Meeting at the La Bottega della Scuderia

Cooking Class: During the course partecipants will prepare a complete Tuscan lunch: an appetizer, a first course, a second course and a dessert

• Appetizer: Flan di pecorino di Pienza con cipolle caramellate di Certaldo – Pecorino di Pienza flan with caramelized Certaldo onions
• First course: Pici fatti a mano all’aglione - Handmade pici with garlic sauce
• Second course: Polpette della nonna con salsa di pecorino – Grandma’s meatballs with pecorino sauce
• Dessert: Tiramisù

Notes: Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free menus are available upon request. Please advise intolerances

Truffle didactic conversation at the La Bottega della Scuderia. Program conversation content Origin of the truffles in Tuscany. Classification and presentation of each different varieties.

The different seasons of the truffles + truffles and trees a special symbiosis

The real life of a truffle hunter. The relationship between the truffle hunter and his dog. Dog training techniques. Truffle cleaning and maintaining technique.

Lunch with your prepared dishes: Your lunch prepared with your own hands is ready to be tasted at the Ristoro L’Antica Scuderia, the splendid restaurant located in front of the Abbey overlooking the vineyards

Tour of the Badia di Passignano with the Monks, also called the Abbey of San Michele Arcangelo a Passignano that  is a historic Benedictine abbey located atop a scenic hilltop, surrounded by cypresses. The abbey became one of the major sites of theVallombrosan order and itself a wealthy landowner by the mid-14th century. The refectory houses frescoes by Domenico Ghirlandaio and his brother Davide. The frescoes have been much restored over the last century.