France                

BURGUNDY - CHAMPAGNE - LOIRE VALLEY - NORMANDY - PARIS
PROVENCE - SOUTHWEST FRANCE

PARIS

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Paris, France - Day Cooking Classes/Market Visits
Available year round

Come and discover Paris through hands-on cooking classes learning a variety of recipes to recreate at home to share with your family and friends. You will learn the art of French cooking in a fun, relaxed atmosphere in magical Montmartre, Paris. Choose from a wide range of choices for classes taught in English. Choose from macaron making, baking, bread making, molecular gastronomy, cheese and wine courses and more!

provence

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(Options: Customized Tours, Day Excursions, Day Cooking Classes)
Provence, France - 6 nights
Available April and September

This program combines wandering about the glorious and varied countryside of Provence, and cooking together with friends (new and old!). You will learn authentic Provençal cuisine, naturally rich in vegetables, olive oil, and with minimal fats, but after a week of feasting, coupled with hiking, you will not worry about facing the scales when you get home.

(Option: Day Cooking Classes)
Provence, France - 2, 3 or 5 nights
Available February to November - Sunday to Friday

Learn to cook in a Provençal cookery school, set in a little converted country house in an idyllic spot with wild thyme, rosemary and olive trees at its doorstep. Outside there is a shady terrace where you can enjoy the fruits of your labour, accompanied by a glass of wine from the estate. The 4-star hotel is now part of the beautiful chain Relais & Châteaux.

Learn to cook in the Luberon from a wonderful chef who will also be your guide and host for the week. You will have the time of your life as you stay in a beautifully restored and furnished home, take hands-on cooking classes and see all the important sites in this very picturesque part of Provence.  

(Options: Longer Stays)
Provence, France - 2 or more nights
Available March to June, September to December

SOUTHWEST FRANCE

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Bordeaux, France - 3 nights
(Options: Day Cooking Classes, Additional Nights)
Available year round  (excluding July 14 to August 15)

Savor the wines, foods and landscapes that define this southwestern corner of France between Bordeaux and St. Emilion. Your stay in the "Entre Deux Mers" AOC region is a unique way to get to know French people and to share their culinary passions. Your hosts are a French-American couple who invite you into their home, a comfortable renovated 18th century forge, and their nearby vineyard farm.

(Options: Day Cooking Classes, Wine Tours, Longer Stays)
Bordeaux, France - 3 nights
Available April to November

We equate "wine" with "Bordeaux" with good reason. This UNESCO and World Heritage site is renowned not only for its incredible wine production but for its two thousand year old history, beautiful architecture and breathtaking landscapes. Enjoy a three night stay indulging in fine cuisine, Bordeaux wines and the French “Art de vivre”. Stay in gorgeous accommodations, explore the area, learn about the finest in food and wine and participate in hands-on cooking classes and wine tastings.

Italy

AMALFI COAST - CINQUE TERRE -  EMILIA-ROMAGNA - FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA - LAZIO - LE MARCHE -  PIEDMONT
PUGLIA - SICILY -  TUSCANY - UMBRIA - VENETO

AMALFI COAST

(Option: Day Cooking Classes, Wine Tours, Italian Lessons)
Sorrento, Italy - 3 nights
Available April to November 

Take cooking classes at a cooking school located within a 4 star holiday complex, located in a residential area of Sorrento close to the sea and city center. The cooking school offers a unique way to experience Sorrento and its famous surroundings through personal interaction with local food and wines.

Day Cooking Classes
Ravello, Italy
Available April to October, excluding Easter and Sundays

Join Mamma Agata for cooking classes in her beautiful home on a cliff top overlooking the spectacular Amalfi coastline. She has been the chef for many famous Hollywood actors and actresses, journalists and politicians and now invites you into her home to share her simple, yet elegant, traditional Southern Italian recipes.

(Option: Day Cooking Classes)
Sant'Agata, Italy - 4 or 6 nights
Available year round

Learn to cook authentic dishes from southern Italy and Sorrento by participating in hands-on cooking classes in a beautiful professional kitchen. Your passionate and imaginative chef, who also happens to have a huge personality, will share with you the secrets of this cuisine leaving you ready to return home to impress your family and friends. You will stay in a luxurious boutique hotel with a gorgeous view located in the beautiful Sorrento peninsula. The hotel was once an ancient home which has been carefully and tastefully restored offering you incomparable comfort.

(Option: Day Cooking Classes)
Minori (Amalfi Coast), Italy - 4 or 6 nights
Available year round

Become part of the culinary traditions of this special gem on the Amalfi Coast. Learn authentic Mediterranean recipes passed down from generations when you partake in hands-on cooking classes from an experienced chef. You will stay in a beautiful four star hotel with views of lemon groves and whose location is perfectly situated to explore the coastal towns and sites of the area. Your host is an active participant in organizing events based solely on the area's food and wine so  if you want to immerse yourself in the flavors of this pristine spot, this is the perfect choice.

