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La Cucina al Focolare
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Spring
2008 – Mindful Living: Yoga with Jeannie Manchester |
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Fall
2008– La Cucina al Focolare |
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September 27–October
4 / $4940 (single), $4595 (double), $4250 (triple) |
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October 4 –11 / $4940 (single), $4595 (double), $4250 (triple) |
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All prices are per person. |
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Prices include: accommodations, three meals per day, all cooking instruction,
tours, tastings, and ground transportation during the program. Airfare is not
included. Please inquire about rates for spouses and guests who choose not
to participate. Prices subject to change without notice.
As with each region of Italy, Tuscany
possesses distinct linguistic and cultural qualities which
are reflected in its culinary practices.
Traditional foods are still central to the identity of this region.
At La Cucina al Focolare we offer you
an experience, not only of the cuisine, but of the land and people
who keep the traditions alive.
La Cucina al Focolare
La Cucina al Focolare (Cooking by the
Fireside) was founded in 1991 by Peggy Markel in collaboration
with Silvia and Roberto Pincitore, owners of the Fattoria
Degli Usignoli (Farm
of the Nightingales). La Cucina al Focolare is one of the
first Tuscan cooking schools established by an
American, and is one of Tuscany's most established and authentic
cooking schools.
Designer and director of the program, Peggy Markel, an American
with a love and understanding of both countries and Piero
Ferrini,
renowned
professor and
Tuscan chef, bring together an inspired group of Italian
experts. They will share with you the secrets of Tuscan culinary
traditions. Traditional foods are still central to the identity
of this region.
Courses are offered from April to June
and September to November. Small classes ensure an intimate
setting and one-on-one interaction with the teachers. We
invite the novice and experienced cook. Advanced courses
are scheduled for the professional or returning student.
Recipes are based on crusty, unsalted
bread, extra-virgin olive oil from the most treasured hills
in the world, and deeply satisfying wines. You will learn
mouth watering recipes such as Ribollita (delicious
bread and vegetable soup), Panzanella (traditional
bread salad), Pollo al Rosmarino e Salvia (chicken
with rosemary and sage) and much more. You will cook with
a wood-burning oven, make pasta in traditional shapes and
fillings, and learn the light touch of gnocchi and biscotti.
What will inspire you:
- a slower, more relaxed lifestyle
- learning how to prepare simple but truly delicious time-honored
regional fare
- the local food artisans
- a row of cypress trees
- taking time to linger and study flavors
- food markets
- walking the streets of Florence
- walking the dirt roads between vineyards
- riding horses through olive groves
- the tingle of fresh Tuscan olive oil at the back of
your throat
- laughing with new friends around the table
- a list too long to write home about
Click here to view a sample intinerary.
View Video
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Click
below to view Quicktime video featuring La Cucina al Focolare,
as seen on The Travel Channel's "Great
Escapes."
Video
small (9 MB) Video
large (35 MB) (Click
here to download Quicktime)
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