Cooking with Wine – Florentine Flavors with Chef Chris

Cooking with Wine – Florentine Flavors (Interactive Class)

Florence (Firenze) is the crown jewel of Italy’s Tuscany region. It’s also home to one of Italy’s most delicious regional cuisines–la cucina fiorentina. Taught by the Florence-trained Chef Chris Atwood, you’ll learn to cook these ancient Tuscan recipes—incorporating Italian wines into each fresh-made dish: 

• Olive-Oil Bruschetta Two Ways 

Topped with  

• Warm Chicken Liver Mousse (chicken livers, balsamic, red wine, caramelized onion, sage, rosemary) 
• Cannellini in Bianco — White Beans, White Wine, Sage, Rosemary, Bay Leaf, EVOO, Elephant Garlic, Sea Salt, Dried Peperoncino, Parmesan Rind   
• “Il Peposo” – Tuscan Red Wine & Beef Stew (Chianti wine, peppercorns, juniper berry, bay leaf, rosemary, garlic)
• Vin Santo Macerated Peaches with Honeyed Ricotta 

Class includes the live cooking of each dish and step-by-step instructions from your chef. Wine available for purchase at Leaning Ladder during class. Cooking class inclusions = chef-curated ingredients, your dinner, and clean-up. Chef and server gratuity is not included—always appreciated!