Cooking class ASAP
Aug 23rd, 2000, 08:30 AM
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Cooking class ASAP
We are going to Italy in 3 weeks and my family just said they want to give me a cooking class in Italy for my birthday-I get to arrange it! I'm looking for a one day or one afternoon class. Will be in Florence mid September for a couple days, but also staying in Umbria for 2 weeks and could drive someplace for the day. HELP <BR>Any good suggestions or websites?
Aug 23rd, 2000, 08:47 AM
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Aug 23rd, 2000, 08:47 AM
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Check out www.shawsguide.com <BR>Lots of listings. Also, search this forum with key word Cooking.
Aug 24th, 2000, 08:30 PM
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Just heard about a cooking school in or near Florence, run by an American woman (with Italian husband). Check out www.divinacucina.com. Heard the woman on a local (San Francisco) food program, she's been doing it for a long time, has one day, two day, and five day programs.
Aug 24th, 2000, 10:40 PM
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Dear Leslie, <BR> <BR>I went to a cooking school in Spello (3 days), associated with the Hotel Palazzo Bocci. Claudio, the chef, was a good cook, was very kind and he obviously LOVED his work. But I didn't enjoy it as much as the one in Rapallo (near Portofino). We stayed at the Excelsior Palace Hotel (gorgeous), and the cooking school was about a half an hour away in San Massimo. This one was 2 days, and Fausto Oneto put us to work, chopping herbs, kneading bread, stirring the polenta, etc. He was such a doll, and it was fun. For just a one-day thing, however, your best bet may be to contact Allessandra Angelucci at the Villa Pambuffetti in Montefalco. She gives cooking lessons and they are supposed to be great. <BR> <BR>Sandy
Aug 31st, 2000, 05:45 PM
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Just read your post and couldnt believe that you were interested in a 1 day cooking class on your birthday. I have been researching for some time the same thing. I just signed up for a class outside of Siena with Tuscan Way. I will be there on my birthday! Their website is www.tuscanway.com. Not until Oct. so I cant recommend it first hand, but it looks great. Good luck.
