Truddhi "hands on" Cookery Course

Carole & Mino Maggi welcome you to Truddhi Casa e Cucina di Puglia, where you can experience the traditional Italian lifestyle and leave the world of tourist traps and neon lights far behind. Stay in one of the fully furnished self catering trullo apartments and relax by the beautiful swimming pool surrounded by olive groves and vineyards.

Minimum 6 persons
Maximum 12 persons

Price €1.500,00 per person based on 2 sharing a Mono or Bitrullo. For Single occupancy €1.700,00.

Includes:

7 nights Bed & Breakfast accommodation at Truddhi;
(Double occupancy in a Monotrullo or Bitrullo including initial and final cleaning, towels changed twice a week)
1 Sunday lunch;
4 Dinners;
Local house wine and water during all meals;
2 Dinners at a local restaurant and a pizzeria;
5 lessons of approx. 4 hours each;
5 light lunches;
Visits to 2 wineries, a cheese factory and an olive oil mill with tasting;
Visit to Alberobello;
Visit to Castel del Monte and Trani Cathedral;
Apron, Folder with recipes and methods in English and Italian;
(It’ll give you the chance to practise your Italian!!)
Transfers to and from the airport, all transport during the week for the organized visits.
Airfare not included.

Periods available
26.04.08 – 03.05.08
03.05.08 – 10.05.08
10.05.08 – 17.05.08
17.05.08 – 24.05.08
20.09.08 – 27.09.08
27.09.08 – 04.10.08
04.10.08 – 11.10.08
11.10.08 – 18.10.08

Day 1 Saturday
Arrival and check in. Welcome Dinner and presentation of the course, time to meet the other guests.

Day 2 Sunday
Buffet Breakfast.
10.00 1st lesson followed by Sunday lunch. Afternoon free. Evening stroll through the historical centre of Locorotondo, dinner in a pizzeria.

Day 3 Monday
Buffet Breakfast.
Visit to the local winery, wine tasting with light lunch.
16.00 2nd lesson followed by dinner.

Day 4 Tuesday
Buffet Breakfast.
Visit to Alberobello light lunch in a typical foccaceria.
16.00 3rd lesson followed by dinner.

Day 5 Wednesday
Buffet Breakfast.
Visit to a local olive oil press, olive oil tasting, visit to a Cheese factory, cheese tasting with light lunch.
16.00 4th lesson followed by dinner.

Day 6 Thursday
Buffet Breakfast.
Visit to Castel del Monte and winery, wine tasting and light lunch. Visit of Trani Cathedral.
(This may be at another place eg. The Grottoes of Castellana )
Dinner at a local restaurant.

Day 7 Friday
Buffet Breakfast.
Shopping in the local market. Light lunch in Locorotondo.
16.00 5th lesson followed by dinner.

Day 8 Saturday

Buffet Breakfast, departure.

The course will be held by Mino Maggi and/or his sister Annunziata (Zia)
They will prepare the traditional recipes handed down by their mother using the original earthenware pots and cooking techniques of long ago.
Most of the fresh produce will be grown in Mino’s garden, we hope!! However everything will be local and seasonal.

The programme may change slightly without notice.