Villa La Nievolina: Tuscany vacation rentals and Tuscany villa rental near Lucca and Florence

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