intuition & knowledge
WHAT DOES KNOWING HOW TO COOK MEAN
The rules of a good cook are not written in the recipe, which we have to read carefully; but we have to use all our senses: sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing.
Local products are a precious resource: respecting their seasonal availability and following traditions means that many questions find an easy answer.
Nothing is more rewarding than cooking together, using your intuition and your hands, sharing your knowledge. I started with my daughters and I continue now with the Culinary School.
Seated around the table with your friends or your family: taste, laugh, enjoy!
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“A talented, knowledgeable, and energetic chef, I’ve also learned from her some of the more intimate aspects of the Italian cuisine that have influenced my own teaching.
Meeting her and cooking with her has been a highlight of my own career. ”
cooking is a passion
I HAVE LOVED COOKING SINCE I WAS A CHILD
I have always loved cooking, when I was a little girl I loved to play with my doll’s cups and pots, trying to copy my grandmother’s recipes using paper, sand or leaves. My greatest happiness was using a little bit of “real” dough, or being given easy tasks to do.
I am fascinated to discover how many different recipes we can make with a few simple ingredients like flour, butter and eggs just by using different techniques or proportions, with your “hands in the dough”.
After the opening of Il Rigo, cooking became my job: I cooked daily for our guests and started to organize the first cooking classes.
From 2005 to 2015 I held some cooking lessons in the US, a great experience that taught me the enormous value of Italian Cuisine.
Later I organized the kitchen at the Ristorante degli Archi, in San Quirico .
After its closure my love for cooking has continued in Gli Archi Culinary School.
GLI ARCHI, MY STORY
once upon a time
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN MY COOKING CLASS
Many people think that making fresh pasta is very difficult: I wish to show them that on the contrary it is very easy. You can prepare fresh “ fettuccine” for 4 people in less than 30 minutes – apart from resting the dough- and the results are totally different from the “fresh pasta” that you buy.
I never give precise cooking times and temperatures, I prefer to show how to check if a cake is done.
The proportion of the ingredients is very important, especially for cakes, but it’s better to understand the reasons why: a soft cake with lots of butter, eggs and chocolate will require more raising agent than a lighter one made with just flour and eggs.
THE RECIPES YOU WILL PREPARE
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Choose one of the dates already in the Calendar or send a request for a private lesson. The lessons are for small groups of 4 to 8 participants; if you are less than 4, send the request and I will try to join you to other participants
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Together we prepare a complete three-course menu, with fresh and seasonal ingredients. You will have an apron and kitchen utensils at your disposal, you will take the printed recipes home with you
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after the cooking class, we will sit together to enjoy our menu; it's the moment of conviviality, between chatter, relaxation and a glass of wine
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CHOOSE YOUR COOKING LESSON
Each menu includes three courses prepared with fresh and seasonal ingredients; unless otherwise requested, a type of fresh pasta is always included (pici, tagliatelle, ravioli, gnocchi, lasagna).
The lesson begins at 10.30 and lasts about three hours. Around 13.00 we serve lunch, a moment much appreciated by the participants, who love to relax at the table, drinking and chatting.
Lunch is served under the arches in the flowery courtyard or in the old kitchen in front of the lit fireplace.
The cost of the lesson includes a glass of wine as an aperitif served during the preparation.
Wine at the table is excluded and the choice is at the discretion of the participants.
You will be given a copy of the prepared recipes, the use of the apron and whatever else you need.
If you have particular requests or food intolerances or prefer one type of pasta over another, I can meet your requests, indicate them in the form below.
Each cooking lesson is activated once we reach the minimum of 4 participants (with a maximum of 8).
You can choose one of the available dates or book a private lesson: I will contact you via email to confirm your cooking lesson.
( click on the lesson to read the details)
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“I believe that a recipe is like a musical theme, a clever cook can prepare it each time with a variation”
