2023 Tuscan Food & Cooking Tour – Dear Students the Fat Tuscan will be in Italy for the month of October. Cooking classes scheduled during this time will be taught by our wonderful staff and guest chefs. Check out the information below for what we are up in the motherland and maybe think about joining us in the future!
*TWO TOUR DATES
Sunday, October 1st to Sunday October 8th, 2023 & Sunday, October 15th to Sunday October 22nd, 2023 – SOLD OUT
Spend a wonderful weeklong stay in the heart of Tuscany Italy on this amazing all-inclusive Food & Cooking tour. Led by local Chefs & Chef Michelle from the Fat Tuscan this tour immerse couples in the countryside tasting the best foods and learning authentic cooking traditions from the locals.
As a guest you will be staying in the middle of the olive groves & countryside of this picturesque area in the Apennine Mountains along the Tuscan & Umbrian border. Each couple is hosted at a small Countryside Inn which has been completely renovated from a 300-year-old grain mill. Your trip will consist of a busy week itinerary full of nights gathered for the customary long dinners as a group, road trips to nearby medieval towns for dining in picturesque spots & wine tasting. There will be plenty of food tastings of local delicacies & shopping excursions as well. Plus, a tour & tasting at a local winery in the countryside among the olive groves, and of course, intimate cooking classes at the home of our Italian family or at our Villa where we will prepare, cook & eat together at one big table. Spend your days & nights touring the countryside experiencing the Tuscan Life.
This Cooking Class Vacation includes a 7-night stay in a B&B, transportation including pick up and drop off from the Arezzo train station, breakfast (Continental Breakfast is supplied in each apartment’s kitchen for you to prepare at your leisure), all lunches & cooking class dinners, 6 days and nights to include the following: cooking classes with instruction, excursions to small little medieval towns amongst the hills of Tuscany, a van for travel for the group for the entire stay, a full-time interpreter during your week stay, a wine tasting tour and more such as countryside hiking tours and or Truffle/Porcini Mushroom hunting with a local guide. The classes and your accommodations will take place in a small village about one hour from Florence Italy near Arezzo in a town called Monterchi.
This is a Small Tour Group of 4 couples (8 student’s total). This ensures that we continue our personal service for small intimate Groups and give each person a vacation where you are not just on vacation but part of the family.
2023 Pricing: Pricing is based on per couple; A Deposit is required to reserve your space. First Come, First serve sign up. Pricing is emailed out at the beginning of each year’s tour when dates are announced. Pricing varies/adjusts yearly to account for current exchange rates, etc.
All Inclusive: Italian Cooking Classes, Excursions, Week Stay at BnB (Sunday to Sunday), Includes All Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner plus snacks & wine, Transportation & Personal Tour guides. (*Does not include airfare.)
2023 TOUR FULL – sold out
*If you are interested in this tour for 2024, please send us an email in our CONTACT US page and we will add you to our listserv for notification when 2024 tour dates are announced at the end of January next year.