Sustainable Farm Tour & Northern Italian Cooking Class in Asti
Enjoy a private farm tour and authentic cooking class in a local home with host Viviana who has a PhD in Natural Sciences and is known as an expert in the field of herbs. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Viviana will teach you how to make 2-3 traditional Italian dishes from their family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in your host's home.
• Cooking lesson in a local home • A visit to Vivi's sustainable farm land and collect ingredients together with her. • Introduction to Italy's culture and cuisine • 100% private activity • Experience Italian hospitality in a residential Asti neighborhood • Vegetarian options available
Options
Market +Cooking class + dinner
What's included in Sustainable Farm Tour & Northern Italian Cooking Class in Asti
(Subject to Option Inclusions)This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Your experience includes a foraging experience on a farm and a cooking class. Vivi’s beautiful home is located on the hills of Piemonte, surrounded by vineyards and farms. Visit Vivi's sustainable farm land and forage ingredients for your meal together. She will show you her chickens, wild plants, vegetable gardens and fruit trees - hazelnut, apricot, etc. Vivi introduces you to the sustainable practices she employs on the farm, like enriching the soil through replanting. You will also learn how she creates a healthy ecosystem that fosters growth. Then you will forage wild herbs and vegetables, as Vivi explains the properties and traditional uses of the plants you encounter. By the end of the tour you will learn a lot about wild herbs and how to forage them. Vivi will teach you to easily recognize wild herbs, using all five senses. During your cooking class, learn to cook two dishes highlighted with wild herbs. Enjoy the meal you helped prepare with Vivi. This class can be enjoyed by all - experienced or novice cooks, adults or children.
Food Menu
MAIN - Homemade pasta 'alla chitarra' or gnocchi with natural and healthy ingredients
MAIN - Fresh vegetables and wild herbs
Inclusions
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Gratuities
- Private tour in a sustainable farm land and cooking class with host Viviana
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Service animals allowed
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Please meet your host Viviana at her home located between Asti (AT) and Alba (CN). Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation. Please check the 'before you go' section in your voucher for exact address and Google Maps link to the location.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Address: Strada Serra dei Costa 23, San Damiano d'Asti , Asti, Italy Meeting Instructions: Meet your host Vivi at her home. Here is a Google Maps link to her location: https://goo.gl/maps/41DxRKoJZU1wQ2X78 Phone: +39 349 362 6757 Email: [email protected] Please contact your host if you have dietary requests or need help with directions. -- Traveling Spoon is a supplier of Viator and TripAdvisor. We offer travelers authentic food experiences with locals, in their homes. Founded by two travelers and food lovers, Traveling Spoon helps others make meaningful cultural connections through food. Contact us at [email protected] if you have general questions about our services. For specific questions related to your booking please contact your host directly with the contact information provided above. We hope you have a meaningful experience and look forward to hearing about it!