THE REAL TASTE OF TUSCANY EXPERIENCES

Take part to our classes and meetings with our best producers

Join our ‘experiences’ to discover deeply our region.

You can participate to our live experiences through our meetings with our best producers that bring you to discover their specialities, sharing with you their art and secrets.

We made different experiences depending on your time and availability.

Real Taste DEEP EXPERIENCE

with our chef, on Tuesday

Real Taste of Tuscany in collaboration with a beautiful location in Florence opens the door to the Real Taste of Tuscany DEEP EXPERIENCES, our courses, meetings, real authentic experiences divided by seasons of the year to discover the traditions, cuisine and Tuscan recipes in a real professional kitchen where everyone becomes the Real Taste of Tuscany chef during the evenings of the course.

You will acquire the necessary tools to optimize products better and learn to declining them in most dishes thus reducing costs and wasting times. Each recipe will be well prepared to make it replicable even in your kitchen with special attention to the presentation of the dishes thanks to our chef.

• from 7 pm a welcome drink; the Experience starts from 7.30 pm and finishes within 11 pm

• the cost is € 65 per person - dinner included

• the evening is reserved for only 16 people

• you can buy a single evening, or the whole season at a discounted price

• for those who participates in at least three experiences, a 20% discount on the next one; payment also with credit card

Real Taste DEEP EXPERIENCE

with only 1 of our partner producer, on Wednesday

A full immersion with only 1 of our best producers to discover his specialties and his secrets that he will shares with all the guests of the evening.

Our chef will realize a full dinner for you optimizing the use of his products. Some of the guests will be involved in the realization of the dinner…a truly memorable experience!

A wine producer will take part too at the dinner with his products telling and explaining deeply his wines. Much better than a sommelier course ... a different and sensational approach to Tuscan food and wine quality!

• from 7 pm a welcome drink; the Experience starts from 7.30 pm and finishes within 11 pm

• the cost is € 35 per person - dinner included

• the evening is reserved for only 35 people

• for those who participates in at least three experiences, a 20% discount on the next one; payment also with credit card

Real Taste CLASSIC EXPERIENCE

with 3-4 of our partners, on Wednesday or Thursday

A true immersion into a unique experience, in short, an authentic real taste of Tuscany experience offered by our authentic Tuscan producers who share with us their secrets through live demonstrations, stories, combined with a dinner created by our chef, exclusively using their products.

For this special evening, our producers, partners of the evening – only Doc Tuscan - will share with us their culinary skills about Spring and Summer specialties to give us some tips on how to use their secrets at home to try to replicate their dishes and their special light recipes of the warmest season of the year.

• from 7 pm a welcome drink; the Experience starts from 7.30 pm and finishes within 11 pm

• the cost is € 30 per person - dinner included

• the evening is reserved only for 40 people

• for those who participates in at least three experiences, a 20% discount on the next one; payment also with credit card

Real Taste KIDS EXPERIENCE

with our chefs or partner producers, on Saturday or Sunday afternoon

In the kitchen, children develop curiosity, dexterity and creativity, and come into grips with the food through the five senses in a practical way, spontaneous and fun. Children experiments with Tuscan recipes, tasty and healthy, and have the opportunity to learn how to use many utensils manuals and discover how is important to use seasonal ingredients.

Our fun and practical cooking courses are called Kids Experiences because they will give the children the skills and confidence they need to experience them in the kitchen.

Each lesson is dedicated to a detailed item: flour and bread, meat, cheese, fruit and vegetables, fish, and chocolate, pastries and desserts; in each meeting they will prepare a complete menu and when they go back home he will make a nice surprise to the parents just cooking for them.

• from 2 pm to 6 pm

• the cost is € 30 per child

• the course is reserved only for 12 children each time

• for those who participates in at least three experiences, a 20% discount on the next one; payment also with credit card

Real Taste EXPERIENCES IN MOTION

whenever you want! But within the walls of Florence

With a taxi of the Radio Taxi company you will make a tour by our best food & wine sites in town and you will appreciate the true Florentine delicacies without having trouble using your car: restaurants, bars, food and wine shops and wine bars belonging to our network in Florence will open to you their doors offering their services and giving to you the discount which is reserved to our fans. Another way to approach the specialities of the city with a personal driver in town and with the suggestions of our insiders tips. You need only to communicate to us your preferences and we will send you a detailed content to create your personal trip in town.

