Wine and Food Tours in Italy
Wine and Food Tours in Italy

PASTRY COOKING ACADEMY in Tuscany

Class held by the "BEST Italian PASTRY Chef"

Former Pastry Chef at Enoteca PINCHIORRI in Florence

Lunch by the sea: fish & WS's Top 100 wines

PASTRY COOKING ACADEMY held by the “BEST Italian PASTRY Chef” Mrs. Loretta Fanella – RELAX edition: with fish lunch by the sea

Former dessert Chef at Adrià’s EL BULLI in Roses, CRACCO PECK in Milan, Enoteca PINCHIORRI in Florence now teaches YOU!!!

Become an expert on high class and trendy pastry making playing with a starred dessert Chef.

Courses of your PASTRY ACADEMY take place in a real and active laboratory of high pastry with systems designed to guarantee the most high-tech processes and hygiene.

Inside this large laboratory, a very nice “living room” style room has been set up ready to welcome our guests before accessing their own work station.

Then LUNCH in a characteristic small restaurant by the sea in front of Italian Navy Academy with custom menu (fish based) paired with Wine Spectator’s TOP 100 wines!!!

TUSCANY

LOCATION: LIVORNO
Just 10 minutes away from Cruise Terminal

STYLE OF EXPERIENCE:
COOKING ACADEMY – Pastry

DURATION:
Duration on-site (hours. ±1): 5

In the laboratory (production is suspended for that day) everyone will find their own work station, the programmed recipes and all the raw materials and quality ingredients to be able to make them.

In a front table Loretta will illustrate and implement the recipe and make it run, always following, helping and supporting you in this activity that is fun, but also demanding if taken seriously.

At the end of the course you can take your “production” away with the recipes and your Pastry Chef apron.

This PRIVATE ACADEMY includes:

  • Basic lesson about pastry
  • Guided preparation of some recipes
  • Recipes and apron
  • 4 courses fish lunch with Wine Spectator TOP 100 wines perfectly paired with food

WHO’S Loretta “Lory Pastry” Fanella:

  • In 2001 Carlo Cracco called her as pastry chef at CRACCO PECK in Milan (2 Michelin stars).
  • Since 2003 she’s been in Spain at EL BULLI by Ferran and Albert Adrià.
    Here she carries out explosive culinary experiments, understands that it is possible to cross over, experiment, go beyond the track, create something different, overturn the rules of the ‘moment’ dessert.
  • In 2006 she returned to Italy at ENOTECA PINCHIORRI (3 Michelin stars) in Florence.
  • Lory receives several awards, including “BEST Italian Pastry Chef 2007“.
  • Author of 2 books: “Oltre” and “Dessert al piatto”.
  • Brand Ambassador for LAVAZZA coffee, then for 4 years she signs the desserts of the Lungarno Collection of FERRAGAMO in Florence.
  • Lory recently opened the “Loretta Fanella PASTRY LAB”, a workshop where artisan desserts are made both for gourmet and pros.
  • Sometimes the laboratory turns into an ACADEMY where pastry courses for prosumer and professionals are held.
    YOUR PASTRY ACADEMY !!!

The LUNCH by the sea:

Your a la carte choice fish menù will include: starter, first, main course and DESSERTS obviously by Loretta Fanella!

Each course in pairing with a different wine:

  • “Vigna del Cristo Lambrusco Cavicchioli”,
  • “Chianti Classico Nipozzano Frescobaldi”
  • “Vermentino Massovivo Frescobaldi”
  • “Attems Pinot Grigio” (TWICE in Wine Spectator’s TOP 100!!!)

NOTE:
IMPORTANT: this ON SITE experience lasts about 3-4 (three-four) hours plus time for lunch and STARTS at 10.00 a.m.
Number of People: Max 8 (eight)
Please note: PRIVATE tour, so you’ll never be mixed with other people.

ON REQUEST

  • FULL DAY SIGHTSEEING IN LUXURY CAR, LIMO, VAN OR HELICOPTER with English speaking professional driver/pilot. Departure from any main location, example Rome, Civitavecchia, Livorno, La Spezia, Milan, Florence, Bologna, Venice etc.
  • PRO Photographer/videomaker
  • Mr. Marco Tenerini as your “emotional storytelling guide” for the whole day.

PRICES

From 540 €

Rates per person:

ADULT (≥18 yo):
Pax 2: € 620
Pax 3: € 620
Pax 4: € 620
Pax 5: € 540
Pax 6: € 540
Pax 7: € 540
Pax 8: € 540
MINOR (13-17 yo): Pax € 260
INFANT (3-12 yo): Pax € 190

SUPERSTARS

  • HIGH PASTRY!!!
  • One of the Best Pastry Chef in the world revealing her secrets at your table…

TOP PRODUCTS

  • On the seaside, a relaxing lunch (traditional fish meals paired with Wine Spectator’s TOP 100 wines…)
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STEP BY STEP

  • Arrival in the location
  • Meeting with your Pastry Chef
  • Welcome & dressing like a Pro Pastry Chef
  • Storytelling about history, philosophy, products
  • Guided tour of the entire Factory
  • Tasting of products
  • Introduction to Italian pastry cooking style
  • Cooking Class held by professional Chef
  • Practical “hands-on” cooking lesson
  • Transfer to the external restaurant by the sea, about 20 minutes of scenic drive in the town of Livorno
  • Full Lunch with wine pairing (Fish)
  • Free time
  • Goodbye

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