One week Intense italian cooking course, 7 days, cooking classes and excursions every day, a full immersion in cooking, food and wine. Every day hands-on cooking course with wine tasting from the Marche. 1250,00 € per week all included

Italian Cooking Holidays for Lovers of Italy and Italian Food. Fundamental techniques. Fantastic food. Every day cooking classes, a complete immersion in food and wine

If good food, good wine and cooking are your passions, if a gourmet vacation is what you are looking for, then Intenso Cooking course in Italy is the solution for you!
In ours classes, the chef behind the authentic rural italian atmosphere teaches you how to master the fundamentals of cooking. Learn about handling kitchen tools, preparing foundational ingredients (like vegetables, mushroom and truffle, fresh and dry pasta), and the science behind cooking.

7 days cooking €1250,00 per person per week all included, no extra costs, Check all the dates

Highlights of the Intenso Cooking Course Italy:

• Italian hands-on cooking classes and dinners based on regional recipes at the Caravanserraglio restaurant, Marche Italy.
• A series of lively and informative background lectures on the Italian Kitchen and Italian wines.
• You will learn directly about gastronomic delights such as Truffle, porcini Mushrooms, fresh pasta, gourmet dishes and much more.
• Visits to various local wine cellars where Vernaccia reds have gained the prestigious DOCG title in Italy.
• According to the season visit to local pecorino cheesemakers. Demonstration of the making of mozzarella cheese, ricotta and pecorino cheeses.
• Accommodation at the beautiful Caravanserraglio Countryhouse with swimming pool, in comfortable self-catering apartments.

Intenso Cooking Course Italy Includes:

• 1 week's accommodation with breakfasts
• 7 cooking classes
• 5 half-day excursions (art towns, medieval villages, open markets, hiking on the Sibillini mountains)
• the ingredients for the hands-on cookery course
• all land travel in Italy included in the itinerary by private 8 person coach
• use of swimming pool at the Countryhouse in the Marche, Italy
• 7 dinners 6 lunches & Wine at the Caravanserraglio restaurant

What is not Included?

• Airfares
• Travel insurance
• An optional excursion may be offered which is not included in the tour price
• Personal transport costs from and to the airport.
• Entry fees to places other than those specifically mentioned in the itinerary

Detailed Itinerary - Intenso Cooking Cookery Course Italy
Provisional program of the 1 week holiday

This is a preliminary itinerary and will be altered to accommodate seasonal activities or local festivals. This is a sample menu and can be altered according to the availability of the ingredients, since we want to guarantee fresh local produce of the season. However the essential content of the menu and itinerary will remain the same.

Day 1 - Arrival

• In the afternoon arrival at the Caravanserraglio Countryhouse in the Marche, Italy, aperitif and introduction.
• 8.00 pm Welcome dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant, Introduction to the course program by your hosts.
• During the course we will try to build the group as a kitchen brigade, at each cooking lesson we will prepare a complete menu with appetizers, first and second courses, vegetables and desserts. After each lesson the prepared menu will be served to the participants in the restaurant.
• Each member of the course receives at the beginning of the holiday a detailed program of the week with the description of the recipes. At the end of the Cooking Holiday participants get a cd or pdf with the complete description of the recipes and the pictures made during the cooking courses.

• Dinner menu, Intenso Cooking Cookery Course Marche Italy:
• Antipasti:Involtini di melanzane con basilico
• Ciccia uova tartufo ed erbe
• Primi: Crema di ceci e cicerchia , Tortelloni di ricotta con noci e pesto
• Secondi e contorni: Degustazione formaggi
• Pomodori saporiti in insalata
• Verdure grigliate melanzane peperoni, zucchine, pomodori secchi
• Dolce: Tiramisu della casa
• Wine tasting during the course and dinner

Day 2 - Excursion and Cooking course

• Tranquil awakening at the peacefull agriturismo. The accommodation at the Caravanserraglio agriturismo is in an independent apartment with kitchen. At your arrival you'll find in the fridge milk, fresh bread, butter, home made marmelate, coffee and tea to prepair breakfast.
• 10 .00 am Excursion to the local market in the historic center of nearby towns such as S. Ginesio, Tolentino, Macerata, S.Severino.
• During the day you will also have time to enjoy moments of relax by the pool.
• 5.00 pm Cooking course at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
• Dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.

• Cooking course menu, Intenso Cooking Cookery Course Marche Italy:
• Parmigiana di melanzane classica, Varianti regionali, e parmigiane grigliate di melanzane e zucchine.
• Insalata di farro o grano
• Strozzapreti d'estate in bellavista
• Saltimbocca al ramerino
• Verdure gratinate, melanzane peperoni, zucchine, pomodori
• Dolce di riso o farro cacao amaro spezie e pepe.
• Wine tasting during the course and dinner

Day 3 - Excursion and Cooking course

• 10 .00 am Excursion in the surroundings with visit to local cheese maker (formaggio di fossa and other pecorino's) and wine producer of the red Vernaccia DOC wine.
• Afternoon at leisure.
• 5.00 pm Cooking course at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
• Dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.

