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Platinum Palate™ Showcase: Toscana Saporita Cooking School: Day 5: The Hunt for Tartufi Bianchi (White Truffles) With Cristiano Savini of Savini Tartufi and His Truffle Dog, Giotto
This was one of the greatest experiences in a week full of great experiences! This past year (2015), I actually decided to forego the White Truffle hunt, still swooning from the previous year, and instead went off to explore Cinque Terre … Continue reading
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Tagged Cristiano Savini, Giotto, italy, platinum palate, sandra lotti, Savini Tartufi, tartufi bianchi, toscana saporita, Truffle, truffle dog, truffle hunt, tuscany, white truffles
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Platinum Palate™Showcase: Toscana Saporita Cooking School: The Advanced Class: Day 4: Freshly Made Bucatini Amatriciana, Beef Wellington, and Tiramisu!
After the Tuscan sun goes down, things really start heating up in the kitchen at Toscana Saporita! Tonight, we assembled the Beef Wellington, wrapping in puff pastry, with a mushroom tapenade and mustard coating the inside, then garnished with White … Continue reading
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Tagged amatriciana, beef wellington, bucatini, platinum palate, sandra lotti, tiramisu, toscana saporita
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Platinum Palate™ Showcase: Toscana Saporita Cooking School: The Advanced Class Day 3: Tortelli di Zucca (Butternut Squash-Filled Pasta) Lesson!
This morning we learned to make a classic, elegant Tuscan pasta, Tortelli (think Tortellini are smaller version of stuffed pasta), filled with ricotta and pureed butternut squash. We made them with two different colored pastas we made from scratch. You … Continue reading
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Tagged butternut squash, cooking school, pasta, platinum palate, sandra lotti, tortelli di zucca, toscana saporita
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Platinum Palate™ Showcase: Toscana Saporita Cooking School: The Advanced Class Day 3: Breakfast and Tortellini Lesson!
Day 3 (Tuesday) was also beautiful, so I took a brisk walk-run, totaling 90 minutes, as I knew there was going to be a lot of good food to taste! Back at La Casa Rossa, the aromas of breakfast were … Continue reading
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Tagged bolognese, breakfast, pasta, sandra lotti, tortellini, toscana saporita
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Platinum Palate™ Showcase: Toscana Saporita Cooking School: The Advanced Class: The Rest of Day 2: Brodo, Risotto, Vegetarian Lasagna Bolognese, Gelato, Bread, Pastries, De-Boning, Stuffing a Chicken, and Tuscan Wine Tasting!
After a busy morning and a delizioso lunch, I took a nice hour-long walk around the property, followed by a nice hour long pisolino, or nap! After a shot of espresso, it was time to put my apron back on … Continue reading
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Tagged bread, brodo, chicken, cooking school, gelato, pastry, risotto, sandra lotti, toscana saporita
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