The accommodations were spectacular!! The rooms, the kitchen, the dining room and the outdoor venue and views were perfect. We could not ask for a more beautiful location. From the moment we got out of our transportation until we had to leave was truly an experience of a lifetime. Our Chef Franco and his staff were great teachers and supporters and made our time preparing meals thoroughly enjoyable. We made new friendships with other guests as well. Highly recommend!!

This is a review of a week of cooking lessons + accommodations for the week + all meals + all wines, liquors, and liqueurs. The price for all of these amenities was very reasonable.

The week's cooking lessons, the Torre del Tartufo location, and the Tuscookany staff are all beyond compare. The property is beautiful--near Arezzo (which is about an hour's drive from Florence), but remote in the nearby hills. Public rooms and accommodations are beautifully appointed, with the rooms where you stay having lovely views. The cooking lessons are serious and excellent, with a deeply experienced chef who seems to have eyes in the back of his head that prevent culinary catastrophes. The staff is warm, welcoming, and endlessly helpful. The day of touring small businesses that make meats, cheeses, olive oil, wine, and gelato is well structured, instructive, and fun. This is the experience of a lifetime. Sign up!

My husband and I had never been on a cooking vacation, and we absolutely loved it! Chef Franco and Paula were great and so pleasant as well as our host Lena, our go to for anything we needed! The food was excellent, the views from our tower room at Torre del Tartufo were amazing! Paula did an amazing job setting beautiful tables for every meal! The whole experience was simply amazing!!