Puglia’s food: the authentic Mediterranean cuisine
Experiencing regional cusine is one of the best ways to pull you closer to the heart of the area - especially when it comes to the flavors of Puglia in Southern Italy.
This beautiful region is home to the authentic Mediterranean Cuisine with an emphasis on seafood, fresh vegetables, legumes, mozzarellas, cheese and olive oil. Puglia ranks number one in the production of olive oil, and number two in almond production within Italy. When the almond trees are in bloom, the air is rich with its sweet scent.
Puglia’s cuisine is delicious, yet simple at the same time. It is in essence a home-based cuisine. It is perfect for those who follow a vegetarian diet as well as for those who enjoy the authentic Mediterranean food. It melts together flavors in which you can taste the equilibrium between the sun, land, sea and wind.
This family owned and operated cooking school in Puglia organizes luxurious culinary events which are designed to include an authentic experience that best captures the unique food and traditions of this Mediterranean cuisine.
Cinzia and Marika will be your hosts and chefs for the day. They will meticulously plan every single detail of your experience to insure only the best for your luxurious cooking adventure in Puglia.
Your cooking classes are held in the family's beautiful palazzo.
Cooking classes are small, hands-on and the approach is very personal and relaxed. This programs combines dishes with the best wines from Puglia and Southern Italy.
This school provides private and tailor made cookery courses for individuals, couples and small groups.
A whole day cooking class starts in the morning with a visit to the best food or fish market to buy the ingredients, followed by a visit to a local artisan of your choice (olive oil, wine, bread, cheese and mozzarella, home-made pasta, salami, chocolate, ice-cream, figs with almonds, ceramic, papier machè, leccese stone).
After lunch, you will cook for the whole afternoon. prepare three recipes from the traditional cuisine of Puglia.
Dinner on the terrace will follow based on your creations.
Cooking classes are hands-on and the approach is very personal and relaxed.
You will prepare three recipes per class from the traditional cuisine of Puglia. They will be chosen according to the season and include:
Orecchiette fresh pasta, eggplant balls, sweet peppers, focaccia rustica, tagliatelle, fresh pasta, tiella with rice potatoes and mussels, fava beans with chicory polpettone, cuttlefish with cherry tomatoes, breaded squid, zuppa di pesce, ice cream tiramisu, apple and chocolate cakes...
This program combines dishes with the best wines from Puglia and Southern Italy.
Description of the One Day Wine Tours in Puglia
The wine and cooking school in Puglia organizes luxurious wine tours in Puglia which include visits of select wine makers and vineyards in Puglia.
Some of the best wine producers of Puglia are located near the wine school are: Conti Zecca, Lomazzi e Sarli, Cantele, Tormaresca (Antinori), Cantine Due Palme, Candido, Taurino. They all produce wines with the famous Negroamaro, Primitivo, Salice Salentino, Malvasia grapes.
Wine tours are private and tailor made and include visits of some of the best local wineries, with wine tasting included. You may attend the wine making process from August to October.
Total price per person is 320 Euro, for a full day cooking class, which includes:
- Visit to the market
- Visit to a local artisan
- Private and tailor-made hands-on cooking lesson
- Lunch
- Dinner based on your creations
- Selection of the best local wine
- Recipe booklet
- Transfer to the artisan/market
Total price per person is 200 Euro, for a half-day cooking class, which includes:
- Private and tailor-made hands-on cooking lesson
- Dinner based on your creations
- Selection of the best local wines
- Recipe booklet
Total price per person is 300 Euro, for a full-day wine tour, which includes:
- Visit of three wineries
- Wine tastings
- Lunch
- Transfers
Alternative - 5 Day cooking vacation in Puglia
Booking and Deposit
Price does not include: airfares; travel insurance; personal expenses, optional activities and everything else not listed..
To confirm your reservation, we require a non-refundable 30% deposit. Final payment is due 60 days prior to the beginning of the class. If you book the class within 60 days, payment is due in full to confirm your reservation.
Cancellation Policy
In case you cancel the class 30 days before arrival, we will refund the money you paid, deducted the deposit. After this date we will charge you for the whole amount you paid.
We strongly urge the purchase of cancellation insurance. The school reserves the right to cancel the tour prior to its start, in which case the money paid for the course would be refunded in full.
Occasionally changes must be made in a scheduled program because of circumstances beyond control, but the school will make every effort to find an equally interesting alternative.
