Kitchen garden home restaurant la Barbarella

In a familiar and modern setting, you will taste traditional Tuscan dishes with some special reinterpretations. You'll range from the tradition of black Tuscan crostino with livers and pici (typical inland Tuscan pasta) with meat sauce, to a modern take on traditional cantuccini with Vin Santo.

Authentic flavors of Tscana

My home welcomes you with happiness to accompany you in this experience. Let's make local dishes together.

Creating the typical dishes in Colle Val d'elsa

Memories of my childhood, the dishes my mother cooked, an itinerary in traditional Italian cuisine ranging from Piedmont to Campania. Simple recipes but with the unmistakable taste of home and family. The menu will consist of three classic dishes of Italian regional cuisine.

Childhood memories

We await you in the lemon house where the culinary experience of Florentine cuisine will remain in your heart. The lemon house of Villa Savonarola in the Antico Borgo di Pian dei Giullari, easily reached in a few minutes' drive from the historic center of Florence or by a long, healthy and fascinating scenic walk. If the season permits, lunch or dinner is served on the patio, from where you can admire beautiful sunsets. Our passion is genuine, km 0 products from our garden. The workshops we work with for sourcing meats and flours are historic stores, rich in tradition, culture and passion.During the fresh pasta cooking class we will tell you stories and anecdotes of tradition and lose ourselves in the magic of our garden.

Fresh pasta class in a lemon house on the hills of Florence

Hands-on cooking class with 3 recipes (starter, pasta and dessert) followed by a 3-course menu with the recipes prepared during the class.

The goodness of Tuscan cuisine

Immersed in nature, in an ancient monastery, we will prepare together all the steps needed to make a good lasagna with a good ragout preparation and béchamel sauce. Next we will make one of the best-known and oldest recipes in Italian cuisine: tiramisu, a spoon dessert consisting of layers of ladyfinger cookies soaked in coffee and filled with a mascarpone-based cream.