Cooking Classes at
La Torretta

La Torretta has organized cooking lessons for guests featuring traditional Italian dishes and the use of local ingredients for the past 13 years,  The focus is on preparing simple and genuine dishes that look and taste good, as well as making sure that guests are enjoying themselves and are really having fun. Making pasta the way Mamma used to!

Various options are available :

One standard cooking lesson, hands on with Jennifer and her team. preparing a four course delicious meal which is then served for dinner at la Torretta along with a selection of good wines. Lessons last about 3 hours. The Sabina olive oil which has won awards is always introduced during the lesson and tastings are available both for olive oil and wine with local experts.

For a more intensive experience of the Sabine specialties a program can be customized including one or more cooking lessons, an olive oil tasting, a visit to a local winery and to local cheese producers. This program can be spread over a two or three night stay.

Costs vary on what is included, a standard hands on lesson with dinner and wine is 80 euro per person. Reservations are necessary and minimum number required. The Scheda family have been members of the Slow food movement since it was first founded in Rome and they participate in one way or another in the lessons, the meals, the tastings or the visits. Local people are often called in to demonstrate a local dish.

Star chef Gary Rhodes visited la Torretta and featured the pasta making on his TV series Rhodes across Italy.

Lessons are held by Jennifer, the Schedas daughter who has culinary school experience and has been working at La Torretta from the beginning.

She works with a team alternating with local ladies from the village who know the secrets of traditional recipes.

Lessons are  also sometimes given by Paola who works as Maureen’s partner, and runs a local restaurant and cooking school " Gusto al Borgo"

Cooking Vacations at La Torretta

Your hosts, Maureen and Roberto and their daughter Jennifer will share their home, and their love of Italian food and culture, and introduce you, not only to the secrets of centuries old recipes, during your hands on cooking lessons, but also to local experts in food preparation and production. A welcome drink will be served on arrival. Accommodation is in double room or double single use and breakfast is served daily. Transfers to and from local station are included if arriving by train.

Programs can be customized to suite your requirements, choose from the following options:

A: 3 nights

day 1:  Arrival / Welcome drink / introduction to area.

day 2:  Hands on cooking lesson at La Torretta followed by 4 course Italian meal ( lunch or dinner) and good wines

day 3:  Hands on cooking lesson at our partners Gusto al Borgo followed by 4 course Italian meal and good wines.

Costs:

Euro 350. per person in double occupancy

Euro 420 per person in single occupancy

B: 3 nights

day 1  Arrival / Welcome drink / introduction to area.

day 2. Hands on cooking lesson at La Torretta followed by 4 course Italian meal ( lunch or dinner and wines

day 3  Olive oil tour, accompanied by Slow Food expert Johnny Madge, visit producers, including lunch and tastings of prize winning Sabina oil and wines at Johnny’s wine bar.

Euro 350 per person in double occupancy

Euro 420 per person in single occupancy

C: 4 nights

day 1  Arrival / Welcome drink / introduction to area.

day 2. Hands on cooking lesson at La Torretta followed by 4 course Italian meal ( lunch or dinner and good wines

day 3. Hands on cooking lesson at our partners Gusto al Borgo followed by 4 course Italian meal and good wines.

day 4. olive oil tour visiting local producers, accompanied by Johnny Madge slow food expert,including lunch and tastings of prize winning Sabina oils and wines at Johnny’s wine bar

costs:

Euro 500 per person in double occupancy

Euro 600 per person in single occupancy

D: 4 nights

day 1. Arrival / Welcome drink / introduction to area

day 2. Hands on cooking lesson at La Torretta followed by 4 course Italian meal ( lunch or dinner and good wines

day 3. Hands on cooking lesson at our partners Gusto al Borgo followed by 4 course Italian meal and good wines.

day.4. Sabine Hills Cultural tour. visit the small villages of Sabina with Roberto or Kathleen including the famous Farfa Abbey in its spectacular position, once a rival power to the Vatican itself. lunch is included.

Euro 500 per person in double occupancy

Euro 600 per person in single occupancy

Cooking lessons and vacations require a minimum of 4 participants and 8 is the maximum number.

Reservations should be made along with reservation request and a deposit is required for guarantee.