Rome Cooking
 
     
 
Cooking Near Rome
 

Location : Monti della Tolfa

Hands on cooking class - short tutored wine tasting with fine wines and lunch in the countryside of Lazio (6-8 hours)

Classes limited to 6 students

 

What you can Learn to Prepare


BRUSCHETTA
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MELANZANE GRILLED
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PIZZA RUSTICA
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SUPPLI (RICE BALLS)
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VEGETABLES FRIED IN BATTER  Various vegetables Courgette flowers 

P A S T A ,  P A S T A   S A U C E  
&  R I S O T T O

EGG PASTA - RAVIOLI WITH RICOTTA AND TRUFFLES AND SAGE
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EGG PASTA
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TRUFFLE RAVIOLI FILLING
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SAGE AND TRUFFLE PASTA SAUCE 
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GNOCCHI
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RAGU SAUCE
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STROZZAPRETI (POOR  PASTA) - WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE
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FRESH (hand made) PASTA
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FRESH TOMATO PASTA SAUCE
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SPAGHETTI ALLA CARBONARA 
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COUNTRY RISOTTO 
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ACQUACOTTA (rustic mail local meal)
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"OVOSPERSO" "CIPOLLATA"

V E R D U R E
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CIPOLLE AL FORNO (BAKED ONIONS)
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FUNGHETTI TRIFOLATI (SAUTED MUSHROOMS)
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ZUCCHINE AL FORNO (STUFFED COURGETTES)
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PISELLI CON PANCETTA  (PEAS WITH BACON)
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MINESTRA DI PISELLI (PEA SOUP)
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FAGIOLI CON GNOCCHETTI (BEAN SOUP)
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GNOCCHETTI
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MELANZANE ALLA PARMIGIANA   

S E C O N D I    P I A T TI 
M E A T & P O U L T R Y
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MEAT BALLS IN  A SAGE SAUCE
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ROAST CHICKEN AND POTATOES WITH ROSEMARY AND GARLIC
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ARISTA ARROSTO (ROAST LOIN OF PORK)
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VEAL/BEEF AND MORTADELLA MEAT WRAPS COOKED IN RAGU SAUCE
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VEAL/BEEF AND SMOKED SALMON MEAT WRAPS WITH OLIVES
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RABBIT (CHICKEN, PORK, VEAL OR BEEF) AND HERBS
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POLLO O CONIGLIO ALLA CACCIATORA

D O L C I
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TIRAMISU' 
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SEMIFREDDO – AMARETTI AND BITTER CHOCOLATE
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FRITTELLE  (SWEET RICE NIBBLES)
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CROSTATA (FRUIT/JAM TART)
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BOILED CHESTNUTS 
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CIAMBELLONE (CINNAMON SPONGE)
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LIMONCELLO

 

Fontana del Papa - One Day Progam

Cooking Classes

185 euro per person

The cooking day includes:

Transfer to/from train Station or your cruise ship in Civitavecchia

Hands on cooking class with our cook, lunch (meals prepared during your cooking lesson)

Each class meal consists of a first course as soup, hand - made pasta, or risotto, or gnocchi main course (as meat saltimbocca, involtini, polpettine, or chicken/rabbit  "cacciatora" or roasted with potatoes)  vegetable course (season garden), and dessert (tiramisù or ciambellone or crostata or ciambelle al vino and anice) (upon request vegetarian menu) 

Short tutored wine tasting and oil tasting with Claudio expert Sommelier*

Walking Option

After lunch, upon request, enjoy short escorted walk through Tolfa and to the "Castello della Rocca" perched high above the town. From this ruined 12th Century castle we have  one of the best views over the area, later  we stop by the "Antea"  to have our gelato. 

Later transfer to Civitavecchia train station or port.


Please note the escorted excursion price is 20 € pp 

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Fabulous Food ... Fabulous Wine... Fabulous Family ... Fabulous Anna... Una giornata meravigliosa!

Mary Anne Desmond - Arizona - 17 June '05

 

 
Hand Made Pizza

 

2005 Dates

• September  26th;

• October 4th + 6th 

• November  4th + 15th

 

Location
From Rome Termini there is at 8.05 a.m. and arrive in Civitavecchia at 9.15 - www.trenitalia.com 

(you can buy the thicket the morning of departure at the station 4,10Euro) 

From Rome Fiumicino Airport (approx 50 minutes) 70 km

From Ciampino 1 hour 15 minutes. 

Take the A12 motorway and exit at junction marked "Santa Severa". Here follow  the road signed "Tolfa". This winding mountain road

Private transfer to/from Rome upon request