{"id":83,"date":"2013-06-25T11:17:11","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T09:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/?p=83"},"modified":"2013-06-25T11:17:37","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T09:17:37","slug":"a-cooking-holiday-in-tuscany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/a-cooking-holiday-in-tuscany\/","title":{"rendered":"A Cooking Holiday in Tuscany"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the things that really draws people to Italy, and in particular the region of Tuscany, is the tasty cuisine<\/strong>. Food is such a celebrated part of Italian lifestyle<\/strong> and Italians not only have a passion for eating, but for cooking too. Whether it’s a juicy Florentine steak, fresh vegetables drizzled with local olive oil or a home-made pasta sauce, Italians always put love and care into their cooking. On your Italian holiday<\/a> <\/strong>this year, why not take part in some cooking classes in Tuscany<\/strong>, and discover the tips and tricks that can be used to create a number of delicious Italian dishes.
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\nCooking holidays in Tuscany are becoming increasingly popular and it’s easy to see why. Who wouldn’t want to have a go at cooking (and of course eating!) some incredibly fresh, tasty dishes, surrounded by the beautiful and peaceful Tuscan countryside? You can learn to make pasta <\/strong>from scratch, sample delicious Chianti wines<\/strong>, or find out more about cooking with truffles, porcini mushrooms, asparagus, and other local produce. There are a large number of cooking schools in Tuscany, many of which offer fantastic day courses t<\/strong>hat you can take part in. <\/p>\n

Check out Taste Tuscany (tastetuscany.co.uk) for personalised cooking classes <\/strong>around half an hour from Siena. The classes take part in beautiful Tuscan locations and include the use of fresh, local, in-season produce; you will also get lunch and be able to sample some delicious local wines. Good Tastes of Tuscany<\/strong> (tuscany-cooking-class.com) have day cooking classes available at both introductory and advanced levels, and provide you with lots of tips, tricks and techniques on creating a wide selection of meals. There’s also an optional market visit available too. <\/p>\n

Under the Tuscan Sun (underthetuscansun.it) also offer a large selection of one day cooking sessions in beautiful Tuscan locations<\/strong> such as Siena, Florence, Pisa, Lucca and Chianti. If you fancy going organic, then why not check out Organic Tuscany (organictuscany.org) for the chance to experience a one-day class in a fantastic 16th century villa in the Chianti countryside. These courses run all year round, have a maximum of 6 participants and also include lunch or dinner and local wine. <\/p>\n

What better way to compliment your relaxing Tuscan vacation<\/strong> than with a fun, informative and above all tasty cooking class! Have a great experience with local people in wonderful surroundings, and when you’re done, you can use the fully-equipped kitchen in your holiday villa in Tuscany<\/a> to put your newly-found culinary skills to the test! Fresh asparagus risotto, anyone?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the things that really draws people to Italy, and in particular the region of Tuscany, is the tasty cuisine. Food is such a celebrated part of Italian lifestyle and Italians not only have a passion for eating, but for cooking too. Whether it’s a juicy Florentine steak, fresh vegetables drizzled with local olive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,5],"tags":[9,48,47,46],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.italydreamvillas.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}