Agriturismo La Ca Solare and Arianna & Friends Tour Operator Present THE FIRST COOKING SCHOOL IN THE VALDERA REGION MyTuscanKitchen.com, the first cooking school in the Valdera area is launching its weekly calendar for small groups. The program commences on Wednesday 17 th April 2013 During this first cooking class you will prepare a typical Tuscan menu together with our experienced local chef and a helpful English speaking assistant. The cooking venue is at a very authentic farm house located on a hill 4 km from Peccioli where you can enjoy wonderful panoramic views. Adults and children, foodies and fans of Tuscany in general are welcome to participate. The local chef will teach you how to prepare the most traditional recipes of Tuscany and Italy, using just fresh and genuine ingredients. The assistant will tell about the country life style of Tuscany and its history. At the end of the amazing hands-on and educational experience, everyone will sit at the table, toast with some good local wine and enjoy the dishes prepared and the company. This is not only cooking it is an authentic Tuscan experience. Let s meat!
GENERAL INFO ABOUT THE CLASSES OF MyTuscanKitchen.com WHEN? The cooking classes of MyTuscanKitchen.com take place on Wednesday afternoons, Thursday mornings and Friday mornings focusing on different topics starting from Wednesday 17 th April 2013. Please, see all details in our calendar. WHERE? Our cooking classes take place at our Cooking School in the Valdera Area, among Pisa, San Gimignano and Volterra. The cooking school is in a charming farmhouse just 4 kms from the medieval village of Peccioli. WHAT? Each class implies the preparation of your dinner or lunch including several courses according to the program (see below for further details). During your meal fitting local red or white wines will be served as well. WHO? Each class of MyTuscanKitchen.com is held by an experienced cook, a typical Tuscan "mamma" who got her training in her mum's kitchen in turn. Along with the chef is a friendly and helpful assistant, speaking English and Italian and ready to answer any question of yours. All lessons can be held in German, French, Spanish or Russian too. The number of participants in each class varies from 2 to 14 people. HOW? You meet all the other participants and wear your apron and hat before having an initial toast. Then we start cooking and you follow the instructions of the cook and the assistant. The atmosphere is informal and friendly and the class aims at showing the local country lifestyle around the table.
CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE CLASSES OF MyTuscanKitchen.com 1. TYPICAL TUSCAN MENU - On Wednesday afternoons DURATION: 3 hours + dinner PREPARATION: 4 courses - Antipasto, Primo, Secondo and Dessert FOLLOWED BY: Full dinner with local wines included RATES: 75 per adult, 50 per teenager (13-17 y.o.), 25 per child (4-12 y.o.) 2. PIZZA CLASS - On Thursday or Friday mornings DURATION: 2 hours + lunch PREPARATION: 3 courses - Assorted pizzas, focaccias and sweet pizzas FOLLOWED BY: Full lunch with local wines or drinks included RATES: 65 per adult, 45 per teenager (13-17 y.o.), 20 per child (4-12 y.o.) 3. MAMA'S CAKES - On Thursday or Friday mornings DURATION: 2 hours + lunch PREPARATION: 4 desserts: several cakes, cookies and tarts. FOLLOWED BY: Tasting of the desserts and light lunch prepared by the chef, with local wines or drinks included RATES: 65 per adult, 45 per teenager (13-17 y.o.), 20 per child (4-12 y.o.) 4. PASTA LAB - On Thursday or Friday mornings DURATION: 2,5 hours + lunch PREPARATION: 3 courses - Pasta, ravioli, gnocchi with assorted sauces FOLLOWED BY: Full lunch with local wines or drinks included RATES: 60 per adult, 40 per teenager (13-17 y.o.), 20 per child (4-12 y.o.) 5. COOKING WITH TRUFFLES - On Thursday or Friday mornings DURATION: 2 hours + lunch PREPARATION: 3 courses - Potato pasticcio, tagliolini and fried egg FOLLOWED BY: Full lunch with local wines or drinks included RATES: 90 per adult, 55 per teenager (13-17 y.o.), 30 per child (4-12 y.o.)
