When tourists love to cook
Spaghetti, pizza and mandolin: this is the trio that people often say when asked by foreigners in Italy. Common places, tourists are well aware that the beautiful country is a treasure trove of wonders that, once opened, it is difficult to open and close without leaving a piece of heart bewitched by those breathtaking landscapes, those wonderful testimony of a rich past, a population made up of people smiling and friendly and, of course, recipes that are licking their chops.
Why not combine business with pleasure, and among a cultural tour and the other, devote some time out to grips with stove, aprons and flavors, ready to go home with a bag richer, made of culinary curiosities from repeat once back at home. Starting from the eternal Rome, waiting for the master chefs, Fabiolous Cooking Day (Love for Food, Via S. Bartolomeo de Vaccinari 72, 00186 Rome, www.fabiolouscookingday.com) just like that.
One day “Fabiolosa” you live in the company of Chef Fabio who will take care of its students accompanying them to the grocery store around the local markets and always choosing only the freshest seasonal products, and taking advantage of the output, it also decreases in the shoes of a Cicero, illustrating and explaining the history of Rome. Once you have finished shopping, the tour continues to the chef’s home in the heart of the city where, armed with the tools of the trade, you are ready to get down to it cook all together, delights that will be the base of the room, a joyous time to share before a good glass of wine.
Same philosophy as that of David Sgueglia Della Marra, the chef who takes his hand its guests by offering them a historical cultural gastronomic sensational among historical monuments, stories of ancient Roman traditions and curiosities, then move on to the practical side, by shopping at the local markets, such as Campo di Fiori and, with hands full of bags, you then reach the base of operations, a beautiful loft elegantly furnished wrapped in the beauty of Piazza Argentina. A Cooking Day in Rome (Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 18, 00186, Rome, Tel + 39 345 70 70 113 www.acookingdayinrome.com) is an educational experience fun, informal and delicious suit everyone, small and great, ready to get their hands in the dough and prepare first, second and sweet taste on the beautiful terrace accompanied by excellent Italian wine labels in a location friendly international flavor.
Changing your region and reaching the city of Bologna, to open wide the arms Carmelita is that, since 1999, pays attention to a foreign audience, small groups to educate about the beauty of the house, at 360 degrees. That’s right, with Carmelita’s Cook Italy (Via Marsala 16, 40126 Bologna, blog.cookitaly.com) back to school but not out of duty but for pleasure, following lessons “From The Market To Table” that lead the market in that the middle way between shoals of fish and vegetables and “lecture spending” where, delicatessen, butcher and wine shop, it is full of useful raw material for the preparation of the meal following the recipes of the cuisine of Bologna and Emilia to taste then amid chatter, laughter and stories interesting.
From north to south in the center: here in Ravello, a charming jewel of the Amalfi Coast where, to kidnap the palates of holiday makers, with its Vincenzino Cooking Class can propose a cookery holiday in a lovely setting, near the Church of the Annunciation, face to face with a bright sea, a magical dimension and evocative, perfect for a room with views of the Mediterranean, all after shopping at the fish market and have learned how to cook an entire meal under the watchful eye and advice of the landlord.
