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COURSES OFFERED AT IL MULINO DI FERRAIA COOKING – LEARNING FROM THE LOCALS Our motto "Cucinare e amare" – "To Cook is To Love" is taken from a 17th century domestic text. The tastes experienced around the country table at Il Mulino di Ferraia, are reliant not only on traditional Tuscan recipes and hints and tips handed down by generations of Tuscan wives and mothers – the unsung cooks and secret holders of the delicate art of Tuscan cuisine – but also on two teams of hens producing daily eggs, on local hunters for game, on the last few remaining working water wills where maize and chestnut flour is ground by stone, on mountain villages where gathering, drying, beating and grinding chestnuts for the locally prized fine, pale golden chestnut four is a communal tradition, on vegetable patches and orchards where produce grows as nature intended, on local shepherds who work the milk of their sheep into creamy crumbly white Pecorino cheeses, on the hot summer sun which ensures sweet tomatoes and thick red bottled sauce for the winter, grapes for the famed wines of Tuscany, olives and the enduring patience of the hand pickers for the unsurpassed olive oil of the area, and on the passion which is put into the preparation. Hands-On Cooking will mean we are around the table and stove for about 3 hours preparing and cooking a typical Tuscan lunch. There will be plenty of tasting of food and wine while we are preparing in a relaxed and happy atmosphere. We will then take a leisurely lunch of what we prepare. Participants are welcome to invite a guest to join us for lunch. COST: Euro 200 for a minimum of 2 people. Each person thereafter an additional 100 euro. Lunch guests 50 euro per person. Booking required at least one week in advance. PAINTING In the peaceful setting of the garden of Il Mulino di Ferraia, the well known Florentine artist, Sylvia Serafini, will be your guide and teacher. All materials will be provided and Silvia will guide you in the preparation and completion of a painting which you will be able to take home with you at the end of the day. Your host will ensure that you have plenty of home-made snacks and wines while you are working and there will be a typical Tuscan light lunch offered at the conclusion of each morning. Silvia Serafini has a degree in Design and Painting from the Institute of Art of Porta Romana in Florence. For more than 20 years Silvia has exhibited at exhibitions in Italy and overseas. Her expertise is in the antique techniques of painting. COST: Duration of course: 1 day 200 euro per person inclusive of all materials, lunch, wine, snacks and drinks. Booking required at least one week in advance. For information: info@accademiaceraunavolta.com |
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