(Option: Day Cooking Classes)
Sorrento, Italy -  3 or 7 nights
Available year round

Choose from a day cooking class or a three or seven night culinary program in spectacular Sorrento, Italy. Your hands-on cooking lessons from your chef will take place in an amazing, private and manicured garden. You will be surrounded by an impressive array of old palms, English meadow, colorful flowers and fountains with lemon and orange trees, a swimming-pool, typical "Pergolato" and ceramic decorations. The property guarantees you complete privacy during your cooking classes.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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(Options: Day Cooking Classes, Hiking, Biking, Golf, Italian Lessons and More)
Friuli-Venezia, Italy - 3 nights
Available year round

Learn to cook in the beautiful region of Friuli-Venezia, Italy. This lesser known region of Italy is the perfect place to get away for cooking lessons in a beautiful villa located near the Friuli-Veneto border. 

(Options: Day Cooking Classes, Hiking, Biking, Golf, Italian Lessons and more)
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy - 3 or 5 nights
Available year round

Enjoy hands-on cooking lessons in the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region of Italy. Although not as well known as Tuscany or Umbria, this region is home to wonderful food, great wines and beautiful scenery. Choose from a three of five night culinary adventure!

(Options: Day Cooking Classes, Hiking, Biking, Golf, Italian Lessons and more)
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy - 3 or 5 nights
Available March to September

Learn to cook in Friuli-Venezia Giulia! Hands-on cooking classes take place in a cozy country retreat surrounded by vineyards, woods and meadows in the Friuli hills, at the base of the Julian Alps, only about one-hour drive from Venice, Austria and Slovenia. The atmosphere is lovely and peaceful, just the perfect location to enjoy a leisurely vacation mixed with an unforgettable cooking experience.

LAZIO

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Rome, Italy
Available year round - Monday to Friday

Learn to cook like a native Italian in the center of ancient Rome. Whether you are a novice or a serious gourmand, you will learn recipes from an experienced Italian chef. First you will be taken on a personalized tour of the most famous markets in Rome to collect your ingredients for the class. Afterwards, you will head to a beautiful home for a hands-on cooking class with your host and chef.

Rome, Italy
Available year round 

Welcome to Roma! During your stay why not delve into the culinary traditions of this very special place? Take a hands-on cooking class in a beautiful home near the Spanish steps - a home previously owned by a princess! Enjoy a walking tour along cobblestones streets in this enchanting city of Rome. You will have a wonderful chef/guide with a big personality who will share with you the knowledge of authentic Italian cuisine. You can also choose a special sausage making class or a more traditional Italian cooking class both taking place in a medieval village about 30 minutes outside of Rome.

PUGLIA

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(Options: Day Cooking Classes, Italian Lessons, Custom Tours)
Puglia, Italy - 3 or 6 nights
Available April to November

Puglia, the heel of Italy's boot, is an ideal location for a gourmet holiday. Puglia is home to the true Mediterranean Cuisine with an emphasis on seafood, vegetables, legumes, hand-made pasta.  Puglia’s cuisine is delicious, yet simple at the same time. It is in essence a home-based cuisine. Puglia produces the largest amount of extra virgin olive oil in Italy and is one of Italy's largest wine producers. When travelling through Puglia, you will notice long rows of grape vines that stretch off into the distance.

SICILY

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(Options: Custom Tours, Day Cooking Classes)
Sicily, Italy - 7 nights
Available year round

Discover the secrets of Sicily with this unforgettable seven night experience. Stay in luxury and comfortable accommodations while immersing yourself in the tastes and flavors of this very special land. Take hands-on cooking classes with chefs, including the famous Eleanora Consoli.

TUSCANY

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(Options: Day Cooking Classes, Shorter Stays, Wine Tours)
Tuscany, Italy - 7 nights
Available year round - Saturday to Saturday

 

This culinary program is perfect for those who are lovers of all that is Tuscan – the charming medieval towns, the centuries old traditions, the people and their culture, the art and of course, the great food and wine!! You will enjoy hands-on cooking courses learning the art of Tuscan cuisine from our wonderful chefs in an original kitchen of a 14th century villa.

(Options: Longer Stays on B & B basis)
Florence, Italy - 3 nights
Available year round

Enjoy practical hands-on cooking lessons from an Italian woman who learned how to cook at a very young age. You will stay in a lovely bed and breakfast which is located in the heart of historical Florence - a perfect spot for you to explore Florence and the surrounding Tuscan countryside.

