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The Cucina Italiana with Chef Paolo Monti “Classic” the most popular class!“Flavors of Italy “ 9 day 4 italian Regions Gourmet Cooking Tour“Flavors of Sicily” Learn Sicilian specialties and visit Palermo and Sicilian Wine CountrySlow Food Cooking Tour in Barolo wine countryCooking “Light” with Chef Paolo Monti in Portovenere
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"Under the Ligurian and the Tuscan Sun with Chef Paolo Monti !"
And San Francisco Bay Area Nutritionist Suzanne Kordesh MPH, RD, 
and expert on the Mediterranean Diet.
For direct information please contact Chef Paolo Monti at chefpaolo@cucina-italiana.com or 
Suzanne Kordesh 510-530-8841 or email skculinary@comcast.net
Program 
A great opportunity to experience the best of Tuscan and Ligurian cuisine in two beautiful locations Lucca in Tuscany and Lerici in the Gulf of Poets in Liguria Lerici.
A Cooking and Wine vacation with Chef Paolo Monti, You will stay at Hotel Carignano a lovely boutique hotel, just outside of Lucca, a famous tuscan medieval walled city, and Lerici on the Gulf of Poets, only a short boat journey to the Cinque Terre rest 
In this comprehensive "Hands On"  cooking and wine tour, you will learn the best of "Mediterranean Cooking". 4 gourmet classic italian, tuscan and fish Cooking Classes with effervescent Chef Paolo Monti all together more than 45 recipes !.
The cooking tour includes also :
- a visit to a fish and vegetable market to learn how to select the freshest fish and to shop for the cooking class.
a visit to a local winery andolive oil mill 
- To top it all a visit to Parma for the production of Parmigiano Reggiano and Prosciutto di Parma and Modena where we will visit an “Acetaia” where balsamic vinegar is made 
A baot  trip to the Cinque Terre is also included 
At the end of the course each student will receive a certificate a personalized apron and a chef hat!
- I hope to be able to share my love and passion for Cucina Italiana with you and look forward to receiving your inquiries and reservations, until then...
Buon Appetito!
Chef Paolo Monti
Reservations
Cooking Class Dates
From 
To
  
14 September 21 September 08
The cost
for the 7 day package  with 4 hands on cooking lessons, all meals, wines and tours included: € 2090 per person in double room. Single room surcharge € 45 per night -  the course is subject to a minimum number of participants.
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 Sunday  “Welcome to Italy!"

Check in at Hotel Carignano in Lucca 
Welcome dinner with  Chef Paolo Monti

  • Transfer on request 
  • Welcome Dinner 
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    		Monday the "basics class" hands on  cooking lesson
    9.30 am Hands on cooking lesson with Chef Paolo Monti followed by lunch.
    Basics class to learn the basics of herbs and sauces in tuscan cooking. Afternoon excursion to Lucca  and guided tour of the city. 
    Visit an "enoteca" for wine tasting and dinner.
    fresh fish for delicious italian recipes
    		 Tuesday  “Tuscan Cooking"
    9.30 am Hands on tuscan cooking class.
    Afternoon visit a local winery with olive oil mill and production of Caprino (goat) cheese
    Dinner with Chef Paolo Monti 
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    		 Wednesday “Prosciutto & Parmigiano!”
    06.15 am Breakfast
    06.45 am Trip to Langhirano (Parma)  for to visit a Parmigiano Reggiano  Dairy and Prosciutto di Parma  production, we drive to Modena and after a light lunch we will visit the historic Acetaia Malpighi for the balsamic vinegar production.
    Dinner with chef Paolo Monti in Lucca
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    		 Thursday 
    “Fresh Pasta and Pizza Class "
    We will make all kinds of fresh pasta, white, green and black pasta, tagliatelle, ravioli, pizza… Also some interesting pasta sauces and dessert Pizza! etc.…
    3 pm Check out of the hotel drive to Lerici, check in. free to stroll around this lovely sea town until dinner at 8 pm
    fresh fish for delicious italian recipes
    		 Friday “The Fish Class”
    8.00 am Trip to see the fish market in La Spezia,  return to the hotel and start the cooking class with italian seafood recipes.
    afternoon free to visit Lerici, dinner in a typical restaurant 
    		Saturday “The Riviera and the Cinque Terre" 
    9,30 am board the the boat to visit the Cinque Terre Villages, Visit Manarola and Vernazza,  wine tasting and light lunch in Monterosso, return to Lerici 
    8.30 pm Graduation Dinner and presentation of certificates 
      Sunday "Breakfast and Departure"
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