Rustic Tuscan Delights: Cooking with Chef Francesco in Siena Nature
What Guests Love
- Rustic Tuscan villa setting
- Warm, expert host team
- Hands‑on preparation of Italian dishes
- Romantic, memorable countryside experience
Guests say the class takes place in a beautiful, rustic Tuscan villa surrounded by countryside, creating a peaceful and romantic atmosphere. The host team is consistently described as warm, friendly, patient and expert, making participants feel welcome. Guests appreciate the hands‑on instruction, preparing a variety of authentic Italian dishes such as pasta, meat ragout, octopus and desserts. Many highlight the memorable experience of dining on a lovingly set table with wine and scenic views.
What to Expect
The cooking course takes place in a beautiful farm immersed in nature in the heart of Val d'Orcia, in a relaxed atmosphere surrounded by peace and nature. Cooking courses are made for all kinds of requests, vegans, vegetarians, allergy problems. I have modern and antique equipment to make the dishes.
Who is Francesco?
It is born in Rome, a capital rich in harsh colors and delicate scents. His great passion for cooking leads him to seek new horizons in the culinary field, beyond the boundaries and tastes of his city. After marrying my wife I come to Siena, I take a short 3 years in economics degree, I specialize over the years in Tuscany and Umbrian regional cuisine, working in several restaurants and taverns in the center. I take part in June 2005. I continue my training abroad, working for a year in Austria and Switzerland. Back in Italy I perfect myself by joining F.I.C. (Italian Cooking Federation) as a professional chef. In 2006 and 2007, in collaboration with the Apt of Chianciano Terme, I participated in the Twinning with the new province of Monza and Brianza, performing a series of gala dinners to promote the products of the territory. In collaboration with a farm in Umbria I teach the emerging chefs of Russia the dishes of the Tuscan tradition and to promote typical products of Senesi. The passion and knowledge of the high Tuscan and international cuisine achieved over the years have led me to be the perfect Cuoco A Domicilio.
Menu
Please choose 1 dish from each menu and write them down to the comments section while booking.
APPETIZERS
- Fresh Tuscan appetizers of the day
- Salad of spelled or rice venere
- Octopus appetizer
- Buffalo mozzarella
- Caprese
- Courgette flowers
- Porchetta di Arezzo
- Chianina Carpaccio
- Mozzarella stuffed
FIRST DISHES
- Little aglione
- Meat and vegetable baked lasagna
- Eggplant Parmesan
- Ducks with duck, ragout, wild boar, vegetable seasoning
- Tagliatelle with duck, ragout, wild boar, vegetable seasoning
- Ravioli with butter and sage or with duck, ragout, wild boar, vegetable seasoning
- Cold pasta
- Bacon and egg
- Matriciana
- Pasta on request with truffles or seasonal porcini mushrooms
- Pasta with fish
- Tortellini
- Homemade pasta in rustic style
- Quiche pasta and cottage cheese
- Ravioli stuffed with pachino onion bread
- Ravioli stuffed with speck and radicchio
- Cornish dumplings, carrots, red strawberries.
SECOND PLATES
- Porcupine duck
- Rabbit in damp or fried
- Roast chicken
- Lemon scaloppine
- Roast Beaf
- Tuna veal
- roast pork
- Peposo
- Roast pork roast
- Cuttlefish with peas
- Sprouts or Daybreads boiled with tropea onion
- Codfish
- Sea Salad
- Shin
- Tripe
- Sweet little capocollo
Schedule
Morning Class:
- 9:30 am: Small breakfast with coffee and sweets
- 10:00 am: Start Cooking class
- 11:00 am: Small break and a small snack
- 11:15 am: Second part of the cooking lesson
- 12:30 pm: Preparation of the table
- 12:45 pm: 5 courses meals with what we have prepared appetizers, first dish, the second plate, outline, dessert
- 3:00 pm: End of cooking course
Afternoon Class:
- 4:30 pm: Small snack of coffee and sweet and savory
- 5:00 pm: Start Cooking class
- 6:00 pm: Small break and small aperitif
- 6:15 pm: Second part of the cooking lesson
- 7:00 pm: Preparation of the table
- 7:30 pm: 5 courses dinner with what we have prepared appetizers, first dish, the second plate, side dish, dessert
- 10:00 pm: End of cooking course
Choose your menu for your course
Meeting Point
If you want to visit us, we indicate below the coordinates to be included in your GPS: Location: north 42 ° 87.912 east 11 ° 89.128 indic.Podere Vetrichina above 446 Closer crossroads Provincial road n ° 41 - State road n ° 321 San Casciano dei Bagni Siena.
For those arriving from the north: (Florence): take the Chiusi-Chianciano motorway exit, turn right at the exit, then follow the signs for Chiusi-San Casciano dei Bagni n 146, at the roundabout turn right following signs for Cetona-San Casciano dei Bagni.Proceed until you get over the highway, at the crossroads, turn right towards Cetona Statale 321. Just at the beginning of the town of Cetona, immediately after the Fina petrol station on your left, at the first crossroad turn left towards Piazze- San Casciano dei Bagni.You come through a beautiful area of vineyards to the village of Piazze, continue on the main road towards San Casciano, after about 3 km you will see a pic-nick stop on your right with source, shortly after you will meet a blue road sign warning of the electronic speed control and immediately after a gravel warning sign on the asphalt, on the opposite side, exactly opposite, you will see the steved dirt road and a wooden sign indicating VillaVetrichina, take it and after 900 meters of bright wood you will arrive at our Relais and WELCOME !!!!
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Confirmation
You will receive the confirmation of your booking within 24 hours.
Free Cancellation
Full refund will be issued for cancellation made at least 48 hours prior to the activity.
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