Weekly Course TUSCANS AT TABLE Starting Sept 23



TUSCANS AT TABLE
( The tradition in the plate in modern Tuscany)
5 lessons – 15 hours total


Program: 5 cooking lessons at Il Giglio School in Florence
Monday – Friday,  September  23rd through 27th -02,30 – 05:30 pm

Price is 500 euros.

Description:
Every day of the week is voted to a meal course, spacing from ancient to new ones: Primi Piatti on Monday; Meat and poultry on Tuesday; Fish on Wednesday; Desserts on Thursday. The last day, Friday,  a complete meal is performed, chosen by the students between the ones offered by the school.
At the end of every lesson, all the participants will enjoy the dishes at a nicely set up table.

The students attending the full course will receive apron and the course book.

Syllabus :
Monday :  Fresh pasta: Noodles of the Lucumon; Testaroli with pesto; Crepes of Caterina de’ Medici; Pici with sausage sauce
Tuesday: Meat and poultry: Thrush (or other available bird, depending on season) with juniper berries; Chicken Etruscan style; Rabbit with apples; Pork loin in sea crust
Wednesday: Fish and seafood: Drawned baby octopus; Calamars stuffed with Pecorino Romano; Red mullets Livornese style; Cacciucco (fish soup)
Thursday: Dessert day (the desserts vary depending on season): Cremè brulee of Tuscan Pecorino (January); Fresh fruit tart ( in summer); Roasted Chestnuts – Boiled Chestnuts - Candy chestnuts with sweet wine  ( in fall); Ricciarelli ( December)-Cantuccini alle mandorle-
Friday: a complete Italian Menu ( The participants would agree on the choice between one of the following menus ) :

MENU 1:
Thin chickpeas pie with rosemary and black pepper
Liver terrine with apples and pistachios
Spinach and ricotta ravioli
Guinea fowl with pomegranate
Marcella’s apple pie
MENU 2
Croutons with mixed vegetables
Chick peas soup with radicchio
Pork fillet with mushrooms
Chestnut crepes


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