Personal Chef Mirella | Cooking Class in your Florence Villa

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Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in the comfort of your own residence in Tuscany! This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Mirella, your warm and wonderful personal chef, learned to cook from her grandmother (nonna), a highly skilled top chef. Mirella decided to follow in her grandmother's footsteps and received an education in culinary skills. She has been cooking ever since and is an expert in the history of Florentine cuisine from the Renaissance period! The aim of Mirella’s cooking class is to share her knowledge about food, its preparation and its Florentine and Tuscan history. Mirella prefers conducting a hands-on class, where you will learn how to make 3-4 Tuscan dishes such as various bruschette or antipasto, a pasta, a main, pasta sauces and other seasonal recipes. Mirella is happy to accommodate special dietary needs such as gluten or lactose intolerance, vegetarian or vegan.

Example Menu

Starter

Seasonal bruschette

Italian toasted bread topped with sausage and cheese or tomatoes

Main

Pasta

Penne with ragù sauce (meat-based sauce) or fresh pasta such as gnocchi or ravioli

Main

Meat or poultry

Florentine pork with peas, peasant’s meatballs with seasonal vegetables or hunter’s chicken with roast potatoes.

Dessert

Tiramisu or cioccolatissimo

What's Included

Home cooked meal
Private cooking lesson in your Tuscan villa with Mirella
Local wine
On days he's available, Mirella's husband Stefano, equally passionate about food, co-hosts with her.
If you choose the "Dinner only" option, this will not include a cooking class
Please note if the villa is located outside the 50km radius of Florence, you will charged extra

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Florence

Please include your location when making your booking online. Your host will meet you at your villa, she is able to drive to any venue within an 50 km radius of Florence. If the villa is located outside the 50km radius, you will charged extra.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

This is a unique opportunity to have a local chef introduce you to traditional Italian cooking in the comfort of your own villa or rental in Tuscany or its surrounding areas. Your host Mirella lives in the south of Florence but can drive within 80 kms to your villa or vacation rental to offer you a private cooking class and dinner. Mirella conducts a hands-on cooking class that lasts about 2 hours. Learn to make a four-course Tuscan meal that includes a variety of bruschette or antipasto, a pasta, pasta sauce, a main, and other seasonal side dishes, all enjoyed over wine local Italian wine. Mirella's cooking is greatly influenced by Renaissance cooking, and she offers a different menu for every season, as she prefers using fresh, seasonal ingredients in her cooking. Some of the dishes you might try are bruschetta with sausage and stracchino cheese, penne with meat ragù sauce, peasant meatballs with seasonal vegetables, and tiramisu or cioccolatissimo (rich chocolate cake) for dessert. Mirella is happy to accommodate your dietary requests and personalize your menu. If you are interested in a meal only and not the cooking class, please choose the 'Dinner only' option during booking.

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Please note if the villa is located outside the 50km radius of Florence, you will charged extra. Please include the location of the villa at the time of booking, so Mirella knows if she can accept it or not.
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