(Option: Day Cooking Classes)
Tuscany, Italy - 3 nights
Available May, September and October  (3 night program) - Thursday to Saturday

Experience the lifestyle born from the spectacular hospitality at Badia a Coltibuono. Developed over the 20 years during which famous author and cookbook writer Lorenza de Medici ran her Villa Table programs, these residential courses are held in English in the summer and autumn.

(Options: Day Cooking Class, Spa, Wine Tours)
Cortona, Italy - 3, 5 or 6 nights
Available year round 

Il Falconiere Relais & Chateaux is a 17th Century property located in the quiet countryside located just over one mile from the beautiful walled Etruscan town of Cortona which has been written about in the ever so popular Frances Mayes books. Il Falconiere Relais & Chateaux invites you to their beautiful Tuscan oasis for an unforgettable culinary experience with hands-on cooking classes taught by two Michelin starred chefs.

(Option: Day Cooking Classes)
Tuscany, Italy - 6 nights
Available April to July, September to November - Sunday to Saturday

Whether you are a novice or experienced cook, this holiday will teach you all there is to know about Tuscan cuisine. Classes are taught by experienced and professional instructors in a beautiful state of the art kitchen where lessons are truly hands-on and conducted in English. Located between Viareggio and Lucca, the school lies within a beautiful 16th century old estate. In your down time how about some bicycling, horseback or kayaking? One of our best selling cooking holidays!

(Options: Longer Stays, Day Cooking Classes, Market Visits, Excursions)
Florence, Italy - 3 or 4 nights
Available year round

Recommended by Karen Brown Guides "Most Romantic Inn 2009" - Conde Naste Johansen 2005 Recipient

Treat yourself to a relaxing getaway in a small and elegant family-run Relais, located less than 10 minutes from the center of Florence. The hotel is an excellent base for excursions in the Chianti area. You can choose to have cooking lessons, learning the secrets of authentic Florentine and Tuscan cuisine from the host's mother while her daughter translates for the guests. You may also have a guided walking tour of Florence, a shopping outlet tour, a Chianti wine tour with the host who is a first level sommelier along with other activities you may choose to help you immerse yourself in the Tuscan way of life. Below you will find sample 3 or 4 night tours but we can also customize an itinerary for you to include other activities.

(Options: Day Cooking Classes, Wine and Food Tastings/Tours)
Tuscany, Italy - 2, 3, 4 or 5 nights
Available year round (except week before Christmas)/Available April to October for packages

There is an art to the Tuscan way of living and you will immerse yourself in this lifestyle by visiting this specatular region. For over 20 years, your hosts have been holding hands-on cooking classes in both Florence and Chianti. You will learn traditional Italian family recipes, taught in English. You can choose from a 2, 3, 4, or 5 night program and either stay in an authentic Italian country home or other accommodations in a nearby village. 

Montalcino, Italy - 1 to 3 days
Available year round

Take hands-on cooking lessons in Montalcino from Teresa. Born in Rome, Teresa speaks fluent English and French and will share her knowledge of food preparation with you as well as giving you the tools you need to create simple dishes that are easily replicated once you get home.

(Option: Day Cooking Classes)
Lucca, Italy - 7 nights
Available year round

Lucca invites you to a great Tuscan cooking and wine vacation in the heart of Tuscany with a talented chef. In this comprehensive "hands on" cooking and wine tour, you will learn the best of "Tuscan Cooking and Living" with 4 exciting Italian cooking classes: traditional, Tuscan, pasta and fish cooking classes with more than 45 recipes!

UMBRIA

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(Options: Day Cooking Classes)
Umbria, Italy - 3 nights
Available year round

Learn to cook with an Italian family who will show you the secrets of Umbrian cuisine. Cristina, your hostess, has been conducting cooking courses since 1999 at a nearby villa but has restored her eighteenth century country house and is now inviting guests to her home for day cooking classes or residential cooking programs.

(Options: Day Cooking Classes, Biking, Walking, Spa, Shopping, Wine Tours, Shorter or Longer Stays)
Umbria, Italy - 2 or 4 nights
Available year round

Named one of the 'Top 10 Luxury Hotels in Europe' and 'Top Hotels in Italy Chosen by Europeans' by Trip Advisor 2010

This tour is for all food and wine lovers who would like to discover traditional Umbrian recipes and great wines! Spend time taking hands-on cooking classes, sampling wine, doing some sightseeing and relaxing in a beautiful villa. Over the years this villa has been the home of nobles. It retains its large fireplaces, frescoes, ancient cotto floors and period furnishings and is the perfect setting for your getaway. 

