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 five course 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 presentation and preparation of the final meal, the recipes and a Mattisse apron.

The Menu of the Cooking Class basic will be 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 select your favorites.

2) CULINARY DAY advanced (6 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. six (06) hours. It includes the hands-on preparation of a great menu, all the ingredients, 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 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. This service is available anywhere and every day .

3) For INDIVIDUAL COOKING CLASSES or SEMINARS please ask for further information !

4) Additional SHOPPING
If you want to go shopping with Chef Mattisse at the supermarket, groceries or weekly farmers markets, please mention when you book the COOKING CLASS or CULINARY DAY service to receive the necessary information. This shopping option lasts ca. 2 hours and is available only on request at an extra cost.

PLEASE NOTE ! Until it is possible Chef Mattisse prepares all your Menus mostly with bio-dynamic or/and NO OGM ingredients. Usually all ingredients are available, but sometimes there might be a menu change. If so I beg your pardon and thanks for your understanding. Furthermore Chef Mattisse will not be responsible for any harm or injury, neither physical nor mental, resulting from any allergy or any hypersensitive reaction towards certain aliments.