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Introduction
Buon Appetito Verona.
Price $5,135
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A chef & cookbook author, Giuliano delivers cooking courses at a stunning villa. Impressive local wines & local Italian products accompany each incredible meal in classic Italian style.
Join us for a delicious adventure into the gastronomic heart of Northern Italy…
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Cooking with Giuliano. |
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Giuliano and Marilisa Allegrini (one of Italy's most distinguished producers of noble red wine) invite you to join them for a week of total immersion in Italian food, wine, and life. The incomparable site where you will live and cook, and from which you will set off for the scheduled field excursions, is a renaissance villa, set in 12 acres of private park and vineyards near romantic Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet.
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Meet your
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Giuliano and his wife Lael will be your hosts for the week's activities. Giuliano, like many other good cooks, learned his craft from his mother. His first cookbook, The Classic Pasta Cookbook, is an international bestseller with half a million copies in print in 16 countries and a James Beard award nominee. His latest book, Every Night Italian won the World Cookbook award for best Italian cookbook in the English language. It has received rave reviews including one from The New York Times that said the book "epitomizes authenticity... this food is genius -- genius distilled from history." Giuliano's experience began at age 17, as he worked his way up from assistant to teacher and director at his mother's renowned School of Classic Italian Cooking in Bologna. He has over 15 years of teaching experience and makes regular appearances at cooking schools across the U.S. and abroad. For 4 years he taught a widely attended course in Venice at the legendary Hotel Cipriani. And Giuliano has just recently released his latest How to Cook Italian cookbook that places emphasis on shopping for ingredients, then translating them into unforgettable flavor combinations.
Marilisa Allegrini is her family's ambassador and she regularly presents the wines of her native Valpolicella. Allegrini vineyard is one of the paramount wine producers, with the wines regularly receiving top ratings in The Wine Advocate and The Wine Spectator. You will be the beneficiary of a behind the scenes winery tour -- not available to the general public -- guided by Marilisa Allegrini.
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Classes in
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You will participate in a week of intensive hands-on classes taught by Giuliano. You will learn how to make homemade pasta, risotto, meats, local fish, vegetables, and desserts. Each 5-hour class concludes with dinner in classic style, created from the courses prepared during the class. Each class will also include presentations by Marilisa Allegrini on the major wine producing regions of Italy. The wines discussed, both from the Allegrini vineyards and other distinguished Italian producers, will accompany the meals. All instruction is given in English.
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Field Trips in the Veneto and
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The Veneto region is a portion of what was once the 1,000-year Venetian Republic, one of the glories of the Western World, birthplace of some of the greatest art, music, and architecture. It also offers extraordinary culinary treasures. During the day you will take field trips to learn more about these treasures. You will visit a rice mill where rice for risotto continues to be processed the way it was in 1648.You willl travel to medieval Sirmione on the southern shore of Lake Garda to experience seafood cookery that epitomizes the exquisite traditions of the lake. The olive oil from the Veneto is perhaps Italy's most elegant and you will visit a frantoio where it is made. You will also spend a day outside the Veneto to witness the making of Parmigiano-Reggiano and to taste the rare culatello, an air-cured ham that is even more prized than prosciutto.
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Tour the Villa. |
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The villa is a country residence from the Renaissance period and lies near romantic Verona and beautiful Lake Garda. Originally built in the early 16th-century, the elegantly restored villa will make you feel a part of Italy's rich history from the moment you arrive. Fine Venitian hospitality will greet you, and the friendly staff, perhaps even Paolo the owner, will show you to the spacious room that will be yours for the week. In your room, you'll discover luxurious furnishings and little touches throughout to help pamper you during your stay.
Awake to breakfast served in the loggia, where you'll find a variety of delicious fresh pastries, cereals, fruits, yogurts, and more. Linger over a cappuccino and drink in the view of the gardens, while you get ready for a day of culture and culinary delights. Inside the villa, you will find an atmosphere of relaxation and many wonderful treasures. Stop in the library, and look through the collection of ancient books, or spend time perusing the beautiful collection of artwork throughout the villa. Twelve acres of lovely park and vineyards surround the stately mansion, spend your free time leisurely walking around the tranquil gardens and ponds. Only a few steps away, you'll find the beautiful Allegrini vineyards.
By the end of the week, you will have experienced a combination of Italy's rich history, wonderful culture, and warm hospitality, not to mention delectable food.
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Map. |
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Villa Giona, a country residence
from the Renaissance period, lies near romantic
Verona and beautiful Lake Garda.
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