A fantastic experience to discover the secrets of cooking at our Tenuta il Cicalino. Surround yourself with taste, tradition, nature and relax! All the experience of our chef, to learn the exaltation of flavours and products, transformed with mastery into unique dishes. Chef Riccardo Zanni is a teacher at the Cordon bleu, Florence; Coquis-Ateneo of Italian kitchen in Rome; Gambero rosso, Rome.
Let yourselves be taken to his world, and let it soon become yours too.
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During the course the chef will explain the recipes and cooking tricks.
You will spend 4 days between doughs, pots and pans, putting your hand to the recipes of Maremma cuisine, passing from pappardelle with wild boar to tiramisu … from handmade gnocchi to ancient recipes such as Peposo dell’Impruneta!
Our chef will also explain the classics of Italian cuisine, varying between appetizers, first and second courses and desserts
You will use the vegetables from our garden and the typical products of the area.
You can taste all the dishes prepared by you and compare them directly with the same recipe made by the chef.
The package includes:
6 nights
The overnight stay can be in double room or in apartment for 2 persons
6 breakfasts and 5 dinners (water included)
Dinner in our restaurant and a rich breakfast in the morning will make you discover the unique flavours of our territory.
Use of trekking routes
The Cicalino farm-holiday cottage is surrounded by several pathways crossing the most beautiful of the Maremma landscapes.
Use of swimming pool, gym, saunas, whirlpools
Enjoy a relaxing moment in the swimming pool or continue to stay fit in our gym, even during your holiday.
Cooking courses
Modifiable cooking class in 4 x 3 hour sessions to be held in the main kitchen
Timetable 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. from Monday to Thursday
Maximum capacity: 8 persons, minimum 2
If you book the course for 6 people, you will have the exclusivity of the kitchen and the chef just for you and you can also choose the recipes to be carried out day by day.
Chef speaks English fluently
– in case of groups of various nationalities the course will be held in English –
All our chosen products are carefully selected for their high quality and the link to our territories; we use LE STAGIONI D’ITALIA products or products related to our supply chain, to enhance excellence.
Apron, dish cloth or tea towel and recipe book of lessons will be provided