Cooking School Tours In Italy with Mama Margaret & Friends

“The best cooking class was with Lorenzo. He was very, very nice, very patient and caring and went way beyond the call of duty.” “We really enjoyed the visits with the mozzarella cheese people, the lemon/limoncello family and the winery in the hills. Everyone was so simpatico, so hospitable!” “Our guide was wonderful! Our driver […]

Perched high above the town of Amalfi on the mountainside, the village of Pogerola feels like a refreshing, peaceful refuge far from the mass of tourists, traffic jams and souvenir shops in Amalfi’s busy centre. Amalfi residents go there to eat in family run restaurants and immerse themselves in mountain air and calm. Pogerola is […]

Yield: Serves 4 Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins This mixed seafood pasta in a spicy tomato sauce comes from the delicious site, italianfoodforever.com with Italian recipes in 27 categories. You can also search for recipes by ingredient or Italian region. The seafood pasta I ate at La Capannina was much simpler, with […]

We can tweak our existing tour itineraries to suit your dreams or custom design just the right tour for you from scratch. No more compromising by accepting existing itineraries. Perhaps you’ve looked at our Food Lovers’ Adventure in Emilia-Romagna tour itinerary and liked most of it. But you’d love to go cycling and horseback riding […]

There you are relaxing at home, a glass of your favourite Italian wine in hand, starting to plan your trip to Italy.  Where to go? What do I really want to experience? What transport is best? How can I use my precious time and trip investment well? How can I avoid nasty, stressful surprises? Overwhelming! […]

This tasty, easy chicken recipe comes from the Veneto region, so serve it with rice. It comes from allrecipes.com which has an amazing array of Italian chicken recipes. Veneto chicken with vegetables, courtesy: allrecipes.com   3 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped 1 three pound/ 1.3 kg whole chicken, cut into pieces4 Tablespoons olive oil […]

Two food and wine loving sisters wanted to explore the Veneto region, but avoid basing themselves in Venice. They’d stay in Milan and then take an art course at Bellagio on Lake Como first. What tours to take in Milan? Where to base themselves in the Veneto? Where to stay there? How to get from […]

Do you enjoy admiring stunning Renaissance palazzi and country villas with sweeping rural views, exploring small, lively cities in Italy and shopping for beautiful gold and gold jewelry? West of Venice, discover Vicenza, “the city of Palladio”, a UNESCO Heritage Site with 23 palazzi, churches and villas designed by architect, Palladio (1508-1580). Vicenza is one […]

This easy, tasty sounding pasta recipe with photo comes from a great recipe site, e-rcps.com/pasta/rcp/p_opqr/radicchio_pen.shtml penne with radicchio, prosciutto and parmesan cheese from the Veneto Serves 4 1 small head of radicchio, about 4-5 cups, washed and cut fine (shredded) 2 oz. of proscuitto crudo (raw), cut in thin strips 4 T extra virgin olive […]

I just love it when I get special requests and can apply all my knowledge of a region so my clients experience what they’ve always dreamed of in Italy. I feel a big YES! cooking students and chefs on the restaurant’s terrace in Ravello,where we cooked and dined Explore The Amalfi Coast In Depth: 9 […]