Puglia Seven (7) Day Premier Culinary Trip

Live the life of a culinary professional for 7 days and 6 nights while exploring the diversity and exceptional quality of Pugliese proteins, herbs, vegetables, fruits, and other local products. Puglia, which lies in the heel of the boot along the sun-drenched Adriatic Sea, is a hearty farming region and the world’s largest producer of olive oil. Local dishes reflect a rustic ingenuity with flavors that invoke a comforting nostalgia. Pugliese pastas and breads are handcrafted from locally grown durum wheat. Sauces feature fresh eggplant and fava beans, as well as wild game and fowl. Mussels and octopus from the nearby sea are prepared to a state of elegance only simplicity can produce. Olives, grapes, figs, cherries, turnips, almonds, tomatoes…all are ingredients grown in Puglia and, in the hands of the region’s cooks, transformed into dishes that warm the souls of food enthusiasts the world over. With a maximum of only 8 guests, this trip will offer an unparalleled, intimate culinary experience.

Trip Highlights

• 5 cooking classes with local chef Laura Giordano
• Excursions to local markets
• Classes in bread, pasta, & mozzarella making
• Olive oil & wine/liquor tastings
• Walking tours of the region’s most characteristic towns with local guides

2012 Trip Dates

• April 29 – May 5
• June 24 – 30
• September 16 – 22
• September 30 – October 6

Cost

• Standard Room: €2189 per person based on double occupancy;
• Junior Suite: €2339 per person based on double occupancy;
• Suite: €2589 per person based on double occupancy;

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• The Blissful Adventurer Follow adventurer Michael Housewright on his never ending quest for food.