Workshops
Themed and guest-led culinary experiences
WHEN
November 4-8, 2024
PRICE
Single Room: €3,075 Double Room: €5,450
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Planned activities and schedules may change at short notice due to seasonal rhythms of life in Sicily.
Accommodation at Case Vecchie or one of the nearby cottages, shuttle from/to Roccapalumba train station, indicated lessons, meals, wine and excursions.
Lunch and dinner are served with wines from the Tasca d’Almerita estate. Typical meals and cooking lessons include three or four courses.
Unfortunately we cannot host people with celiac disease or a vegan diet. This is due to the lack of availability of special ingredients in our rural and isolated location.
Airfare and private transportation to and from Case Vecchie are not included in the cost. At the time of booking, please let us know if you would like to book a ride to and from the estate.
Flavors and Colors of the Mediterranean
with Chiara Leto and Kyle Pierce
Join us during this week to celebrate the seasonal Mediterranean ingredients found here in the heart of Sicily at the Anna Tasca Lanza Cooking School. We will explore not only the recipes and cooking techniques of these ingredients, but also understand how they can give color. We will prepare pigments that can be used for dyeing and painting, allowing us to create a seasonal color palette directly from the garden. Chiara Leto, artist and designer, will guide you through this practice of extracting color, whilst Kyle Pierce, resident chef at Case Vecchie, will demonstrate and cook alongside you the recipes of the season using the same ingredients. Come and capture this very special moment, as the landscape transitions from summer to fall here in rural Sicily!
Chiara Leto
is an Italian-English artist and designer who grew up in the countryside, not far from Rome, in a house filled with exotic prints from her father’s travels and her mother’s artwork. Throughout her adult life, she has lived in Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and Europe. Her work is a form of playful escapism that brings to life the colours and shapes discovered on her trips. Chiara’s journey was shaped by curiosity and drive to explore not only different parts of the world but also different facets of creativity. By learning new skills and implementing the most conscious practices, she is redefining how sustainable design looks.
Kyle Pierce
our chef in residence since September 2022, was born in Seattle and joined us after having spent six years leading the Rome Sustainable Food Project at the American Academy in Rome. The experience of working in a community-focused kitchen created by Alice Waters and led by the principles of Slow Food furthered his studies in this style of cooking and sourcing ingredients. At Case Vecchie, he is creating seasonal, fresh and delicious menus for the guests inspired by Sicilian and Mediterranean culinary traditions.
Example Program
Monday
3:00 pm | Arrival and settle in your accommodations
7:00 pm | Welcome aperitivo with Chiara and Kyle… Introduction to the week and a traditional Sicilian dinner together at Case Vecchie
Tuesday
9:00 am | Breakfast
10:30 am | Lunch Cooking Lesson - Walking tour of the Farm, foraging/harvesting ingredients, and returning to the kitchen for the first cooking lesson.
12:30 pm | Aperitivo & lunch
4:00 pm | Workshop with Chiara: Introduction to colors of the landscape and color extraction
7:30 pm | Aperitivo & dinner near at Case Vecchie
Wednesday
9:00 am | Breakfast
10:00 am | Visit cheese-maker and wool project at Marcato Bianco
12:30 pm | Back to Case Vecchie for lunch
4:00 pm | Collaborative kitchen workshop with Kyle and Chiara
7:30 pm | Aperitivo & dinner
Thursday
9:00 am | Breakfast
10:30 am | Mediterranean inspired cooking lesson
12:30 pm| Aperitivo and lunch at Case Vecchie
16:30 pm | Creative workshop: complete individual color palettes and pigments to bring home
7:30 pm: Aperitivo & dinner
Friday
9:00 am | Breakfast + Goodbyes
10:00 am | Check-out
Booking requests
The whole experience, from the accommodations (food, the beautiful location) to all the people we encountered was top notch. The kitchen crew was awesome in every way! I will definitely recommend to friends. David was great, enjoyed his casual style and expertise.
J.N.
David Tanis Workshop
I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and thought the standard of the course was exceptional. I have taken other cooking classes in other countries, and this course was by far more authentic, serious, in-depth and has inspired me.
J.S.
David Tanis Workshop
Everything about the week was worth the effort to get there and the planning was well worth it. It was a week of gourmet eating. The participants were all enthusiastic about being there and that helped make the overall "experience".
S.M
David Tanis Workshop
I loved everything, beyond beautiful surroundings, fabulous food, wonderful instruction and opportunity to learn about Sicilian cooking, as well as the knowledgeable and very helpful staff. The flowing wine and other guests, who just happened to be amazing also added to my exceptional experience!
B.W
Tomato Paste Workshop
We've been telling everybody what great experience we've had at Case Vecchie: breadmaking, Sicilian cooking lessons, daily walks to the winery, visit to the flour mill and ricotta maker and the sheep, your beautiful grounds filled with fruit trees and vegetable gardens and the chicken coop.
Y.W.
Breadcamp
My stay at Casa Vecchie absolutely confirmed for me that my future is in food, I cannot thank them enough for solidifying that for me. My stay at Casa Vecchie absolutely confirmed for me that my future is in food, I cannot thank them enough for solidifying that for me.
J.C.
Pasta Workshop
That was such a great experience and it was so much fun to be with all of you during the week. Please extend my thanks to the entire team who made things so fantastic. I can't wait to get started in my own kitchen!
C.H.
Pasta Workshop
That was such a great experience and it was so much fun to be with all of you during the week. Please extend my thanks to the entire team who made things so fantastic. I can't wait to get started in my own kitchen!
C.H.
Pasta Workshop
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