' Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers'...

Shakespeare

Look What’s Cooking with Artuscany..

Artuscany now offers a programme designed especially for lovers of good food and fine wine. The famous home-farmed 'Chianina' steak, 'cinta senese' and porcini are specific to the area and people come from miles around to enjoy their authenticity. We want you to remember good taste and convivial company. Our cooking courses can be taken for one day or during four mornings and are incorporated within a full seven day schedule including trips to local destinations. Experiences on offer range from tasting the famously delicious cheeses of Pienza and sampling the fine wines of Montepulciano to experiencing the peace and serenity of a local Franciscan hermitage.

As a special feature we also include free practical Italian lessons which will complement your experiences of shopping and cooking, ensuring that you learn vital phrases in a practical setting (making language learning more memorable and fun!)

We are anxious that you are offered the opportunity to enjoy some of our areas richest cultural highlights and will therefore be visiting our jewel in the crown, Arezzo, which is adorned with many treasures, including the Chiesa San Francesco and an exhibition devoted to Piero Della Francesca.

To round off we’ll be taking a day to unwind and relax at a local spa surrounded by idyllic Tuscan landscape.

There’s something for everyone and our hope is that you will not only be inspired to recreate the dishes, you have learned, at home but that you will cherish vivid memories of the sights, sounds and of course the tastes of Tuscany!

Here are some of the dishes you could learn to surprise your guests...