My tuscan cooking

Cortona, ItalyPart of the Airbnb Cooking collection

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Cooking experience hosted by Lucia

4 hours
Italian
Up to 6 people
Hosted in English, Italian

What you'll do

The partecipans can cook their lunch or dinner with me, preparing homemade pasta and sauce with seasonal products, a second dish of meat and vegetables and cake.
Menù:
Pici all’aglione ( home made pasta , flour and water,with sauce of fresh tomatoes and wild special garlic product only in Valdichiana area.
Pork with erbs of tuscan garden and balsamic vinegar, salad of red cicory and oranges.
Tiramisù
I am at your complete disposal for any need of the partecipans and dietary requirements.
Other things to note
you will enjoy a unique experience in a place where time seems to have stopped, knowing the history of the place and who live there, cooking together taditional dishes.
The partecipans can cook their lunch or dinner with me, preparing homemade pasta and sauce with seasonal products, a second dish of meat and vegetables and cake.
Menù:
Pici all’aglione ( home made pasta , flour and water,with sauce of fresh tomatoes and wild special garlic product only in Valdichiana area.
Pork with erbs of tuscan garden and balsamic vinegar, salad of red cicory and oranges.
Tiramisù
I am at your comple…

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What's included

  • Food
    we will provide everything you need for lunch or dinner,we will provide win...
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  • Drinks
    wine Cortona Syrah bulk
    Bianco Vergine della Valdichiana bulk
  • Equipment
    everything you'll need to cook
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Host on Airbnb since 2016
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i have benn working for many years as a home cook with my sister Francesca, and we organize several cooking curses for tourist from all over the world, offering traditional local dishes and family recipes. Creatinag a wonderful experience.
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Where you'll be

The experience is in little historical medioeval house in Cortona city center, from the little garden on the etrusan wall, you can see a wonderful panoramic view of Valdichiana.
The house was built in 1179 and you can found in every turistic guide of Cortona. With this experience you’ll visit a historic place usually private.

Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 15 reviews.

Steve
November 2019
Thank you Lucia and Francesca. Your cooking was great. I learned a lot from you that I will take back to the US.
Beth
October 2019
This experience was a highlight of our month stay in Cortona. The setting, hosts and food were just excellent. Getting to cook and dine in a home from the Middle Ages - that’s a memory! Thank you thank you Lucia and your sister!
Alison
October 2019
Highlight of our Italy Vacation. If you are looking for a cooking class or even just an activity to do one day, book this one! The hosts were amazing, the location was stunning with an indoor/outdoor kitchen and view of a castle. We made four extraordinary meals, drank wine and lemoncello- it was an amazing day, we truly felt like we made new friends. Cannot recommend this experience enough. Our group of 4 all agreed we would love to return for countless more cooking classes with Lucia and her sister!
Highlight of our Italy Vacation. If you are looking for a cooking class or even just an activity to do one day, book this one! The hosts were amazing, the location was stunning wit…
Richard
October 2019
Amazing wonderful experience! Lucia and her sister Francesca were Thoroughly excellent in their culinary skills and taught us how to make the pasta and cook the meal and desert in a kind, caring manner! Very friendly and attentive to every detail in making a simple but elegant meal!
Amazing wonderful experience! Lucia and her sister Francesca were Thoroughly excellent in their culinary skills and taught us how to make the pasta and cook the meal and desert in…
Tammy
October 2019
These ladies rock! We thoroughly enjoyed our cooking class. The hints and tips were so helpful, ingredients so fresh and the food so very delicious. If you are looking for an authentic Italian cooking class where you will get great food, patient and awesome instructors and maybe a few new ideas for your own cooking repertoire this is the class to take. One of the best meals we had while travelling in Italy. Oh and Lucia’s limoncello made with tangerines is THE best we tasted! Thank you Lucia and Francesca- all the best :)
These ladies rock! We thoroughly enjoyed our cooking class. The hints and tips were so helpful, ingredients so fresh and the food so very delicious. If you are looking for an authe…
Melanie And John
October 2019
Took this cooking class with my mother and sister - we all enjoyed ourselves thoroughly and had a wonderful meal below a castle in the countryside of Castiglion Fiorentino - so much food that we took home leftovers for dinner. I am a vegetarian and they adjusted the menu for us to accommodate. Best tiramisu we had in Italy!
Took this cooking class with my mother and sister - we all enjoyed ourselves thoroughly and had a wonderful meal below a castle in the countryside of Castiglion Fiorentino - so muc…
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Dietary preferences

If requested, the host can accommodate the dietary needs listed. You must let the host know before the experience if you’d like an accommodation.
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Guest requirements

Up to 6 guests ages 18 and up can attend. Parents may also bring children under 2 years of age.
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Alcohol

This experience includes alcohol. Only guests who meet the legal drinking age will be served alcoholic beverages.

What to bring

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