PHOTOGALLERY OF THE OF CLASSES OF MyTuscanKitchen.com
CALENDAR 2013 OF MyTuscanKitchen.com CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE DAY APRIL 2013 hour Wednesday Thursday Friday 17th 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 24th 15.30 PASTA LAB 26th 10.30 MAMA S CAKES MAY 2013 hour Wednesday Thursday Friday 02nd 10.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 03rd 10:30 PASTA LAB 8th 10.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 09th 10.30 PIZZA CLASS 10th 10.30 PASTA LAB 15th 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 16th 10.30 MAMA S CAKES 17th 10.30 PASTA LAB 22nd 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 23rd 10.30 PIZZA CLASS 24th 10.30 PASTA LAB 29th 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 30th 10.30 MAMA S CAKES 31st 10.30 PASTA LAB JUNE 2013 hour Wednesday Thursday Friday 05th 16.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 06th 10.30 PIZZA CLASS 07th 10.30 PASTA LAB 12th 16.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 13th 10.30 MAMA S CAKES 14th 10.30 PASTA LAB 19th 16.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 20th 10.30 PIZZA CLASS 21st 10.30 PASTA LAB 26th 16.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 27th 10.30 MAMA S CAKES 28th 10.30 PASTA LAB JULY 2013 Hour Wednesday Thursday Friday 03rd 16.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 04th 10.30 PIZZA CLASS 05th 10.30 PASTA LAB 18th 10.30 MAMA S CAKES 19th 10.30 PASTA LAB 24th 16.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 25th 10.30 PIZZA CLASS 26th 10.30 PASTA LAB 31st 16.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN AUGUST 2013 Hour Wednesday Thursday Friday 01st 10.30 MAMA S CAKES 02nd 10.30 PASTA LAB 07th 16.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 08th 10.30 PIZZA CLASS 09th 10.30 PASTA LAB 14th 16.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN
SEPTEMBER 2013 Hour Wednesday Thursday Friday 18th 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 19th 10.30 PIZZA CLASS 20th 10.30 PASTA LAB 25th 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 26th 10.30 MAMA S CAKES 27th 10.30 PASTA LAB OCTOBER 2013 Hour Wednesday Thursday Friday 02nd 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 03rd 10.30 PIZZA CLASS 04th 10.30 PASTA LAB 09th 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 10th 10.30 MAMA S CAKES 11th 10.30 COOKING WITH TRUFFLE 16th 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 17th 10.30 PIZZA CLASS 18th 10.30 PASTA LAB 23rd 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 24th 10.30 MAMA S CAKES 25th 10.30 COOKING WITH TRUFFLE 30th 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 31st 10.30 PIZZA CLASS NOVEMBER 2013 Hour Wednesday Thursday Friday 06th 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 08th 10.30 PASTA LAB 13th 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 15th 10.30 COOKING WITH TRUFFLE 20th 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 22nd 10.30 MAMA S CAKES 27th 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 29th 10.30 COKING WITH TRUFFLE DECEMBER 2013 Hour Wednesday Thursday Friday 04th 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 06th 10.30 PASTA LAB 11th 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 13th 10.30 MAMA S CAKES 18th 15.30 TYPICAL TUSCAN 20th 10.30 PASTA LAB 27th 10.30 PASTA LAB
BOOKING FORM Please, fill in the following form (2 pages), select the payment procedure you prefer, sign it on page 2 and send it to info@ariannandfriends.com or per fax to +39 0587 672088 Name Telephone n. CONTACT DETAILS Surname Email address Billing Address Name of your hotel, B&B or Villa while in Tuscany TYPE OF CLASS AND NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TYPICAL TUSCAN MENU N. of Adults ( 75) N. of Teenagers ( 50) N. of Children ( 25) PIZZA CLASS N. of Adults ( 65) N. of Teenagers ( 45) N. of Children ( 20) MAMA S CAKES N. of Adults ( 65) N. of Teenagers ( 45) N. of Children ( 20) PASTA LAB N. of Adults ( 60) N. of Teenagers ( 40) N. of Children ( 20) COOKING WITH TRUFFLES N. of Adults ( 90) N. of Teenagers ( 55) N. of Children ( 30) SUBTOTAL AMOUNT FOR COOKING CLASSES + TRANSACTION FEES (1% of total amount for payments by credit card only) TOTAL AMOUNT CONFIRMATION THROUGH