THE COOKING CLASSES
(All classes can be held in either Italian, English or German language)

Chef Mattisse is happy to show you how to prepare and enjoy tasty meals, and if you want to know more, he will help you to develop a gourmet's understanding. Every single dish will be prepared from scratch using only fresh daily shopped ingredients to prepare real quality food which you can see, touch, smell and taste. All you need to do is to choose among the following options:

1) COOKING CLASS basic (4 hours, min. 04 max. 12 persons)

This basic Cooking Class lasts ca. four (04) hours. It has the aim to present you some basic principals of good cuisine in general and to convince you that real good food does not need to be tricky at all. Together we will work out a complete Tuscan meal, from the beginning to the very end.

This service is available anywhere and every day and includes travel up to 100 km roundtrip, the groceries, table wine (special vintages and aged DOCG wines are not included but available on request), the recipes and the final meal. Mattisse aprons can be ordered and purchased by request.

The Menu of the cooking class will be pure Tuscan 1) Frittata with what is in season OR Bruschetta tricolore, 2) Ribollita ? the world famous Tuscan bread soup OR Risotto of your choice, 3) Tuscan chicken with fresh sage & flambee with Vinsanto OR Saltimbocca toscana with Prosciutto, sage & flambee al Vinsanto 4) Erbette saltate ? Tuscan spinach with garlic & olive oil OR Potato cake 5) Panna cotta with chocolate sauce OR Tiramisu.

2) CULINARY DAY 1 basic with shopping (8 hours, min. 04 max. 12 persons)

This Cooking Class lasts ca. eight (08) hours and includes shopping for food, all the ingredients, table wine (special vintages and aged DOCG wines are not included but available on request), a Mattisse apron, the recipes of the menu, a traditional light lunch, the cooking and the final meal we prepare. A whole relaxing day shopping together, hands-on cooking, eating, drinking and chatting about a topic that enjoys mankind since thousands of years ? Good food & drink.

Also the Menu of the Culinary Day will be pure Tuscan 1) Frittata with what is in season OR Bruschetta tricolore, 2) Ribollita ? the world famous Tuscan bread soup OR Risotto of your choice, 3) Tuscan chicken with fresh sage & flambee with Vinsanto OR Saltimbocca toscana with Prosciutto, sage & flambee al Vinsanto 4) Erbette saltate ? Tuscan spinach with garlic & olive oil OR Potato cake 5) Panna cotta with chocolate sauce OR Tiramisu.

Please NOTE - This service is available in the Chianti Classico area only and on the following days ? monday, tuesday, thursday (occ. saturday and sunday) because of the weekly farmers markets in the neighbourhood.

3) CULINARY DAY 2 advanced (8 hours, min. 04 max. 12 persons)

Chef Mattisse is happy to present this extended version to all those, who are really interested to learn how to cook healthier and to pick up a more detailed kitchen experience of Italian cuisine.

If you desire to learn more about the famous "WHY´s & HOW`s" in the kitchen, this is your service. Here you´ll find logical and scientific answers and more information about the function of our senses.

The Culinary Day lasts ca. eight (08) hours. It includes the preparation of a great menu, all the ingredients, a light lunch, the cooking, table wine (special vintages and aged DOCG wines are not included but available on request), a Mattisse apron, the recipes of the menu and the final meal we prepare.

The Menu of the this Culinary Day will be creative Tuscan/Italian, it depends on the market offers of the season. Please forward your dislikes or your favorite ingredients.

Please NOTE - This service is available anywhere and every day.