The experience can be organized in each time of the day: suggested breakfast, lunch, snack (‘merenda’), aperitif and, of course, dinner depends on you! The taxi driver will wait for you in each step of the experience.

• the experience is reserved for 4 people per taxi - min 60 euro for 2 hours

• the cost is € 30 per person for a minimum of 2 hours

• the itinerary is built for the customer's needs according to our insider’s tips

• Reservations required

'THE MEETINGS WITH THE PRODUCERS'

'KIDS & FAMILY'

on Saturday

Discover our region through the experience of Tuscan specialities. Travel around the area with a van and driver, visit the countryside and get to know the unique artisans, family-run businesses and local food and wine producers of Tuscany.

For an half-day or a full day of experiences, options include visit to handicraft workshops (shoes, iron, wood, ceramics, linen, hats), the best meat producers, cheese makers, pastry workshops, maître chocolatiers, aromatic herbs and chili peppers connoisseurs, wine and olive-oil makers, authentic farmhouses and more…

In collaboration with our Professional Guides and Fully Authorized Companies, we can help you discover the best Tuscany has to offer.

A- MEETING with THE PRODUCERS EXPERIENCE

visit to 3-4 producers, with Tuscan Specialities Expert with or without driver and van

A full day reserved for maximum 14 people, to bring the customer by the producers’ workshops for a real and unique experience on site.

- with driver and van for 7 persons + Tuscan Specialities Expert:

• Groups up to 7 people each van (maximum 2 van), min 7 pax

• the cost is 120 € per person

• from 11 am to 8 pm*

• total cost euro 840 for each full day per van

- without a driver + Tuscan Specialities Expert with your own car:

• groups up to 14 people, min 7 pax

• the cost is 60 euro per person

• from 11 am to 8 pm

• Total cost euro 420 for 7 pax

For each group, a copy of our Guidebook of Florence or Tuscany will be given as a gift!

B- MEETING with 1 PRODUCER EXPERIENCE IN TUSCANY

Visit to only 1 producer, with Tuscan Specialities Expert, no driver and no minivan with your own car

A meeting of three hours reserved for a maximum of 20 people, to bring the customer by the producers’ workshops for an authentic experience. Meeting in an exclusive location in Tuscany followed by a workshop and snacks created by a local Tuscan Producer.

Incredible meat and cheese producers, wine and olive oil makers, maître chocolatiers, pasta makers, craftsmen and many others are waiting for us!

• groups of up to 15-20 people, min 10 pax

• the cost is 60 euro per person

• from 5 pm to 8 pm

C- 1 MEETING WITH PRODUCER IN FLORENCE

Visit to only one producer, with Tuscan Specialities Expert, no driver and no minivan with your own car or walking across the city

A meeting of three hours reserved for a maximum of 20 people, to bring the customer to the workshop of the producer for an authentic experience. Meeting in an exclusive location in Florence followed by a workshop and snacks created by a local Florentine Producer. Phenomenal ice-cream makers, wine and olive oil makers on the Florentine hills, fresh pasta and pizza makers, and many craftsmen of the town (handmade gold, wood, iron, terracotta, shoes) are waiting for us!

• groups of up to 15-20 people, min 10 pax

• the cost is 50 euro per person

• from 5 pm to 8 pm or from 7.30 pm to 11 pm

In Partnership with our Real Taste of Tuscany Partners of food, wine and craftmasnhip.

For anyone of these categories, we can organize a detailed and personalized itinerary, workshop o class created only for your needs from our staff to let you discover deeply our region from an insider’s point of view.

Contact us at info@realtasteoftuscany.com and we will send to you our proposals of courses and meetings for 2014-2015 seasons, or fill the form below and we'll answer you immediately.