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Fort Lauderdale for Foodies

Fort Lauderdale for Foodies

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Fort Lauderdale for Foodies
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Cooking and Dining in the Southern Florida Sunshine!

4 days | 3 nights
Pricing: $1,789* (For Two People, Double Occupancy)
Availability: Year-Round Based on Your Travel Dates

Package includes:

  • 3 Nights, iL Lugano - Oceanview Suite
  • Hands-On Cooking Class with French Chef and Dinner for 2
  • Fine Dining by Chef Todd English for 2
  • Hands-On Cooking Class with Guest Chef and Dinner for 2
* Plus taxes and/or resort fees. Rates based on availability
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Fort Lauderdale for Foodies
Fort Lauderdale has long been a mecca for Foodies seeking to combine fun, food and sandy beaches with a love of fine, Caribbean-influenced cuisine...or as many like to say "Floribbean" cuisine. Essentially, Floribbean cuisine has been created over many years through the influences of visitors and immigrants from all over the world, but especially from the Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti...combined with a foundation of American Southern cuisine.

This particular culinary getaway has been designed to expose you to these complex flavors through a series of interactive cooking classes and unique dining experiences. You will learn how powerful spices are softened by milder ingredients such as mango, papaya and coconut. You will taste a mélange of extremely fresh ingredients, a generous use of fresh fruit and juices, with an emphasis on seafood and poultry. By the time your culinary getaway concludes, you will be able to identify the typical features of Floribbean cuisine, possibly inspiring adaptations of your own dishes when you return home.

 

iL Lugano

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This unique, luxurious hotel looms two blocks from the public beaches, and is located on the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale. The hotel features a tropical outdoor pool with sundeck and chaise lounge chairs. The waterfront restaurant offers Italian cuisine blended with South Florida flavors. Guests also receive complimentary beach-buggy transportation to the beaches. Guestrooms offer kitchens with refrigerators, microwave ovens and cookware. Washers and dryers are included in all rooms, so with all of these convenient amenities, you’ll feel right at home during your luxurious stay in South Florida.
Hands-On Cooking Class with French Chef and Dinner

Hands-On Cooking Class with French Chef and Dinner

Bring your curiosity, some wine and get ready to have a great time! Enjoy the company of like-minded foodies while participating in a fun cooking experience. Relax and savor the flavors of your four-course dinner in this beautiful school. Born in Aix-en-Provence in the south of France, Chef Jean-Pierre has frequently appeared on the Today Show, Larry King Live and Lifetime Channel. You are in for a memorable experience as the Chef guides you through the creation of this multi-course menu.
Fine Dining by Chef Todd English

Fine Dining by Chef Todd English

Da Campo Osteria offers guests authentic regional Italian faire amidst magnificent panoramic views of South Florida’s newest and trendiest address. Using only the finest ingredients and emphasizing seasonality, Chef English’s menu features handcrafted pastas, including his wildly popular Butternut Squash Agnolotti with Sage and Brown Butter, and inventive wood grilled flatbreads such as Fig and Prosciutto with Gorgonzola. The specialty of the house is English’s signature mozzarella menu; diners may choose from a variety of delectable seasonal toppings and watch as their fresh mozzarella gets prepared to order tableside.
Hands-On Cooking Class with Guest Chef and Dinner

Hands-On Cooking Class with Guest Chef and Dinner

For anyone that has some basic kitchen skills and would like to expand their culinary knowledge, this series of classes will give you just the techniques you need to motivate you back into the kitchen. From polenta or paella to sauces and seafood, you will expand your repertoire as you cook at least one full menu with the appropriate starches, vegetables and deserts. Visiting chef, class type and menu vary depending on dates chosen.

From our customers...

"I wanted to drop you a quick note of thanks for all the work you and your team put forth to make me and Alexis's vacation so special.  The dinner at Campo De Osterio was amazing, the hotel was beautiful but the best part was totally the evening with Chef Jean-Pierre.  His cooking was amazing, second only to his witty and infectious banter.  With such a limited amount of time to get away, I'm glad we were able to make this work, and I look forward to our next adventure."

Jeremy & Alexis
Chicago, IL

"I really enjoyed my Ft. Lauderdale "tour" that you planned for me for last week.  Jean Pierre is an excellent teacher and very entertaining.  The food was delicious, and the hotel was very nice too.  Thanks for your help with my trip!"

Linda
Mt. Pleasant, SC

“Everything was absolutely terrific – top shelf.  Chef Jean-Pierre is a must whenever in Fort Lauderdale.  3030 Ocean was the best dining experience ever!”

Ed
Marco Island, FL

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