Cooking with the stars

Cooking with the Stars is a project born from a decade of experience in organizing engaging special and unique tailor-made food and wine events. The strength of Cooking with the Stars is the ability to plan any type of private event in accordance with the needs, preferences and expectations of the customer regarding the food and wine experiences to be lived in the Tuscan territory having as a background a privileged cultural context .

Cooking with the Stars offers engaging experiences that will remain etched in the heart, creating unforgettable memories: the experiences are designed to include the cultural and landscape context of the Tuscan territory, offering the possibility of access to historical and particular private locations, artisan workshops and art studios, companies of production of fine Tuscan products, without forgetting the breathtaking landscape of the Tuscan territory.

All the proposed experiences are personalized, special, unique and private.

EXPERIENCES

 

FOOD & WINE EXPERIENCES in fairytale locationsCooking with the Stars is able to create unforgettable food and wine experiences tailored to every need. The proposals range from wine tasting in wine cellars set up in underground spaces built by the ancient Etruscans to sensory tastings in wineries with a particular and unique heart-shaped vineyard. Other proposals are romantic candlelit dinners with wine tasting on the panoramic terrace of a medieval tower in the historic center of Florence.

 

COOKING CLASS with Michelin-star Chefs

 

With Cooking Class you will be the protagonist. You will be accompanied in the creation of tasty traditional Tuscan dishes or gourmet dishes, which you can then propose to your loved ones and surprising them on your return home. The cooking classes take place in prestigious and exclusive locations or in characteristic Tuscan farmhouses that will serve as a location for unforgettable culinary experiences. You will learn the secrets for the preparation of different types of pasta and delicious Tuscan dishes from renowned chefs or grandmothers.

 

FAMILY & FRIENDS

Feeling the scents of Nature while the sun colors the landscape creating a unique atmosphere is the background of Family & Friends Experiences. Cooking wirh the Stars offers pleasant picnics among vineyards and carriage rides in the countryside to admire the splendid Tuscan sunsets, to share exciting and engaging moments to discover the flavors and aromas of the Tuscan territory that you will not forget.

 

SOUL AND WELLNESS

Reaching a new balance thanks to contact with Nature, rediscovering yourself by dedicating time exclusively to your well-being with experiences that harmonize body and mind thanks to relaxing or natural revitalizing paths. Different experiences wait for you for your well-being such as massages in the vineyards, gong baths (sound therapy) with Tibetan bells, meditation at sunset and silent trekking in sacred woods.

 

FOOD, WINE & ART EXPERIENCES

There are many ways to get to know the Tuscan territory that allow you to appreciate its history from different points of view. Tuscany is a unique region of its kind, just as the emotions it gives you are unique. With Food, Wine & Art Experiences, art meets food and wine for a completely new cultural taste of the Tuscan territory. Cooking with the Stars offers exclusive dinners in art galleries, drawing and painting lessons in an artist’s studio or en plein air, photographic itineraries among suggestive Tuscan views, or the possibility of creating your own bottle of wine. Obviously, every artistic experience includes convivial moments of  food and wine pleasure.

 

MEET THE PRODUCER 

People, their stories, craftsmanship are the fundamental pillars on which the quality and success of a Tuscan product is based. With Meet the Producer Experience you will be able to get to know the Italian food and wine excellences told from the unique point of view of the producer, who will welcome you as a special guest in his company, revealing his experience and anecdotes about his job. You will be able to know directly the secrets of the production of craft beer, cheeses, fine Tuscan cured meats and hams, chocolate, saffron, all of course, combined with delicious tastings of the products.

 

FOOD & ARTISTIC CRAFTSMANSHIP

Tuscany is known for a fine artistic craftsmanship coveted all over the world. In fact, walking through the alleys of Florence, Siena, San Gimignano and other small towns it is common to come across shops with a long tradition in the production of high quality artifacts, many of which are exhibited in various museums around the world. There are shops of goldsmiths who have created jewels for kings and queens, for Hollywood films and artists, workshops of potters with truly precious artifacts, perfumeries where you can order a personalized perfume, not forgetting to point out the coveted Florentine leather goods. Cooking with the Stars offers private visits to the most interesting artisan workshops to learn about the ancient techniques of artisan production with the possibility of lunch in places that were ancient centers of artistic production and that still preserve tools and objects of the time.

 

FOOD & WINE with a view

Good wines, gourmet food and stunning views will be the setting for a dream experience. Ideal for the most demanding  people and for lovers of beautiful things, Food & Wine with a view will amaze all your senses leaving you speechless. Cooking with the Stars offers romantic dinners on panoramic terrace from which to admire the splendor of Florence and its surroundings. It is also possible to organize dinners with Florentine nobles in their elegant residences and period buildings or to live a meditation wine tasting experience in a medieval tower.

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

The company develops private events together with the client according to his needs and preferences. Enjoy the unique and exciting atmosphere of a classic concert played in the refined halls of elegant historic Florentine houses, followed by a romantic and nostalgic candlelit dinner. Locations can also be the perfect backdrop for corporate team building activities.

 

SERVICES

Cooking with the Stars has a team of high-level partners who are able to guarantee excellent quality services, from transport in elegant and modern chauffeured cars, to food and wine experts such as chefs and sommeliers, as well as expert tour guides. All services are tailor-made and allow to perfectly satisfy the customer’s expectations

Contact us to tell us about your dreams, we will give exclusive attention to all the details to make them  realized. And we don’t stop here, we are always looking for new experiences to amaze our customers.

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INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS

For information and requests for private experiences leave name, email, telephone and description of the event of interest, you will be contacted as soon as possible. We would be happy to create an ad hoc experience for you.