Trip Highlights:
Expert Host: Cathy Strange, Whole Foods Market, Austin, TX
- Visits to two cheese producers in Lombardy – Quattro Portoni, a producer of more than 15 cheeses made with buffalo milk from their own herd and Igor Gorgonzola, the largest producer of Gorgonzola PDO
- Walking food tour of Parma
- Hands-on cooking class and dinner at Academia Barilla
- Visits and tastings at producers of two iconic products: Latteria Sociale Centro Rubbianino Parmigiano-Reggiano and Principe, a producer of Prosciutto di Parma
- Visit and tasting at Acetaia Giorgio, a producer of traditional balsamic vinegar
- Walking food tour in Bologna
- Visit and tasting at a Fiandino, a cheese producer that makes all their cheeses with thistle rennet and milk from 100 brown cows
- Wine tasting in Turin
- Visit to cheese producer Caseificio Rosso in Pollone, under the Alps, followed by a tasting and elegant lunch
- Traditional meals in all three regions (Lombardy, Emilia Romagna, and Piedmont), featuring the foods and dishes that distinguish each region and highlight traditional cheeses
