The school of happiness!

The school of happiness!

Basic Cooking Course +
Baking Course in Italy

Basic Course + Baking Course

Our Basic Course + Baking Course is the most complete of our programs as it includes both baking and cooking. Intense but also fun, this course will totally change your life.

You arrive on Sunday and are welcomed with a traditional Tuscan lunch. The remainder of the day is yours to settle in, explore the estate, swim, ride a bicycle or just relax while waiting for dinner to be served.

This program is dedicated to all those who love cooking but also want to explore the scientific and scale precise world of baking. Alessio will guide you step by step while you create your own baked item. Most of our students do not even realize how fast time flies. They always want more and they never get tired, day after day. Our mother yeast is almost 70 yrs old and is the key ingredient. Fear not, you will learn how to make your own.

From Monday though Friday you will have continental breakfast from 8:30 am to 9:30 am then lessons follow. Our lessons are hands on and generally go from 3 to 4 hours in the morning and another 3 to 4 hours in the afternoon on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and 3 hours on Thursday and Friday.
Classes are small and make use of all-natural, seasonally-fresh ingredients from our garden and the local market: farm to table!

Basic Course + Baking Course

2024

Basic Course + Baking Course

2025

Basic Cooking Course + Baking Course details

Discover more information and details about our Basic Cooking Course + Baking Course.

Mouthwatering dishes
you will create

  • Fresh Homemade Pasta
  • Ravioli
  • Gnocchi
  • Pizza
  • Bread
  • Focaccia
  • Risotto
  • Bruschette and crostini
  • Roasted meats
  • Fish and meat preparation
  • Pastry Dough and desserts
  • Biscotti
  • Ice creams and sorbets
  • Vegetable and grain soups
  • Sour dough and bread

Places
you will discover

  • San Gimignano
  • Cinque Terre or Florence (depending on the chosen week)

Activities
designed for you

  • Truffle hunt in San Gimignano

  • Fresh Homemade Pasta
  • Ravioli
  • Gnocchi
  • Pizza
  • Bread
  • Focaccia
  • Risotto
  • Bruschette and crostini
  • Roasted meats
  • Fish and meat preparation
  • Pastry Dough and desserts
  • Biscotti
  • Ice creams and sorbets
  • Vegetable and grain soups
  • Sour dough and bread
  • San Gimignano
  • Cinque Terre or Florence (depending on the chosen week)
  • Truffle Hunt in San Gimignano

Basic Cooking Course + Baking Course in Italy 2024

Basic Course + Baking Course

2024

Experience the ultimate culinary journey in 2024 with our combined Basic and Baking Course, where you’ll master both cooking and baking under expert guidance, making every moment intense, fun, and transformative.

Schedule 2024

da lasciare così

  • From 8:30 am to 9:30 am Breakfast.
  • At 9:30 am Lessons.
  • At 1:00 pm Lunch.
  • From 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm Hands on Lessons.
  • At 7:30 pm Dinner.
  • From 8:30 am to 9:30 am Breakfast.
  • At 9:30 am Lessons.
  • At 1:00 pm Lunch.
  • From 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm Hands on Lessons
  • At 7:30 pm Dinner.
  • From 8:30 am to 9:30 am Breakfast.
  • At 9:30 am Lessons.
  • At 1:00 pm Lunch.
  • From 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm Hands on Lessons
  • At 7:30 pm Dinner.
  • At 8:30 am Breakfast and then departure for San Gimignano. Visit of the town, light lunch and then truffle hunt with our hunter and his dog.
  • At 7:30 pm Dinner.
  • At 8:30 am
    Breakfast and departure for Cinque Terre or Florence depending on the chosen week. Please inquire with us before booking.
  • At 8:00 pm
    Dinner.
APRIL – MAY – JUNE – JULY – SEPT – OCT – NOV | $ 4.650

Price per person based on double occupancy. Single supplement applies. A $700 non refundable deposit is needed at the time of the booking.

Basic Cooking Course + Baking Course in Italy 2025

Basic Course + Baking Course

2025

In 2025, dive into our most comprehensive program, blending the art of cooking with the precision of baking, as you create your own baked goods and explore the depths of Tuscan cuisine, all while having the time of your life.

Schedule 2025

da lasciare così

  • From 8:30 am to 9:30 am Breakfast.
  • At 9:30 am Lessons.
  • At 1:00 pm Lunch.
  • From 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm Hands on Lessons.
  • At 7:30 pm Dinner.
  • From 8:30 am to 9:30 am Breakfast.
  • At 9:30 am Lessons.
  • At 1:00 pm Lunch.
  • From 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm Hands on Lessons
  • At 7:30 pm Dinner.
  • From 8:30 am to 9:30 am Breakfast.
  • At 9:30 am Lessons.
  • At 1:00 pm Lunch.
  • From 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm Hands on Lessons
  • At 7:30 pm Dinner.
  • At 8:30 am
    Breakfast and then departure for San Gimignano. Visit of the town, light lunch and then truffle hunt with our hunter and his dog. Volterra and visit of the town.
  • At 7:30 pm
    Dinner.
  • At 8:30 am
    Breakfast and departure for Cinque Terre or Florence depending on the chosen week. Please inquire with us before booking.
  • At 8:00 pm
    Dinner.
APRIL – MAY – JUNE – JULY – SEPT – OCT – NOV | $ 4.650

Price per person based on double occupancy. Single supplement applies. A $700 non refundable deposit is needed at the time of the booking.

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