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July 3-10, 2006

Tuscany: Florence, Siena, and San Gimignano, Italy

Traveling to Tuscany with Oldways and celebrated chef Jody Adams unveiled new layers of the cuisine of this quintessentially Italian region. Based in Florence, we roamed its Renaissance-era streets, from the Mercato Centrale to the Uﬃzi. Day trips took us to San Gimignano, city of towers; to Siena for an olive oil tasting; and to Badia a Coltibuono for a wine tasting and vineyard vist. Cooking classes with Jody rounded out our itinerary and celebrated the unique relationship Italians have with their food.

Trip Highlights:

Chef Host: Chef Jody Adams of Rialto in Cambridge, MA

Hands-on cooking class with Jody Adams at Apicius Culinary School, followed by dinner
Tour of Florence’s Mercato Centrale with Judy Witts of Divina Cucina
Guided historic and cultural walking tour of Florence, as well as a guided tour of the Uffizi Gallery
Dinner with a Chef Introduction to Tuscan Cuisine
A day at Badia a Coltibuono, a hilltop estate featuring a cooking school, vineyard and oilve grove, for a cooking class, lunch, and wine tasting
Visit to San Gimignano
A day in Siena featuring an extra virgin olive oil tasting
Second cooking class at Angels Ristorante followed by dinner
Many fabulous meals – in Florence, Siena and the countryside