creative Tuscan cookery courses in collaboration with the Godiolo Agriturismo
Il Sasso, in collaboration with the Godiolo Agriturismo Taverna (www.godiolo.it), offers creative Tuscan cookery courses. The Godiolo Agriturismo is situated in the Montepulciano countryside, around 500 metres from the old town centre, and offers a splendid panoramic view over the hills that surround the town.
Here the chef, Fabio Fastelli, will prepare typical Tuscan cuisine together with you, using fresh produce from the Godiolo farm. Fabio’s kitchen is a half hour walk away, or you can drive or take a taxi. Courses are available throughout the year, from Monday to Friday, and are held in the afternoon. You can choose whether to prepare a complete meal or concentrate on a particular type of dish, and modules can be bought singularly or in combination with other modules.
DINNER MODULE
In the dinner module you can cook with other students under the expert guidance of chef Fabio Fastelli, from the Godiolo Agriturismo, and eat the meals you have prepared with red wine and Vino Nobile wine produced by the Agriturismo. During the meal Fabio will explain how best to combine different foods with different wines. In the morning you can frequent one of our standard courses or follow courses on the history of Italian cuisine and local produce at the Sasso (packages of 6 hours of lessons cost €200,00 per person, packages of 10 hours of lessons cost €320,00 per person).
DINNER MODULE 1 (4 – 8 PEOPLE)
Starter: stuffed duck with wild fennel
First course: ravioli pasta filled with green vegetables with fresh tomato sauce
SINGLE MODULES (minimum two people)
With the single module you can choose which dishes to cook, and then eat them accompanied by a Vino Nobile wine tasting. In the morning you can frequent one of our courses or follow courses on the history of Italian cuisine and local produce at the Sasso (packages of 6 hours of lessons cost €200,00 per person, packages of 10 hours of lessons cost €320,00 per person).
STARTER MODULES
Starters or “antipasti” are an integral part of Tuscan cuisine, with a wide variety of dishes linked to the local area and the seasons. The lesson will put you to the test with simple and tasty recipes like “bruschetta” toasted bread as well as more challenging meat based starters. For example: Tuscan toasted bread “crostini” with liver pâté, pheasant terrine, ploughman’s artichoke tart, Easter “ciaccia” (savoury cheese tart).
COST € 60 PER PERSON
DURATION 3 HOURS (3.00pm – 6.00pm)
FIRST COURSE MODULE
Homemade pasta is undoubtedly the strong point in Italian and Tuscan cuisine. During the pasta lesson you will mix, knead and spread out the dough, cut the tagliatelle and fill the ravioli, all by hand. This is a big job, and an immensely enjoyable and satisfying one. For example: maremmani pasta with nettle and tagliatelle pasta with pheasant ragů sauce; taglierini pasta with country pesto and cheese agnolotti pasta with walnut and Pienza pecorino sheep cheese sauce.
COST € 75 PER PERSON
DURATION 3 HOURS (3.00pm – 6.00pm)
MEAT MODULE
Even though this is Florentine steak country, Tuscany offers a wide variety of meats prepared with variety and simplicity. From the countless poultry based dishes to other barnyard animals, to game and on to all the different pork variants. For example: duck with wild fennel, guinea fowl in pastry, wild boar with Vino Nobile wine.
COST € 75 PER PERSON
DURATION 3 HOURS (3.00pm – 6.00pm)
DESSERT MODULE
The Tuscan dessert tradition is based on simplicity, using fresh ingredients, fruit and jams. You can prepare the great Italian classics that have now become international desserts, or less famous desserts more closely tied to the season and the local area. For example: traditional hazelnut “cantucci” biscuits, blackberry tart, “torta della nonna” granny’s cake, “ciaccia dei Morti” (leavened bread with dried fruit), ricotta cheese and pine nut tart, “panettone” cake.
COST € 60 PER PERSON
DURATION 3 HOURS (3.00pm – 6.00pm)
Il Sasso, in collaboration with the Godiolo Agriturismo Taverna (
Here the chef, Fabio Fastelli, will prepare typical Tuscan cuisine together with you, using fresh produce from the Godiolo farm. Fabio’s kitchen is a half hour walk away, or you can drive or take a taxi. Courses are available throughout the year, from Monday to Friday, and are held in the afternoon. You can choose whether to prepare a complete meal or concentrate on a particular type of dish, and modules can be bought singularly or in combination with other modules.
