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Es gibt nichts Besseres, als mit Hilfe von Francescas Familienrezepten ein eigenes, hausgemachtes italienisches Gericht zuzubereiten!

Wir haben den Kochkurs als Familie sehr genossen! Francesca hat uns herzlich in ihrem Haus empfangen und uns die Zubereitung der Pasta erklärt. Sie hatte sogar eine kleine Station für unsere ein- und dreijährigen Kinder aufgebaut. Ein rundum schöner und gemütlicher Abend!

Francesca ist eine sehr herzliche und freundliche Gastgeberin, und ihr Haus ist wunderschön. Es war ein wunderbares und authentisches Erlebnis in der toskanischen Landschaft.

Unsere Gastgeberin und Kursleiterin Francesca war einfach großartig. Sie war eine wunderbare Mischung aus Herzlichkeit und Gastfreundschaft, aber auch großem Fachwissen und Kompetenz. Wir feierten die Geburtstage zweier Familienmitglieder, und Francesca gab sich besonders viel Mühe, ihnen einen unvergesslichen Tag zu bereiten. Alles war perfekt organisiert und vorbereitet, sodass sich das Kochen so entspannt anfühlte, als würden wir mit einer guten Freundin zusammen kochen. Wir lernten, zwei köstliche Pastagerichte zuzubereiten. Wir stellten unsere eigenen Nudeln und Soßen her und tauschten uns dabei angeregt über Familiengeschichten und Kochtraditionen aus. Zum Abschluss schenkte uns Francesca die Rezepte für das zubereitete Mittagessen. Wir freuen uns schon sehr darauf, die traditionellen Rezepte mit unseren Freunden und unserer Familie zu Hause zu teilen! Vielen Dank, Francesca, für diesen unvergesslichen Tag!

Francescas Kurs hat uns sehr gut gefallen. Es hat so viel Spaß gemacht, selbstgemachtes Pici mit Zucchinisauce zuzubereiten, aber noch mehr hat uns das Hühnchenrezept ihrer Großmutter begeistert! Ich habe es zu Hause schon für meinen Verlobten gekocht! Es war einfach köstlich! Francesca ist eine unglaublich außergewöhnliche Person, die sehr weltoffen und gleichzeitig authentisch und ihrer Kultur treu ist! Es war ein wundervoller Abend voller Lachen, Lernen und toller Geschichten. Einfach wunderbar!

Ein absolutes Muss bei einem Besuch in der Toskana! Francescas Kochkurs war fantastisch. Wir haben uns sofort wie zu Hause gefühlt.

Unser Kochkurs mit Francesca war wunderbar. Wir haben köstliche Pasta zubereitet und uns angeregt unterhalten. Ich kann ihn nur jedem empfehlen!

Francesca empfing uns mit offenen Armen in ihrem Haus und bot uns einen authentischen Einblick in die italienische Kultur und, was besonders wichtig ist, in die italienische Küche.

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! This experience was the perfect end to my family’s Tuscan holiday. Perfect was the setting, pale blue country kitchen with huge windows, big, perfectly set table and our host Francesca, whose warm and open-hearted personality made us feel genuinely welcome to her home. Instead of 4 hours, we stayed with Francesca for almost 6 hours, cooking, chatting, exchanging recipes. No video can get anywhere close to personal contact with the local cook, who answers all your questions, shares stories about her life, giving you such an authentic view at Tuscan way of life. The dishes we prepared were simple, yet absolutely delicious! Both my daughters, my husband and I were delighted with the presents Francesca prepared for us. Such thoughtfulness, attention to detail. I feel I can’t praise Francesca enough :) Our sincere and absolute recommendation! Bravo Francesca!

