Cooking lessons and private meal Francesca, your chef for this program, is an expert Italian cook and an Italian language teacher with extensive experience in Italy and New Zealand.  She offers an introduction to preparing-and eating-traditional dishes along with the appropriate wines.  Classes may be scheduled for any date with at least two weeks in advance notice, and can be conducted in your native language.  You may take one lesson or combine them to fashion a program to your interests.  Lessons begin at 16:00. After assisting in the preparation of dishes, you sit at a table and at 18:30/19:00 you have dinner, enjoying your creations with the correct wines. TUSCAN HORS D'OEUVRES  The traditional Tuscan "crostini" sauce  Panzanella (Tuscan bread salad) *  Coccoli e Figattole  Rosé wine Albiola Casale del Giglio Lazio  A TUSCAN DINNER FOR FRIENDS  Pappa al pomodoro  Chicken with white wine, olives, and fresh herbs  Panna cotta with sauce  Red wine Chianti Selvapiana, Rufina  HAND-MADE PASTA  Pasta fatta in casa: preparation of different kinds of pasta, cutting by hand and machine (spaghetti, taglierini, fettuccine, tagliatelle, etc.)  Three typical Tuscan sauces: carrettiera, mushroom sauce *, and pesto  Red wine Chianti Selvapiana, Rufina  A MORE COMPLEX MENU  Mezzelune con ricotta e spinaci  Rotolo di manzo  Seasonable vegetable side dish  Red wine Sangiovese Lagone Livorno  ARE YOU GAME?  Pappardelle sulla lepre  Quaglie sul crostone  Seasonable vegetable side dish  Red wine Monteregio Fabula Massa Marittima  SEAFOOD LOVERS' MENU (minimum 4 participants)  Calamari fritti  Risotto allo scoglio  Totani in zimino  White wine Vernaccia Montenidoli San Gimignano  WINTER MENU  Cavolo con le fette  Arista al latte  Seasonable vegetable side dish  Red wine Morellino Le Pupille Scansano  TUSCAN SWEETS  Panna cotta with strawberry sauce *  Tiramisù  Crespelle dolci (hot stuffed pancakes)  Vin Santo, Fattoria di Calcinaia, Greve  * Subject to seasonal availability