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Tuscan cooking school near Siena, Montepulciano, Montalcino, Pienza


Tuscan Chef Little Kitchen

Tuscan Chef Little Kitchen is a small cosy place where you can spend a few hours cooking and enjoying the company of other people. You will learn some of the secrets of Tuscan/Italian cuisine and can then taste the food which has been prepared together.

The cooking school is located in via Umberto I, 140, in Montisi, a very pretty medieval hill top village near Siena, which is well worth a visit. The lessons are open to a maximum of 8-10 students and are totally hands-on. All the students will be involved in the preparation of each course. During the lesson, we will provide recipes to follow and drinks. There will be local wines paired with the meal. Students are welcome to bring their own wine.

We offer both private or group (max 10 students) classes. The lessons are totally hands-on. All the students will be involved in the preparation of each course. During the lesson, we will provide recipes to follow and local wine is included with the meal, but students are welcome to bring their own wine. Otherwise drinks are not included.

The lessons at the Little Kitchen will be scheduled as follows from May to October. From November to April they will be on request and might be available in different days. Private classes are available on request and the cost depends on the type of lesson and the number of people

MONDAY
Full meal class. Includes the preparation of a full Italian meal composed by 4 courses. All the dishes will be made from scratch, including home-made pasta. The lesson takes about 3 hours and it always ends in an enjoyable meal for a total of a 5 hour experience.

suggested menu
Vegetable flan (depending on the season can be carrot, artichoke, kale, eggplant) with cheese sauce
Home-made tagliatelle with Tuscan ragout (or vegetarian option)
Roast duck porchetta style (stuffed with herbs and garlic)
Tiramisu

TUESDAY – at 10 or 16
Finger food and Cocktails Aperitif Italian style
2 classic Italian cocktails and a range of Italian finger foods suitable for a
cocktail party. After the prep you’ll be able to drink and eat everything you
made!
about 4 hours total

WEDNESDAY MORNING
Truffle hunting + cooking lesson
- at 8 or 9 o’clock according with the weather and the season. This lesson includes 1,5 hours of truffle hunting in the woods around Montisi and 1,5 hours of cooking lesson.
It will obviously end with a lunch.

menu
Home-made gnocchi with truffle
Truffle egg
Dessert

Price depends on the season and the type of truffle available:

This lesson includes 1,5 hours of truffle hunting in the woods around Montisi and 1,5 hours of cooking lesson. It will obviously end with a lunch.

THURSDAY
***Pasta class + olive oil tasting
Introduction to the fascinating world of extra virgin olive oil, ending with an olive oil tasting. This will take about 1 hour
At the end of the olive oil tasting we will prepare a simple meal based on extra virgin olive oil. During the olive harvesting time (mid October-December) it is possible to visit the local press

menu

Bruschetta
Home-made pici cacio e pepe (typical home-made spaghetti with sheep cheese and black pepper) Tuscan style with olive oil
Pine nuts shortbread (with olive oil) cookies

FRIDAY MORNING – 9.30
Pasta class + wine tasting + cheese tasting and wine pairing
In cooperation with the local wine bar Vineria Porto Franco

The lesson includes
the preparation of home-made pasta with its sauce (about 1 ½ hours)
wine tasting of 3 different wines
cheese tasting of local and Italian cheese
Wines to pair the pasta and the cheese
Lunch

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ON REQUEST FOR A MINIMUM OF 4 PEOPLE

For any type of lesson, if there are relatives or friends that would like join the students only for dinner/lunch, they will just pay for the dinner (1/2 price). Places are very limited, by the way.

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