It’s hard to describe just how amazing this experience was for me and my partner. From the moment we stepped into Francesca’s beautiful kitchen, we felt at home. She treated us like old friends. When we got to her place she already had yummy appetizers and wine prepared for us, the kitchen was tastefully set with all the ingredients and little cooking stations. But this was so much more than a cooking class - we got to hear about the history and her personal connections to the dishes we were making, we chatted for hours. Francesca was SO generous in every possible way - with the food, drinks, goodie box at the end of the experience and her time (we ended up staying at her home till 10 pm). If you are contemplating getting this experience, trust us go ahead and book! This was an absolute highlight of our trip. You will never get this type of treatment in a commercial cooking class. It was filled with love, generosity and passion for cooking. We will never forget this experience.

The experience at Francesca’s cucina was absolutely incredible! She hosted us like family members would. The menu was typical to what you would expect as a Tuscan food experience. These recipes are family tradition for Francesca and it is awesome to bring back to Canada this tradition and to cook it again... hopefully as good as with Francesca! We made this cooking class a part of my wife’s birthday vacation in Italy and all the members of the family were touched by the greetings, the generosity and culinary experience in Francesca’s cucina. A-1+++

This was a wonderful experience from start to finish. Francesca is a fantastic host who made us feel more than welcome, like we were part of the family. When we messaged Francesca before the session to ask if we could bring our baby, she was incredibly accommodating and even provided a high chair and play cot - which were greatly appreciated. The food we made was excellent - the pappa al pomodoro was genuinely one of the best ‘comfort foods’ I’ve ever eaten - and it was special to know that the recipes were once belonged to Francesca’s great, great grandmother. We can’t wait to try and share the recipes when we get home. Everything was outstanding. I would definitely recommended it!

We went into the experience with no expectations but had high hopes of this being a great experience. It turned out to be one of the best and most special moments of our trip. Francesca was just lovely, down to earth and full of love for food, people and culture and did not shy back from opening up about her life, passions and values. Even before doing the cooking class Francesca was happy to help us with recommendations on wine tastings and restaurant suggestions local to our accommodation, something she did with joy and from the heart. It is so nice to be welcomed into someone’s home and learn tips and recipients passed down by generations. We left feeling we had gained not only new cooking skills but also learnt more about Italian culture and most importantly the importance of following your passion - like Francesca did - and we were able to be part of! I would do this over and over again!

Wow. What an unbelievable experience and memory for us. We were a group of 8. Simply put, this was one of the highlights of our entire 3 week trip. This was thoroughly the most special and worthwhile experience I have ever done on Cookly. Francesca made sure EVERYONE in our group felt special and had an amazing time. The food. Delicious. We came to learn how to make pasta and have delicious food. But it’s almost as if that was secondary, because we just had an incredible experience, chatted like old friends all night. However, food-wise, Francesca is determined to cook whatever you are interested in making, so don’t hesitate to ask her. We made pici and orrechiette pasta, with 3 different sauces. All were absolutely delicious. Upon arrival, we also were treated with wine and very delicious bruschettas. And something very special, upon departure, Francesca even gave us all individual goodie bags with some homemade biscotti, recipes,and handwritten letters. If you are thinking of doing a cooking class in Tuscany, this is the class. Don’t look anywhere else. Trust me. I will thoroughly remember this experience for a long time. And I cannot wait to make some of these recipes at home.

This was a lovely experience in Francesca’s house. She guided us smoothly through pasta and Tiramisu.

Francesca welcomed us into her home for an amazing experience of preparing traditional Tuscan pici pasta and tiramisu.

Francesca’s cooking class was wonderful! We made hand made pasta and tiramisu. She was warm, friendly, knowledgeable, and made us feel very welcomed.

A fantastic experience at a beautiful location. Not only Francesca is a great cook but also a great host.

We went into the experience with no expectations but had high hopes of this being a great experience.

Had a wonderful evening with Francesca in her home, cooking pasta and Tuscan sausage with beans.

We had a wonderful experience with Francesca’s cooking class. It was easy to find and it turned out we were the only guests.

Making homemade pasta sounded so intimidating to us, as we have never done that before, but Francesca made it so simple and fun!

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! This experience was the perfect end to my family’s Tuscan holiday.