, a dessert) which will be served with a complementing wine.
Visit to an Italian market - 5 hours An English-speaking guide will take you to discover an Italian food market, with taste of cheese, salami, prosciutto, vegetables, fruit. After this, you will enjoy a typical Italian meal at a private apartment in central Florence. You will learn how to serve extravergin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, bread, Italian cheeses, Tuscan prosciutto, Tuscan bread, focaccia and typical Tuscan dessert. Enjoy Simonetta or Paola share their knowledge and passion for their native land! Takes place on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday morning / from April to November also the first and last Sunday of the month
Wine tour & food tasting - 4 hours Guided visit to a winery where you will learn all about wines, from their origin to today's days. An English-speaking guide will take you to discover the Chianti Classico wines and Tuscan oil. After the visit, enjoy lunch at Podere Le Rose with typical Italian products. You will learn how to serve extravergin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, bread , Italian cheeses, salami, focaccia and typical Tuscan dessert.
Wine tour & food tasting - 7 hours Guided visit to 2 wineries where you will learn all about wines, from their origin to today's days. An English-speaking guide will take you to discover the Chianti Classico wines and Tuscan oil. First enjoy a visit to a famous winery, then lunch at Podere Le Rose with typical Italian products. You will learn how to serve extravergin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, bread , Italian cheeses, salami, focaccia and typical Tuscan dessert. After lunch you will visit a second winery.
Herbs, vines & olives walking tour - 4 hours You'll start with aneasy walk in Podere Le Rose organic garden to discover aromatic herbs, different varieties of olive trees, with explanation about how to recognize them and use them. You'll continue the walk through vineyards discovering different vine trees and reach a boutique winery family estate for wine and oil tasting in their garden. You'll go back to Podere Le Rose for a meal and you will learn how to serve extravergin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, bread, Italian cheeses, salami, Tuscan prosciutto, Tuscan bread, focaccia and typical Tuscan dessert.
Olive oil lesson & food tasting - 4 hours Lesson on Italian olive oil with explanations on the varieties of olive trees, olive harvest, olive oil production . You'll walk and see country people during olive harvest to learn how they pick up olives. After a visit to an olive oil mill you will have lunch with typical Italian products. You will learn how to serve extravergin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, bread , Italian cheeses, salami, focaccia and typical Tuscan dessert.
Mini package 2 day cooking & wine -
- 2 Italian hands on Cooking classes with the meal with water, wine, snack with drinks and wine during the lesson - accommodation with breakfast and dinner every day with various typical Italian products i.e. cheeses and salami with the Italian family de’ Mari (2 nights)
- 1 guided excursion in the Chianti region
- welcome dinner at the De Mari home on the arrival evening
- transfer at the beginning and at the end of the course from/to Greve to/from the accommodation by private car. Greve is connected to Florence by coach
- Toscana Mia apron
- Toscana Mia recipe leaflet
Mini package 3 day cooking & wine
- 3 Italian hands on Cooking classes with the meal with water and wine
snack with drinks and wine during the lesson - accommodation with breakfast and dinner every day with various typical Italian products i.e. cheeses and salami with the Italian family de’ Mari (3 nights)
- 1 guided excursion in the Chianti region
- welcome dinner at our home on the arrival evening
- transfer at the beginning and at the end of the course from/to Greve to/from the accommodation by private car Greve is connected to Florence by coach
- Toscana Mia apron
- Toscana Mia recipe book
Weekly program A -
- 5 Italian hands on Cooking classes with the meal with water and wine
snack with drinks and wine during the lesson
- accommodation with breakfast and dinner every day with various typical Italian products i.e. cheeses and salami with the Italian family de’ Mari (5 nights)
- 2 guided excursion in the Chianti region
- welcome dinner at our home on the arrival evening
- transfer at the beginning and at the end of the course from/to Greve to/from the accommodation by private car Greve is connected to Florence by coach
- Toscana Mia apron
- Toscana Mia recipe book
Weekly program C - COOKING & LANGUAGE
- 5 Italian hands on Cooking classes with the meal with water and wine
- Italian Language personalized course (2 hours a day), snack with drinks and wine during the lesson
- accommodation with breakfast and dinner every day with various typical Italian products i.e. cheeses and salami with the Italian family de’ Mari (5 nights)
- 2 guided excursion in the Chianti region
- welcome dinner at our home on the arrival evening
- transfer at the beginning and at the end of the course from/to Greve to/from the accommodation by private car Greve is connected to Florence by coach
- Toscana Mia apron
- Toscana Mia recipe book
- Toscana Mia italian language teaching materials
Accommodation can be in a double room (see pictures - no supplement for single use.) There are only 2 rooms at the school, with 2 bathrooms and 2 showers just outside the room, available only to the rooms occupants.
Other accommodations with in-room bathrooms can be arranged at nearby hotels, b&b, or farmhouses - please let us know your preference
These courses are designed for people who wish to take an intensive practical course in a relaxed atmosphere while staying in the beautiful city of Siena. You will learn how to prepare a host of versatile Italian dishes with confidence and will gain a greater understanding of how to select and use basic Italian ingredients such as olive oil and spices - skills which you will be able to use at home to impress friends and family alike! During each course clients are given a copy of all the recipes they prepare for future reference.
One day private cooking class
1 person: Euro 240
2 people: Euro 175 per person
3 people: Euro 150 per person
4 people: Euro 120 per person
5 people: Euro 105 per person
available any day