Three Day Seasonal Cooking Masterclass

These are just a few options, menus will vary according to your preferences and the season. If you opt for the market class, we’ll choose the menu together during the morning shopping.

Appetisers: Cheese board with homemade jam, local charcuterie board, chicken liver crostini, fried sage leaves or fried zucchini blossoms, chickpea cake, seasonal bruschetta, homemade focaccia, stuffed grilled peppers, prosciutto e melone, panzanella.

First Course: Fresh homemade pasta like tagliatelle, tagliolini or maltagliati, stuffed pasta like tortelli or ravioli, hand pulled pici, lasagne, pillowy potato gnocchi. The first course will be served with a seasonal dressing. If you prefer, risotto or a seasonal soups such as pappa al pomodoro or ribollita can be prepared instead of pasta.

Main Course: Roasted pork loin, roasted turkey breast stuffed with prosciutto and cheese, beef meatballs, veal involtini with cheese and prosciutto, beef stew, fried Tuscan chicken, chicken cacciatora, veal carpaccio, fried cutlets stewed in tomato sauce, omelette in tomato sauce.

Side dishes: Roasted seasonal vegetables, grilled vegetables, vegetable stews, fresh salads and rich flans.

Desserts: Almond biscotti, zuppa inglese, olive oil cake, ricotta crumb cake, olive oil apple cake, chestnut cake, pastry cream, mascarpone cream with wine poached pears, fresh fruit salad, tiramisù.

Tuscan cooking is simple and essential, so the quality of the ingredients we use is paramount. We only use Italian extra virgin olive oil for cooking, and a favourite local extra virgin olive oil for dressing: we’ll have the chance to taste it together. We use Italian stone ground flour for our pasta, bread and focaccia.

Fruit and vegetables. We buy seasonal fruit and vegetables at our local market. It’s our favourite ingredient, as we take pride in showing you how delicious vegetables can be when local, in season, and doused in extra virgin olive oil. When in season, we will use herbs and vegetables from our vegetable garden. 

Meat. We buy meat at our local butcher. It’s an interesting and fun experience, so we hope you can join us on our market tour. They have local organic beef and veal, free-range pork, chicken and turkey. At the butcher, they also make and cure their own charcuterie products: fresh and dried sausages, prosciutto, salame, crumbly finocchiona with fennel seeds, cured pork cheek, and pancetta.

Fish. Fish recipes are not as typical as meat ones in the hills of Tuscany, though when we go to the market we’ll also have the chance to buy fresh fish from the fishmonger stall. We’ll prefer local and sustainable fish such as sardines, anchovies, mackerels, sea bream, sea bass, clams and mussels.

Yes, we can tailor the cooking class to your dietary restrictions.

However, in the kitchen, we cannot guarantee that foods are not contaminated. Some foods may still contain traces of allergens.
We can cater for gluten free diets, but unfortunately, this class is not suitable for gluten allergic people.
Please mention your allergies when you book the cooking class.

Yes, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options are available on request. Don’t hesitate to contact us regarding your dietary requirements.

Unfortunately, our classes are not suitable for gluten allergy.

Send us an email using the form below and we will book the day for you.

For the one-day classes, there’s no need to pay a deposit, you’ll be able to pay directly on the class day. With large groups, we require a deposit of 30% upon booking to confirm your attendance; the remainder should be paid before the class starts. 

For the three-day experience, we require a deposit of 30% upon booking to confirm your attendance; the remainder should be paid before the masterclass starts.

The cooking classes are held in our Kitchen Studio, located, in a traditional country house in the heart of the Tuscan countryside, between Siena and Florence. You’ll meet my family, our dogs Noa and Teo, and our cats Wolfi and Pelù, and if the weather is good you’ll get the chance to eat outside in our garden underneath the olive trees.

Since our Studio is located in the countryside, you’ll need a car – or a driver – to fully enjoy the class. A private driver can be arranged on request for pick-up and drop-off (price not included).

We are one hour from Florence and about 30 minutes from Siena. Many of the best tourist destinations in Tuscany such as San Gimignano, Montalcino, Volterra, Pienza, Lucca, Montepulciano and Greve in Chianti are very close to us. We always give our guests the very best directions so they can locate us easily. We’re on Google Maps, too.

To cancel a class, you must notify us via email at info@julskitchen.com.

When required, the booking deposit is non-refundable unless we are notified at least 60 days beforehand of a cancellation.

We reserve the right to cancel a class if we do not reach the minimum number (4 guests) and in this case deposits will be fully refunded.