Maria’s Cookery Course
Join us for a memorable week of culinary and recreational activities in a historic villa in the middle of Veneto, less than an hour drive from Venice!
During your visit, you will be staying at Tenuta Castel Venezze, which is a private property set in the heart of a beautiful green and cool garden. The accommodation, once a prestigious private villa owned by noblemen, was built in the 15th century.
It offers each guest an oasis of peace and tranquility. Each superior bedroom has a private bathroom. Each room is elegantly decorated with fine furnishings and linens. There is a swimming pool, solarium, and complimentary parking.
For wine lovers, we are situated close to Valpolicella where one of the most famous Italian red wines, the Amorone, is produced.
If you don’t have time for a full culinary week, you might try one of our weekend retreats, or you may even choose one of our one-day cooking classes, which always include the meal with wine after the lessons. You will discover step-by-step how to make satisfying, full Italian meals from appetizers to dessert, including the art of making pasta fresca.
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Sample Five-Day Culinary Experience:
- Sunday: Arriving & Welcome Dinner
Arrival at Tenuta Castel Venezze. Time to mingle with the other guests and welcome dinner offered by the family. Introduction to the program.
- Monday: 1st Cooking Class
Get ready! Today we're going to start making pasta, using techniques and recipes handed down through generations of local women. Lunch at the villa. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner at the villa.
- Tuesday: 2nd Cooking Class and Wine Tour to Bagnoli Doc
Hands-on cooking lesson on meat, fish and herbs or vegetables and starters. Lunch at the villa. After lunch we'll have a wine tasting at II Domino di Bagnoli where you'll taste the famous Friularo (dry red wine), then we will be back at 6:30 PM. Dinner at the villa.
- Wednesday: 3rd Cooking Class
Hands-on cooking class on meat, fish and herbs or vegetables and starters. At the end, we sit down and enjoy the meal together. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner at the villa.
- Thursday: Fish Market Visit in Chioggia & 4th Cooking Class
We depart early for Chioggia today. First, we will visit the Marcato Centrale, the main food market, and then take ample time for sightseeing and shopping. Cooking class and lunch today will be at one of Chioggia's oldest and best trattorias. Afternoon at leisure. Tonight we will enjoy dinner at the villa.
- Friday: 5th Cooking Class
Hands-on cooking class preparing 4 or 5 different recipes. Lunch together with accompanying wine.&nb
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