I'm Barbara and I'm here to offer you an unforgettable cooking class in my beautiful Tuscany. As a Cesarina, I'm very attentive to the choice of products, preferring organic and local ones. The vegetables we will use for our dishes will be picked from my garden.During our cooking lesson, we will learn how to prepare two traditional Tuscan pasta dishes and the classic tiramisù. We will learn how to make Pici with the classic aglione sauce and tortelli filled with pumpkin or potatoes, served with pecorino cheese fondue or tomato sauce.Finally, we will sit down to taste our freshly prepared dishes, accompanied by a glass of good Tuscan wine and a breathtaking view of the surrounding hills.I look forward to welcoming you to this authentic and unforgettable culinary experience!

Hands-on pasta cooking class and tiramisù in Siena

Hands on for the cooking class of the tradition of Italian cuisine, typical fresh pasta and the must-have Italian dessert: tiramisù in its traditional recipe. The variety of pasta can change according to the seasonality of the products, we always use typical local products at Km0 to guarantee an experience of flavors and tastes. The cooking class is interactive, guests actively participate in the preparation of the recipes. Final tasting of the dishes will be made together!

Class with 2 pasta recipes and tiramisù

Get ready for a day of fun and delicious food in the beautiful city of Siena. In this cooking class, you'll learn how to make a variety of stuffed pasta, in all its different shapes and colors. Led by our expert local chef, you'll discover the secrets of fresh pasta and traditional Tuscan fillings. Immerse yourself in Tuscany's food and wine culture and taste the dishes you prepared. The class includes a tasting of Tuscan wines and a participation certificate.

Traditional fresh pasta course in Siena

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

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, similar to noodles) with meat sauce, to a modern take on traditional cantuccini with Vin Santo as a final dessert.

Authentic flavors of Tuscany

My home happily welcomes you to accompany you in this experience. During this cooking class, we will make typical dishes from my area together.We will start with an appetizer, with crostini, stracchino cheese and sausage. The first course, of fresh pasta, will be pici all'aglione, and then we will conclude with a sweet zuppa inglese, a typical italian pudding.

Creating the typical dishes in Colle Val d'elsa

I'm waiting for you in a corner of paradise, surrounded by the nature of the wonderful Tuscany, just a stone's throw away from Siena, one of the most beautiful cities in this area. A perfect location surrounded by the hills of Siena, where I love to welcome my guests and offer typical dishes from my land.During this cooking class, I will teach you how to prepare three classic Tuscan recipes, following my family's recipes. We will learn how to make Tuscan bread and stuff crostini with organic products, discover how to make pici, a long fresh pasta format, often shaped like a thick spaghetti, with an aglione sauce, a type of garlic particularly aromatic cultivated in Tuscany, and we will complete our menu with the rustic apple cake.I'm waiting for you among the hills of Siena!

Tuscan cuisine in the hills of Siena

Typical Tuscan cooking courseImmersed in the Tuscan countryside, with beautiful views of the hills we will prepare together typical dishes of our territory.We will start with the classic Tuscan crostino with liver pate, move on to the preparation of pappa al pomodoro and conclude with typical "ugly but good" cookies.After putting our "hands in the dough" we will have a chance to taste the specialties prepared.

Tuscan cooking course

In this experience you will learn all the secrets to making a good Italian-style fritto misto, rules and techniques for a finger-licking result!Depending on the seasonality of the products we will fry varieties of vegetables, white meat, cutlets, fish, fried sage, stuffed and battered squash blossoms, the ''donzelle'' and to finish even something sweet. From savory to dessert, everything fried, for a real sweet tooth experience.Italian bubbles as accompanying wine.

All the secrets to a good stir-fry

Starting with the preparation of the dough, we will make Pici, a homemade pasta made only of flour and water, in this experience.Following this, we will also prepare the various types of traditional Sienese recipes making a culinary excursus to discover the most appetizing secrets of the local tradition.We will not miss a sweet dessert and local red wine with which to accompany the dishes we have prepared.

Cooking class: homemade Pici senesi

During this cooking class you will learn the techniques and preparation of some typical recipes of the Italian gastronomic culture in the form of preserves, to extend the life of the products and taste, even out of season, intense and special flavors, aromas.Depending on the seasonality of the products, the recipes change: from the typical ''Tonno del Chianti'', a preserve made with white meat in oil with Tuscan herbs and spices, to be eaten with traditional beans al fiasco or seasonal vegetables; to the ''Certaldo'' onion jam, with a sweet, easily lovable taste, then mixed vegetables in oil, cherry tomatoes confit, liqueurs ,limoncello...all traditional products of the territory at Km 0, organic and first quality.

Homemade preserves and jams

We learn how to prepare the traditional Tuscan soup, a simple dish of peasant derivation, using the best vegetables and local products. The lesson continues by also preparing another classic recipe: pappa al pomodoro, all accompanied by a good glass of Chianti wine, to fully enjoy typical Tuscan food.To complete the experience there will be no shortage of the sweet side, with a good glass of Vin Santo.

Colle di Val d'Elsa: Cooking classes