Exciting Italian Cooking lessons Italy
Come immerse yourself in the life of a true Tuscan Chef in one of the most beautiful parts of Northern Tuscany.
Learn all the basisc of Italian cooking tecniques from seasoned chef Rita Lucherini while enjoying the local wines and traditions this area of "La Garfagnana" has to offer.
During your time here we will vist our local markets and wander the unique streets of Barga, known as one of the most beautiful medieval villages in Italy. Together we will work to prepare our meals then sit as family to enjoy them along with wine, music and song.
Relax the evenings away as you immerse yourself in the Tuscan lifestyle. This is not one of those bus tour vacations where you are expected to follow a ridged group schedule. Rita is accomodating to her guests interests and whims. Better yet, Rita is fluent in both English and Italian, so you can relax into the Italian culture wherever she takes you.
Her background is indeed a typical one. Her parents and grandparents, originally from the Barga area emigrated to Scotland where like many other italian emigrants opened their own catering business.
During her informative years she gradually immersed herself in the culture, customs and traditions of her parents and grandparents and in particular their culinary cultures. She studied the ancient secrets and techniques of the traditional Tuscan cooking and kept alive certain recipes that lost popularity in the fast food era. A vegatable sformato, castagnaccio and necci are just some of the local delicacies of which later generations have little perception, even those born in Italy.
She has now been in Barga for over 30 years running her Bed and Breakfast and apartments and cooking school.
The Handmade Pasta
