Our school is in our stunning sixteenth-century palazzo, a private Renaissance palace located in Bologna’s Historic Center. Conducted in a modern restaurant kitchen with individual work areas, our hands-on classes are small and you always receive individual attention.
We begin in the lively outdoor market where you learn how to select the best. Then we stroll to our palazzo and make delectable meals! Enjoy the finest in Italian cooking — an experience you’ll savor for a lifetime!
2010-2011 Course Schedule
Basics of Great Italian Cooking (Emilia-Romagna) • May 15-21 and October 2-8 Features six days of cooking classes, Bologna's outdoor market, visits to Ravenna and a UNESCO World Heritage site, and a drive along the Adriatic coast to a Michelin-star experience.
Pizza Course • May 29-June 2 Special four day course conducted one time only. Features pizza-making from special yeast dough through wood-burning brick oven. Plus a countryside tour visiting culinary artisans.
Savoring Emilia-Romagna & Tuscany • May 22-28 Features cooking classes in two great food and wine regions, plus markets, restaurants and stay on a Tuscan wine estate! Visits to Siena, Greve in Chianti and Florence.
October Truffle Festival (Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont) • October 17-24 Features one week of classic Italian cooking, a Piemontese winery visit, a private cooking class and dinner with a Michelin-star chef, a private truffle hunt, Alba’s Truffle Fair.
Hands-on courses include: 4-day Pizza Course, 6-day Basics of Great Italian Cooking, 6-day Savoring Emilia-Romagna & Tuscany, 7-day October Truffle Festival.
Number of Programs/Year
6
Group Size or S:T Ratio
8-12 students
Program Focus
Italian, Vacation
Faculty
Chef Mary Beth Clark, cooking teacher & author of Trattoria; executive Italian chef; Italian pasta chef; a Sicilian pizza chef; Michelin-star Italian chef
Costs
$2,095-$4,095 includes most meals, first-class to deluxe hotel lodging in city center, ground transport, excursions, visits with producers, Michelin-star restaurant dining.
Mary Beth Clark
Owner International Cooking School Of Italian Food And Wine
Office: 201 E. 28th St., #15B
New York, NY 10016-8538
United States
Phone: 212-779-1921
Fax: 212-779-3248
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