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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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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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Platinum Palate™ Showcase: Toscana Saporita Cooking School: The Advanced Class Day 3: Stinco di Maiale (Pork Shanks), Ribollita (Tuscan Vegetable & Bread Soup), Sugo di Cinghiale (Wild Boar Sauce), and More!
There is simply so much to learn and 5 full days at Toscana Saporita for the Advanced Class are spent cooking, cooking, cooking, and did I mention eating and drinking?! One of the breakfast features today were waffles with Nutella … Continue reading
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Platinum Palate™ Showcase: Toscana Saporita Cooking School: The Advanced Class Day 3: Focaccia Dough, Creme Brûlée, Broccoli Rabe, and Time to Mangia!
Some fun composites from Day 3! Alessio J.M. Da Prato (Sandra’s son), a master bread and pizza maker, showing us how to start the dough for pizza and focaccia! Chef Chris Covelli kneading the dough. Tortellini in Brodo Plating the … Continue reading
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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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