Diane Seed, author of the best selling The Top One Hundred Pasta Sauces, has lived in Rome over 30 years. In 1997, to coincide with the publication of her new book on Roman food, she opened a cooking school in her home in the beautiful Doria Pamphili Palace in the centre of Rome at Piazza Venezia. Her apartment is in the part of the palace used to house guests on the Grand Tour in the early part of last century, and the cooking school has a round window that looks over Piazza Venezia, don Venezia, down to the Forum and the Colosseum. The back terrace looks over the tiled roof to see the dome of St. Peter's.
Classes take place Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday morning from 10:30 to 2:00. Wednesday class is from 6-9:30 p.m. so that students can have a free day to visit the Vatican or other attractions. Lunch consists of food prepared in class, local specialties and wine. Once a week there are optional visits to food markets and local specialty shops before class.
The classes are small so that they can be relaxed and informal. People can participate or sit and watch if they prefer. There is time for questions and discussions during class and the dishes are prepared from many Italian regions, not just Rome, using the fresh produce in season. A balance is kept between food for dinner parties and interesting quick dishes to prepare for more informal meals. It is authentic Italian food, based on good ingredients, not fussy designer food.
2006 Dates: March 20-24, April 10-14, May 15-20, June 12-16, September 4-8.
Testimonials:
"This is a delightfully civilized, enjoyable, extraordinary city break. The pace is relaxed and the mood is all studied Italian nonchalance. She has so many people returning for a second or third trip that she constantly has to think up new dishes to teach them." Z. Williams., The Evening Standard, London
"..... from peeling prawns to charring peppers the whole class works together in the spacious kitchen specially designed for the purpose." E.H.Minchili, Herald Tribune, Paris
"Diane is known to those who have been fortunate enough to attend her classes, as a teacher who weaves a spell. At the same time as she shows you how to cook authentic Italian, her fascinating commentary gives you an insider's view of Italian life, interwoven with snippets of Italian history as it interlocks with the story of each dish." M. Jenkins, Gourmet Traveller, Australia
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
- Daily classes when available at €200 per person;
- Participants make their own flight arrangements and hotel reservations;
- A list of different category hotels will be sent on request.
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