Basics of Great Italian Cooking
If your passion is Italian food, join us for our extraordinary six-day immersion in La Cucina Italiana. From the outdoor market to our kitchen to our dining table, you will experience Italian food, wine and culture with award-winning chefs and culinary artisans like you’ve never done before ~ cooking, traveling and sharing many memorable meals together in Emilia-Romagna ~ it’s a sensuous treat!
- You’ll participate in six cooking classes including four hands-on classes and two demonstration classes with professional Italian chefs - this is a marvelous experience!
- During our Basics Course, you learn many authentic classic and innovative light Italian dishes. Using the special techniques we teach you, you’ll make delectable vegetable and fish antipasti, delicate handmade pasta, ragu, lasagne, risotto, gnocchi, luscious secondi of meat and fish with wine sauces, seasonal fresh vegetable contorni, crunchy biscotti, dolci...even pizza and gelato! It’s an incredible range guaranteed to delight.
"Words can never express the 'glorious' week of cooking, eating, drinking, dining and hearty laughing that entered into my heart (and stomach) these wonderful days. Thank you for everything and so much more. Always take time to smell the roses (and the rosemary too)! With hugs and kisses..."
~ Bonnie F., Georgia
- Shop in Bologna’s famous outdoor food market and specialty stores for authentic regional products.
- Taste Tour of aged balsamic vinegars and regional prosciutti.
- Dine in the best restaurants of Bologna and Emilia-Romagna, from classic to Michelin-star restaurants.
- Emilia-Romagna is actually two separate regions combined. You will tour both. You’ll love our countryside excursion in Emilia! Exclusively for our school, meet gold-medal award-winning producers of world famous Parmigiano-Reggiano and balsamic vinegar, learn the fascinating production of these handmade products and taste on-site with our friends.
"The recipes were all exquisite, current yet practical. The scope of the course was well-rounded, the pace was impeccable as well. From one culinary teacher to another, you did a superb job!" ~ Chef Reynoso, New York
- Our excursion day in Romagna is not to be missed! We’ll visit Ravenna, a little treasure near the Adriatic Sea, home of 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites. After viewing the amazing Byzantine mosaics dating back to the 6th-century, we’ll drive along the Adriatic Coast, called La Riviera del’Adriatico, to our exclusive demonstration cooking class at a two Michelin-star restaurant. For our final festa, you’ll learn the Executive Chef’s signature dishes.
Join us for our special celebration of La Cucina Italiana!