FULL PAYMENT In order to finalize booking a payment of the total amount is to be sent to the agency Arianna & Friends Srl by bank transfer or by credit card. Please, read instructions carefully below: By Bank Transfer Please, order a bank transfer of the above mentioned total amount (with no transaction fees) to the following bank details: Beneficiary Name: Arianna and Friends s.r.l., Beneficiary Address: Via G. Mazzini 71, 56037 Peccioli (PI) Bank: Cassa di Risparmio di Volterra Branch: Peccioli, Bank Address: Corso Matteotti n.37, Peccioli, PISA, ITALY Beneficiary Account IBAN CODE: IT 49 R 06370 71104 000010004281 Swift/BIC: CRVOIT3V Only if required by your bank use the Intermediary Bank Name: KOMMERZ BANK FRANKFURT COBADEFXXX Please, make sure with your bank that the payment is made in Euro ( ), that they use the intermediary bank when needed to avoid extra bank costs and that all bank fees are charged on your bank account. In case of payments by bank transfer from a country not belonging to the Euro Zone you shall consider a surcharge from your bank for transaction fees. Please, note that any of such fees are to be on your side. Please, send us a copy of the issued transaction via fax or email. Email: info@ariannandfriends.com Fax: +39 0587 672088
By Credit card In case of payment by credit card you shall consider a surcharge of 1 % of the total amount for transaction fees. The credit card holder must fill in and sign the box here below to allow us to charge the agreed amount on the credit card. AUTHORIZATION OF CHARGE TO CREDIT CARD The credit card holder Name(s) Surname authorizes the withdrawal of 100% of the above mentioned total amount (including transaction fees) from the following credit card as a full payment for booking the cooking venue. Credit card type Credit card number (Visa, Mastercard, American Express) Expiry date month year Holder s Signature IF THE CLASS IS FULLY BOOKED OR NOT AVAILABLE We will process the above mentioned payment only if we still have availability for the cooking class you require. In case of no availability, we will contact you at the contact information provided to agree with you on another day or course. CANCELLATION POLICY In case of cancellation by travelers, they are requested to contact the agency via fax or e-mail immediately. In the schedule below you can find the percentage related to the entire amount that will be retained depending on the number of days preceding your arrival date. FROM TO Cancellation fee Reservation 49 days before 29 days before 14 days before 50 days before 30 days before 15 days before 0 days before 30% 50% 70% 100% In case of cancellation by the travel agency for accidental reasons, minimum number of participants not reached or circumstances beyond the agency s control, the travel agency will refund the customer the entire amount already paid. PRIVACY POLICY The tour operator and travel agency Arianna & Friends Srl (here define as the T.O.) through the websites Ariannandfriends.com and Lamiatoscana.info complies with the obligations under the 2003 Italian Data Protection Act (Decreto Legislativo n.196/03). Additionally, the T.O. understands the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of the information stored about the traveler while using the sites. Contacts and other personal data the traveler supplies are stored by the T.O. and will be used to provide the travelers with the information they have requested. The collected information may be used by the staff the T.O. to keep the traveler updated about its newest activities and events. The T.O. will never wilfully disclose individually identifiable information about any traveler to any party without first receiving permission from that person. Yet, the T.O. is obliged to pass such information on to the relevant suppliers of accommodation (except credit card details), and, if required by them or by law, to security or credit checking companies and public authorities such as customs/immigration offices. The traveler can remove any of the information that the T.O. stores about them, at any time, by sending an email to info@ariannandfriends.com with a request of deletion from the mailing list. This contract is understood, accepted and agreed by The Tour Operator Travel Agency The Traveler The trav