6 Days Italian Cooking Course in I 4 Amici, Florence

This course is held in the kitchen of one of the best restaurants in Florence. It is a very practical course: the participants prepare the dishes studied together with the chef. The chefs who teach the course are professional cooks with a special flair for teaching, and the course is suitable for beginners as well as chefs who want to specialize in Italian cuisine.

The course is scheduled from 15:30 to 18:30 with a dinner at the end of the lesson. The aim of this cooking course in Florence is to introduce you to the complex world of Italian food and wines, so that you can learn to fully know, appreciate and enjoy them. Very competent chefs will train you and share with you aspects of authentic Tuscan gastronomic culture. Together with the chef, you will prepare the recipes studied. At the end of the course, you will leave with an unforgettable culinary experience. The lessons involve the preparation of an entire menu: from the antipasti (appetizers) to the dolci (desserts). At the end of each session, after having prepared the recipes, you will sit down at the restaurant and dine on your own creations, accompanied by the most suitable wines.

Florence, Italy, will be your home during this holiday. Galilei Institute is located downtown, in the university area and in the same block as the academy where the Michelangelos David is shown.

Nearby places

• Galleria dellAcademia, same block
• Pietre Dure museum, same block
• Conservatory, same block
• Cattedrale (Duomo) - 3 minutes
• Campanile di Giotto - 3 minutes
• Battistero - 3 minutes
• Palazzo Medici-Riccardi - 5 minutes
• Chiesa di S. Lorenzo - 10 minutes
• Museo Nazionale (Bargello) - 10 minutes
• Mercato centrale - 10 minutes
• Palazzo Vechio (Comune) - 15 minutes
• Galleria degli Uffizi - 15 minutes
• Chiesa di S. Maria Novella - 15 minutes
• Stazione centrale - 15 minutes
• Palazzo Strozzi - 15 minutes
• Chiesa di S. Croce - 15 minutes
• Ponte Vecchio - 20 minutes

During the course, you will have the opportunity to taste and prepare a wide range of Italian dishes:

Antipasti - starters

• Coccole
• Crostini toscani
• Ficattole
• Panzanella
• Ragu ai funghi

All sea menu

• Calamari fritti
• Risotto allo scoglio
• Totani in inzimino

Dolci - desserts

• Crespelle dolci
• Frutta glassata
• Ganache di copertura
• Mousse
• Panna cotta con salsa di fragole
• Pasta genoise al cioccolato
• Pralineria
• Ricette a base di cioccolato
• Tiramis

Fornacino menu

• Affettati al coltello e sott'oli
• Penne strascicate
• Peposo alla fornacina con fagioli

Pasta fatta in casa - home made pasta

• Gnudi al sugo di piccione o al burro e salvia
• Gnocchi rossi alle code di gamberi
• Malfatti ai freschi sapori dell'orto con dadini di pomodoro fresco
• Orecchiette zucchine pinoli e noci orecchiette
• Risotto con verdure, funghi e taleggio
• Spaghetti al pomodoro
• Tagliatelle speck ed asparagi
• Tortelli del "Mugello" al sugo di anatra

Romantic menu

• Mezzelune con ricotta e spinaci
• Roll di manzo
• Verdure di stagione

Tuscan menu

• Biancomangiare with sauce
• Chicken with olive, spezie and white wine
• Potato with pomodoro

Selvaggic menu

• Pappardelle sulla lepre
• Quaglie sul crostone
• Verdure di stagione

Winter menu

• Arista pillottata al forno
• Cavolo con le fette
• Verdure di stagione

• Enjoy Tuscany's thermal baths and hot springs
• Visit la Fontana del Porcellino
• Visit local markets
• Visit museums

• 3 days lunch or dinner included
• 3 hands-on cooking classes
• 5 nights accommodation
• Apron and hat from Galilei Institute
• Books, notebooks and the list of the recipes
• Dinner or lunch included in the course
• Enrollment fee
• Ingredients for cooking
• Recipes and participation certificate
• Breakfasts, if booked in hotel or local family
• Dinners, if booked in local family

• Breakfast and dinner, if booked in apartment

• A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.