Join me as we travel to Italy and experience the beauty, culture, and culinary traditions of my family origins and former homeland. We’ll stay in the places I know and love, dine at special restaurants off the beaten path and explore my favorite towns and countrysides in Italy’s many diverse regions. I’ll take you to visit top food and wine producers and taste the finest in regional cuisine. We’ll cook local fare together in hands-on classes and watch as guest chefs prepare authentic regional specialties in private cooking demonstrations. Then we’ll eat, drink and enjoy life in true Italian style. Come with me to discover my Italy and savor the flavor of “la bella vita”.
TASTE TRENTINO CULINARY TOUR
A Food & Wine Adventure in the Dolomites
September 7-13, 2025
This 7-day/6-night culinary tour in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of northern Italy includes trips to Dolomite mountaintops, dining in the finest regional restaurants, visits to top food and wine producers with tastings, hands-on cooking classes with Chef Deborah Dal Fovo and special guests chefs, and much more. This is the perfect trip for those who love the great outdoors, food, wine, and cooking.
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PARMA-MODENA-BOLOGNA FOOD TOUR
The Ultimate Italian Food & Wine Journey
October 19-25, 2025
This 7-day/6-night culinary tour in the Emilia-Romagna region is a full immersion in the 3 culinary icons of Italy to explore the gastronomic and cultural treasures of Parma, Modena, and Bologna with visits to top food and wine producers, hands-on pasta making class, cooking class, and much more. It’s the ultimate foodie trip and taste of the best of classic Italian cuisine. See details here.
TASTE TUSCANY
A Food & Wine Journey in Tuscany
On private group request
This 7-day/6-night culinary tour takes place in the heart of Tuscany—and includes hands-on cooking classes, visits to top food & wine producers, cooking classes and excursions along the countryside for a full immersion into the true Tuscan lifestyle, art, culture of food.
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