• Cooking course menu, Intenso Cooking Cookery Course Marche Italy:
• Panzanella
• Pate di fegatini
• Pomodori secchi con capperi aglio e prezzemolo
• Vellutata di porri e parmigiano
• Degustazione formaggi stagionati morbidi pecora capra e blu, con Marmellata di zucca, di zucchine
• Insalata di sedani
• Varianti insalate con cipollotti, alici etc.
• Omlette di zucchine
• Torta di mele e yoghurt
• Wine tasting during the course and dinner

Day 4 - Excursion and Cooking course

• 10 .00 am Excursion to the local market at the historical centre of villages nearby.
• 5.00 pm Cooking course at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
• Dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.

• Cooking course menu, Intenso Cooking Cookery Course Marche Italy:
• Pasta fresca
• Cotoletta all'antica
• Finocchi gratinati
• Biete in padella
• Insalata di puntarelle
• Salame di cioccolato con pinoli e mandorle,
• Wine tasting during the course and dinner

Day 5 - Excursion and Cooking course

• 10 .00 am Excursion to the local market at the historical centre of villages nearby.
• Afternoon at leisure.
• 5.00 pm Cooking course at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
• Dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.

• Cooking course menu, Intenso Cooking Cookery Course Marche Italy:
• Tortino di sfoglia con spinaci e pinoli
• Zuppa di lenticchie di Castelluccio
• Risotto con funghi tartufo e erbe
• Costata braciola del buongustaio con cognac e funghi
• Verdure grigliate
• Sfoglia di mele tartatin
• Wine tasting during the course and dinner

Day 6 - Excursion and Cooking course

• 10 .00 am Walk through the vineyards and hiking in the mountains.
• 5.00 pm Cooking course at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
• Dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.

• Cooking course menu, Intenso Cooking Cookery Course Marche Italy:
• Acqua cotta con erbe di campo e spinaci
• Descrizione sui condimenti per pasta secca, pesto, arrabbiata, carbonara, marinara
• Scaloppe e pizzaiole
• Cipolline in agrodolce
• Friggitelli in agrodolce
• Tiramisu
• Wine tasting during the course and dinner

Day 7 - Cooking courses

• 10 .00 am Cooking course at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
• 1.00 pm Lunch at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
• 5.00 pm Cooking course at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
• Dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.

• Cooking course menu, Intenso Cooking Cookery Course Marche Italy:
• Alici marinate
• insalata di polpo
• Risotto con frutti di mare
• Pesce persico in bellavista
• Insalata mista
• Cicoria in padella con olive
• Torta di carote
• Wine tasting during the course and dinner

Day 8

• 10.00 am After preparations farewell and departure...

General description of Intenso Cooking Course Italy

The mentor of the Intenso Cooking Course is the Italian Chef Ennio Barbieri. The classes are held in English at the Caravanserraglio Countryhouse in the Marche, Italy. The maximum number of people for each group is eight, to guarantee our guests a personal entertainment and a good service.

For information and reservations info@terradarte.net

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You don't need to be a Masterchef to join the class. During the day a professional chef will show you how to cook the programmed meal. You can participate by helping the chef, cooking under his guidance, or choose just to watch and take notes. It's up to you. Once everything is ready you'll sit at the table to taste all the dishes together with the chef. This is our interpretation of Italian Cooking Holidays with daily Cookery Courses in Italy! Terradarte is a specialist Italian holiday Cookery school - offering quality Italian cooking holidays and courses since 1999. Choose from a week long Italian cooking vacation in Marche, Puglia, Sicily or Tuscany where you can indulge in 7 days of glorious Italian food! We also have short break cooking holidays to the very popular regions of Ascoli Piceno and Tuscany. Come to cook in Italy, join hands on cookery lessons and wine tours with expert! Learn from professional Italian chef, shop local market then cook in 8 persons class. Having loads of fun during your Italian cookery holidays....and an unforgettable Italian cookery experience! Come and join Italian cooking courses in the Marche, in this region you can still find the real feeling of the Italian pleasure of life and Italian food. During your Italian cooking holidays you will enjoy guided tours with your fluently English speaking hosts. Come and discover Le Marche with Terradarte.net If you are planning a cooking holiday in Italy and good food, good wine and cooking are your passions than this is the Italian Holiday for you!Join a hands-on cooking course with your own personal Italian chef! Winery visits and tastings, hands-on cooking lessons, Accommodations rooms with private bathrooms. We takes care to use local fresh product from our organic kitchen garden and orchard, or from other local farms specialising in cheeses, bread, vegetables, meat ecc. The beautiful position of the restaurant at the property of the Caravanserraglio Agriturismo, with ten hectares of land with olivegroves,vineyards, organic kitchen garden and orchard, make the cooking courses a delightful experience full of new discoveries! Ciao and see you in Le Marche!