(Options: Multi-day Cooking Classes, Foodie Visits)
Umbria, Italy - Day Cooking Class
Available year round

Whether you are an experienced cook or just passionate about good Italian food, learn to cook authentic Italian dishes in a fun and friendly atmosphere with Chefs Tiziana and Zoila. They offer hands-on cooking courses in English that range from one-day classes to longer courses. Chef Zoila is bilingual having lived and worked in the United States for many years. A love for good food and cooking, and the desire to encourage people to visit and appreciate the beauties of Umbria is what led to the creation of Zoila's and Tiziana's cooking lessons. They both come from a long tradition of hospitality in the travel industry as well as in the restaurant field.

(Options: Day Cooking Classes, Christmas Cooking and Olive Harvest Programs)
Umbria, Italy - 1 day, 4 or 7 nights
Available January to June, September to December - Saturday to Saturday

Spend time at a beautiful country home in the heart of Umbria (Perugia). The farm dates back to the 17th century and is surrounded by rolling hills, 10 hectares of olive groves, vineyards, fruit trees and Etruscan and medieval history. Six independent apartments have been restored around the ancient stone house and all are beautifully decorated.

(Options: Biking, Walking, Spa, Shopping, Wine Tours, Shorter or Longer Stays)
Umbria, Italy - Day Cooking Class
Available year round - Monday, Wednesday or Friday
 

Named one of the 'Top 10 Luxury Hotels in Europe' and 'Top Hotels in Italy Chosen by Europeans' by Trip Advisor 2010

Enjoy hands-on cooking classes at a breathtaking villa set in the rolling hills of Umbria. This holiday is dedicated  to offering you the chance to learn traditional Italian recipes. Your instructors will provide you with an explanation on exquisite recipes using traditional cooking methods. Following the class you will enjoy the prepared food accompanied by a selected wine.

VENETO

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(Options: Day Cooking Classes)
Veneto, Italy - 3 or 7 nights
Available March to October

Enjoy an Italian cooking holiday in the heart of the Prosecco wine area in the Veneto. Stay in a beautifully restored farmhouse, where Antonella will teach you how to prepare wonderful meals at home. Her philosophy is that food is central to life; it should be full of flavour, beautifully presented, and eaten in a pleasing, relaxing ambience. It shouldn’t be necessary to spend hours in preparation either; all it needs are the right skills and attitude. It’s a question of lifestyle.

Portugal                     

ALENTEJO - DOURO - MADEIRA

ALENTEJO

(Option: Day Cooking Classes)
Alentejo, Portugal - 7 nights
Available year round - Sunday to Sunday

Located just one hour from the Spanish border and 90 minutes from Lisbon, lies the romantic Refúgio da Vila Cooking School. Spend your week indulging in the delicious Mediterranean cuisine of Portugal as you learn hands-on cooking techniques using the local flavors and herbs of the Alentejo. Because life is so unhurried here, you will savor the beauty of this unspoiled region.

DOURO

(Option: Group Day Cooking Classes)
Lousada, Portugal - 6 nights
Available year round

Portugal is an amazing country with so much to offer: wonderful wines, including the famous Ports, a vast selection of cheeses, the very best in cuisine, ancient villages with cobblestone streets and best of all, the people. Portugal was by far one of my best European experiences. We were amazed at the diversity of the landscapes, the history and beauty of the people in this very small, but very abundant country.

Spain                              

ANDALUSIA - ARAGON -  ASTURIAS - BASQUE COUNTRY - CATALONIA - EXTREMADURA - MURCIA- RIOJA

ANDALUSIA

(Options: Customized Tours, Tapas Tours, Day Cooking Lessons and Excursions)
Andalusia, Spain - 7 nights
Available year round

The Legacy of Al Andalus will enable you to discover and explore the abundant history and culture of three of the most enchanting cities in the region, Seville, Granada and Córdoba - especially in its exceptional food and wine. In Andalusia, life is lived to the fullest and eating and drinking are taken very seriously. This holiday offers you unrivalled gastronomy, incredible wines, food and cultural visits.

(Options: Full Day Market Visit, Custom Tours, Tangiers Excursions)
Estepona/Marbella, Spain - 5 nights
Available year round

Explore the beautiful and impressive white washed villages (los pueblos blancos) of Andalusia while also partaking in healthy, hands-on organic cooking classes at a beach villa in an open kitchen facing the beautiful blue Mediterranean Sea. Your hostess not only speaks Arabic, French, English and Spanish, but  is a passionate cook and advocate of healthy, organic food.

(Options: Customized Tours, Tapas Tours, Day Cooking Lessons and Excursions)
Seville, Spain - 3 nights
Available year round

A Taste of Seville offers exceptional sherry, wine and foodie tours in Sevilla. Your guide will take you to the finest bodegas, food producers and hidden gems in the area. This three night tour is the perfect immersion into Sevilla offering beautiful accommodations, gourmet dining and the inside scoop on the finest tapas bars in the area.