Trip Highlights:
Chef Hosts: Michael Lombardi and Kevin O’Donnell, SRV Restaurant, Boston, MA
- Visit to a producer of Proseco in Valdobbiadene
- Cooking class and dinner at the elegant Casagrande
- Travel up into the Dolomites to Monti Trentini, a traditional cheesemaker and member of the Oldways Cheese coalition, to watch production, meet their cows and enjoy lunch together
- A day in Venice, with a canal boat ride, and guided tour of Sestriere Castello (a district of Venice), concluding the tour in San Marco Square and a visit to the Ducal Palace museum, Bridge of Sighs and Prisons of the Palace
- Guided tour of the must-see historical sites of Verona
- Hands-on cooking class with Chefs Michael and Kevin – everyone cooks and then enjoys dinner
- Visit and tasting at Olio Salvagno olive oil producer close to Verona
- Tour of Speri winery in the Valpolicella Classica Area for a tour, tasting, and lunch
- Plenty of traditional meals in the city, the mountains and countryside