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Published: June 26th 2006
Brolio Castle
You only get to walk the outside gardens, but still nice.After Val left, I decided to spend a couple days in Chianti to see another part of the Tuscan hills. I found a hotel that was far too fancy and filled with couples planning or having their wedding, but for a couple days I think I can handle a little fancy pool lounging.
I also found out that there was a very famous Tuscan cooking school right by me and lucky for me they had an opening! Badia a Coltibuono - Established over 20 years ago by Lorenza de'Medici, the school is now run by her son, Guido Stucchi Prinetti. When I arrived at the site, I found out how lucky I really was as most of the group cancelled, leaving only three of us for a full day of cooking with Guido.
I was also lucky because my company couldn't have been better. Mica and Richard, the two other students, live half of the year in Tuscany and the other half in NY. We had so much fun preparing the food but even better, we got to eat everything we cooked paired with very yummy wines from their vineyard. We learned to make focaccia, gnocchi (I've been dying
Hotel in Gaiole
This was a nice getaway, but a little too fancy for me on the meals and every other guest was a couple planning their weddings or getting married right then. (not a lot of socializing with other guests for me.) for the perfect recipe, now I have it!), potatoes, peas, zabaione (dessert) and rabbit! I'll have to admit I was a little nervous about Bugs, but it was really good and pretty much tastes like chicken. When I come home I'll have to test my skills out on some of you. :-)
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Kasey
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Sounds fun!
Oooh, cooking in Italy... what could be better?! Please bring home the gnocchi recipe for us - I've always wanted to know how to make it. :-) K