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La Bottega del Trenta Tuscan Cooking School
Italy: La Bottega del
Trenta Tuscan Cooking School
(Options: Day Cooking Classes, Monday through Friday
Cooking Week)
Tuscany, Italy - 1 to 5 days
 La
Bottega del Trenta started as a restaurant in 1987 and only
10 years later, in 1997 it was awarded with one Michelin star!
The school was started in 1995 and even
Forbes promoted it in an article that was published in 1996 -
Since then the classes are not run in the kitchen of the
restaurant but in a separate building that hosts only the
attendees of our courses. The teacher is Helene Stoquelet,
the Michelin starred chef at the restaurant who also conducts
the classes at the school.
La Bottega del Trenta
Restaurant and Cooking School are located in Villa a Sesta,
a tiny village of only fifty people, thirty minutes from Siena.
Villa a Sesta is in the district of Castelnuovo Berardenga,
in the area where Chianti Classico wine is produced, only five
minutes from Brolio castle. This is an ideal location
to explore Chianti, as well as having shops 2 kms from the village
as well as banks, the post office, supermarkets, and more.
 Learn
the secrets and techniques necessary for the preparation of unique
and sophisticated meals. Our recreational and hands-on
cooking courses are organized in the following manner
Monday - Appetizers
Tuesday - Soups and Sauces
Wednesday - Handmade Fresh Pasta
Thursday - Main Course
Friday - Desserts
 The
courses are held in a specially designed cooking environment and
class size is limited to ten people per lesson. Courses can be taken
from Monday through Friday for the complete 5-day course or on a
daily basis.
Lessons are held from 10:00 a.m. to approximately 2:00 p.m.. Each
student has his/her own work space equipped with the necessary
utensils and ingredients.
 At
the end of each lesson the students lunch in the dining room, eating
the dishes they have prepared and enjoying appropriately chosen
wines.
We also offer the opportunity
to learn the ancient culinary techniques of women of Chianti
district in an environment which reproduces a traditional kitchen,
complete with oven for baking bread, brazier and fireplace.
La Bottega del Trenta Cooking School also houses a wine
cellar and a library for students' use.
| BOOKING INFORMATION |
2007 FEES PER PERSON
(US Exchange Rate ($) will be calculated on day of booking) |
DEPOSIT |
Five Day Program 900€
Daily Cooking Class 200€
**Accommodations not
included: Please inquire about
Options in Accommodations.
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After availability is confirmed, a non-refundable deposit of
50% per person and the completed and
submitted registration form will secure your reservation. Final payment is due in full
75 days before your arrival date. |
| 2007 DATES |
INCLUDED |
By request, April to first half of July, September to October
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Five Day Cooking Program
Five (5) cooking lessons from Monday to Friday, from 10:00am to 1:00pm
(at 11:00am a break for an aperitif with tasting of typical Tuscan products)
Lunch at the end of each cooking lesson
Wine tasting of 20 different wines, selected from the best Italian production
English speaking assistant present during the lessons and lunches
Personal set of cooking equipment with school logo and recipes prepared during
the classes
Day Cooking Class
One (1) cooking lesson from 10:00am to 1:00pm (at 11:00am a break for an
aperitif with tasting of typical Tuscan cheeses and cured meats)
Lunch and wine
tasting of three (3) different wines
English speaking assistant present during the lesson
Written copy of the recipes prepared during the lesson
Airfare, accommodations and personal expenses are not included.
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For further inquiries or to register, click here.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellation must be received by a written
notice. The money paid will be refunded less cancellation and
booking fee determined as of the date we receive your written
notice. It is agreed that should you wish to cancel or that the
booking is cancelled by us due to non-payment, we shall be entitled
to the following cancellation fee:
- 60 days or more before the start of the
course: the deposit already paid corresponding to the 50% of the
total cost of the course;
- 30-59 days before the start of the course - 70% of the total cost
of the course;
- less than 30 days before the course date – 100% of the total cost
of the course
CANCELLATION BY OPERATOR
Though it is unlikely that we will have to make any changes to
confirmed arrangements, the cooking school reserves the right to
cancel any course for any reason. If a course is cancelled, all the
money will be refunded and such refund will release the school from
any liability.
REFUNDS
There will be no refunds for any unused portion of the cooking
course decided by you. Full refunds will be made if operator cancels
the course.
Client Remarks
Furnished upon request
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