The Intenso Cooking Course Italy
Cooking Holidays for Lovers of Italy and Italian Food
If good food, good wine and cooking are your passions, if a gourmet vacation
is what you are looking for, then Intenso Cooking course is the solution
for you
The cooking classes are held in English, by your Italian chef and host
Ennio Barbieri. Ennio Barbieri has gained a lot of experience working
as a Chef, he is an active member of the Slow Food association, researcher
of ancient traditions, and a real alchemist. Behind his joking and informal
attitude hides an enormous source of knowledge and information that satisfies
both the lover of the Italian Kitchen and the professional. 
Everyday a cooking course, excursions to local markets to buy the ingredients,
picking aromatic herbs and vegetables from the kitchen garden, wine tasting
and lectures. Italian cuisine is inseparable from the Wines and the vineyards
the markets and the medieval villages, the landscape and the climate and
Marche is the perfect place to experience the real authentic Italy.
Cooking Course Italy Price: Currency
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Intenso Cooking Course Italy Includes:
- 1 week's accommodation with breakfasts at the Caravanserraglio agriturismo
- 7 cooking classes
- 5 half-day excursions with lunch (art towns, medieval villages, open
markets, hiking)
- the ingredients for the hands-on cookery course
- all land travel in Italy included in the itinerary by private air-conditioned
8 person coach
- use of swimming pool
- 8 Meals & Wine at the Caravanserraglio restaurant
- final cleaning
- weekly change of linen
- water, electricity and gas
What is not Included?
- Airfares
- Travel insurance
- An optional excursion may be offered which is not included in the
tour price
- Personal transport costs, phone calls or tips
- Entry fees to places other than those specifically mentioned in the
itinerary
Detailed Itinerary - Intenso Cooking Course Italy
Provisional program of the 1 week holiday
This is a preliminary itinerary and will be altered
to accommodate seasonal activities or local festivals. This is a sample
menu and can be altered according to the availability of the ingredients,
since we want to guarantee fresh local produce of the season. However
the essential content of the menu and itinerary will remain the same.
Day 1 - Arrival
- In the afternoon arrival at the Caravanserraglio agriturismo,
aperitif and introduction.
- 8.00 pm Welcome dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant, Introduction
to the course program by your hosts.
- During each cooking lesson we prepair a full menu with aperitif,
antipasti, first and second course, vegetables and dessert. After
each lesson the prepaired menu is served to the participants in
the restaurant.
- Each member of the course receives at the beginning of the holiday
a detailed program of the week with the description of the recipes.
At the end of the Cooking Holiday participants get a cd with the
complete description of the recipes and the pictures made during
the cooking courses.
- Dinner menu:
- Antipasti:Involtini di melanzane con basilico
- Ciccia uova tartufo ed erbe
- Primi: Crema di ceci e cicerchia , Tortelloni di ricotta con
noci e pesto
- Secondi e contorni: Degustazione formaggi
- Pomodori saporiti in insalata
- Verdure grigliate melanzane peperoni, zucchine, pomodori secchi
- Dolce: Tiramisu della casa
- Wines tasting during the course and dinner
Day 2 - Excursion and Cooking course
- Tranquil awakening at the peacefull agriturismo. The accommodation
at the Caravanserraglio agriturismo is in an independent apartment
with kitchen. At your arrival you'll find in the fridge milk, fresh
bread, butter, home made marmelate, coffee and tea to prepair breakfast.
- 10 .00 am Excursion to the local market at the historical centre
of San Ginesio. Afternoon at leisure.
- 5.00 pm Cooking course at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
- Dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
- Cooking course menu:
- Parmigiana di melanzane classica, Varianti regionali, e parmigiane
grigliate di melanzane e zucchine.
- Insalata di farro o grano
- Strozzapreti d’estate in bellavista
- Saltimbocca al ramerino
- Verdure gratinate, melanzane peperoni, zucchine, pomodori
- Dolce di riso o farro cacao amaro spezie e pepe.
- Wines tasting during the course and dinner
Day 3 - Excursion and Cooking course
- 10 .00 am Excursion in the surroundings with visit to local cheese
maker (formaggio di fossa and other pecorino's) and wine producer
of the red Vernaccia DOC wine.
- Afternoon at leisure.
- 5.00 pm Cooking course at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
- Dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
- Cooking course menu:
- Panzanella
- Pate di fegatini
- Pomodori secchi con capperi aglio e prezzemolo
- Vellutata di porri e parmigiano
- Degustazione formaggi stagionati morbidi pecora capra e blu,
con Marmellata di zucca, di zucchine
- Insalata di sedani
- Insalata non ti bacerò mai più , cipollotti,e alici
- Omlette di zucchine
- Torta di mele e yoghurt
- Wines tasting during the course and dinner
Day 4 - Excursion and Cooking course
- 10 .00 am Excursion to the local market at the historical centre
of Tolentino. Afternoon at leisure.
- 5.00 pm Cooking course at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
- Dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
- Cooking course menu:
- Pasta fresca
- Cotoletta all’antica
- Finocchi gratinati
- Biete in padella
- Insalata di puntarelle
- Salame di cioccolato con pinoli e mandorle,
- Wines tasting during the course and dinner
Day 5 - Excursion and Cooking course
- 10 .00 am Excursion to the local market at the historical centre
of Macerata.
- Afternoon at leisure.
- 5.00 pm Cooking course at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
- Dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
- Cooking course menu:
- Tortino di sfoglia con spinaci e pinoli
- Zuppa di lenticchie di Castelluccio
- Risotto con funghi tartufo e erbe
- Costata braciola del buongustaio con cognac e funghi
- Verdure grigliate
- Sfoglia di mele tartatin
- Wines tasting during the course and dinner
Day 6 - Excursion and Cooking course
- 10 .00 am Walking Tour in the Gola di Fiastrone. Afternoon at
leisure.
- 5.00 pm Cooking course at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
- Dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
- Cooking course menu:
- Acqua cotta con erbe di campo e spinaci
- Descrizione sui condimenti per pasta secca, pesto, arrabbiata,
carbonara, marinara
- Scaloppe e pizzaiole
- Cipolline in agrodolce
- Friggitelli in agrodolce
- Tiramisu
- Wines tasting during the course and dinner
Day 7 - Cooking courses
- 10 .00 am Cooking course at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
- 1.00 pm Lunch at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
- Afternoon at leisure.
- 5.00 pm Cooking course at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
- Dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
- Cooking course menu:
- Alici marinate
- insalata di polpo
- Risotto con frutti di mare
- Pesce persico in bellavista
- Insalata mista
- Cicoria in padella con olive
- Torta di carote
- Wines tasting during the course and dinner
Day 8
- After preparations farewell and departure...
