Join me for a culinary week in Tuscany
Looking to check off some dreams on your life bucket list? Why not sooner rather than later?
Join me and 8 fellow Italo-philes as we sample the best food and wine best that Tuscany has to offer.
We will be staying at the Villa Tribbio from October 21st - October 28th, just outside the charming village of San Giovanni d'Asso, home of the truffle museum, and the famous woodsy work of art, the Bosco della Ragnaia.
Our proposed itinerary:
October 21: Meet up in Florence and head to San Giovanni d'Asso.
October 22: Explore the village and the bosco, with dinner prepared by a local chef.
October 23: Visit to the Etruscan hilltown of Cortona with olive oil and wine tasting.
October 24: Excursion and dinner to Grosseto, Assisi, Volterra, Todi, or San Gimignano.
October 25: Day and evening in Siena to wander freely and gather for a cooking class and dinner at 4 pm.
October 26: Truffle hunt with professional hunter Paolo and his dog Milli, and tour of truffle museum.
October 27: We head to Panzano in Chianti, where we feast at Dario Cecchini's world-famous butcher shop and restaurant, Solociccia.
October 28: We say goodbye in Florence
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Cost: $2300 per person.
Price includes:
* 7-night stay in a sumptuous villa
* Tourist taxes (daily rate)
* All transportation via a 9-passenger van
* Most meals, breakfast and another large meal every day. **
* My services as your interpreter, guide and translator
* Activities: cooking class, wine and olive oil tastings, truffle hunt, museum entrances, and any other incidental costs related to our common excursions. (The only exceptions being the times we're left to explore on our own.)
Not included:
* Airfare
* In-country transportation to/from cities other than Florence
* Alcohol apart from red and white wine with dinner at the villa, and during wine tastings
* Tips for guides
** Snacks, smaller meals and such that you might grab on your own on excursions around the village and towns
Register at: sheelaclary@gmail.com
