Personal Chef Mirella | Cooking Class in your Florence Villa
Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in the comfort of your own residence in Tuscany! This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Mirella, your warm and wonderful personal chef, learned to cook from her grandmother (nonna), a highly skilled top chef. Mirella decided to follow in her grandmother's footsteps and received an education in culinary skills. She has been cooking ever since and is an expert in the history of Florentine cuisine from the Renaissance period! The aim of Mirella’s cooking class is to share her knowledge about food, its preparation and its Florentine and Tuscan history. Mirella prefers conducting a hands-on class, where you will learn how to make 3-4 Tuscan dishes such as various bruschette or antipasto, a pasta, a main, pasta sauces and other seasonal recipes. Mirella is happy to accommodate special dietary needs such as gluten or lactose intolerance, vegetarian or vegan.
Options
Cook+dinner-Mirella(Pers Chef)
What's included in Personal Chef Mirella | Cooking Class in your Florence Villa
(Subject to Option Inclusions)This is a unique opportunity to have a local chef introduce you to traditional Italian cooking in the comfort of your own villa or rental in Tuscany or its surrounding areas. Your host Mirella lives in the south of Florence but can drive within 80 kms to your villa or vacation rental to offer you a private cooking class and dinner. Mirella conducts a hands-on cooking class that lasts about 2 hours. Learn to make a four-course Tuscan meal that includes a variety of bruschette or antipasto, a pasta, pasta sauce, a main, and other seasonal side dishes, all enjoyed over wine local Italian wine. Mirella's cooking is greatly influenced by Renaissance cooking, and she offers a different menu for every season, as she prefers using fresh, seasonal ingredients in her cooking. Some of the dishes you might try are bruschetta with sausage and stracchino cheese, penne with meat ragù sauce, peasant meatballs with seasonal vegetables, and tiramisu or cioccolatissimo (rich chocolate cake) for dessert. Mirella is happy to accommodate your dietary requests and personalize your menu. If you are interested in a meal only and not the cooking class, please choose the 'Dinner only' option during booking.
Food Menu
STARTER - Seasonal bruschette
Italian toasted bread topped with sausage and cheese or tomatoes
MAIN - Pasta
Penne with ragù sauce (meat-based sauce) or fresh pasta such as gnocchi or ravioli
MAIN - Meat or poultry
Florentine pork with peas, peasant’s meatballs with seasonal vegetables or hunter’s chicken with roast potatoes.
DESSERT - Tiramisu or cioccolatissimo
Inclusions
- Home cooked meal
- Private cooking lesson in your Tuscan villa with Mirella
- Local wine
- On days he's available, Mirella's husband Stefano, equally passionate about food, co-hosts with her.
- If you choose the "Dinner only" option, this will not include a cooking class
- Please note if the villa is located outside the 50km radius of Florence, you will charged extra
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Please note if the villa is located outside the 50km radius of Florence, you will charged extra. Please include the location of the villa at the time of booking, so Mirella knows if she can accept it or not.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Please include your location when making your booking online. Your host will meet you at your villa, she is able to drive to any venue within an 50 km radius of Florence. If the villa is located outside the 50km radius, you will charged extra.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Your host Mirella will meet you at your villa. If you have not included your location when making your booking, please inform Mirella where you will be staying. You can contact Mirella at [email protected] or via phone at +39 338 159 1312 ___ 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!
