Published on Dec, 2024
My family consisting of a party of four adults were blessed to enjoy an afternoon cooking with Fulvio.
When the very beginning Fulvio made us feel welcome. He escorted us to his beautiful property and greeted us with a huge smile. He asked us to put our stuff down and wash our hands.
Fulvio proceeded to teach us how to make pasta from scratch! This was such a great treat. After completing the "spaghetti" like pasta (they were a bit fatter than the normal spaghetti). Fulvio then brough a variety of fresh goat cheeses and other types of cheeses, placed slices on a tray and instructed us to add nutmeg, caramelized onion jam, on some of them. After completing the cheese platter, we cut up fresh tomatoes from Fulvio's garden, fresh garlic, and added them to a plate with capers and THEIR OWN GROWN EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL to make bruschetta which was going to be one of our appetizers.
Fulvio asked us to walk with him into his kitchen and we started making a white beans pasta sauce and a tomato base pasta sauce. During all of this time we were using their EVOO. We were laughing and having a wonderful time.
After we were done cooking, Fulvio escorted us to a beautifully set table where we waited for him to serve us three types of wine, two red and a white, the bruschetta with the white beans and the fresh tomatoes and the cheese platter. Dear Lord - everything was DELICIOUS!!! After we were done with our appetizers, he brought us the pasta with the two sauces - i had never tasted such delicious sauces. I do not know if it is the freshness of the tomatoes, the EVOO, or the beans grown without pesticides that tasted AMAZING.
We finished our meal cordially speaking with Fulvio about his adventures as a professional scuba diver instructor in the Philippines and how he went all over the world traveling until he ended up in cooking school to study the culinary arts.
When we said our goodbyes, I promised Fulvio that I would purchase their olive oil. And I did. They shipped it beautifully and carefully wrap - and even despite a small hiccups THEY EXCELED IN THE DELIVERY AND CORRECTION OF the hiccup regarding their AMAZING EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL. Katia treated me with the upmost respect and courtesy during the ordering and delivery process - despite the fact that she was caring for her mom who had a shoulder replacement surgery.
FULVIO AND KATIA ARE TRULY AMAZING!!! If you are considering taking Fulvio's cooking class or ordering their extra virgin olive oil DO IT!!!
I cannot wait to go back to the Tuscany area to do this cooking class again and enjoy the company of Fulvio and Katia.
Fulvio and Katia I wish you both IL MEGLIO SEMPRE. Mille Grazie for everything.
Maria
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