1/2 Day Gourmet Cooking with Chef Paolo Monti - The Tuscan Cooking Class

What to Expect

Join Chef Paolo Monti for an immersive half-day cooking experience where you’ll discover the professional tricks, techniques, and shortcuts that great chefs use to create delicious, healthy, and beautifully presented dishes in just minutes.

Using simple yet high-quality ingredients, you’ll learn how to bring out their natural flavors while mastering practical cooking techniques that you can easily recreate at home. The class is fully hands-on, giving you the opportunity to cook alongside the chef and put your new skills into practice.

The experience is made even more special with a visit to a local wholesale market, where you’ll explore fresh ingredients and learn how to select the best products for your dishes. Afterward, return to the kitchen and use your market finds to prepare a delicious meal under Chef Paolo’s guidance.

With classes available daily, this experience is perfect for food lovers of all skill levels who want to learn authentic cooking techniques in a fun, practical, and inspiring setting.

Menu

Appetizers:

• Panzanella - Tuscan bread salad
• Toasted bread with chicken liver and capers patè
• Bread croutons with eggplant topping

First Courses:

• Vegetable ravioli with special meat sauce
• Aromatic meat sauce from Lucca

Main Dishes:

• Roast loin if Pork with pancetta, rosemary and sage
• Roast potatoes

Desserts:

• Cantuccini biscotti di Prato - The famous biscotti

Schedule

• 10:00 am Start the cooking class
• 11:00 am Cooking session 1 and tasting
• 12:00 am Cooking session 2 and tasting
• 1:00 pm Dessert session and time to enjoy your dish
• 1:45 pm End of the cooking class and ready to go back
• 2:30 pm Finish the cooking class