Accommodation in Tuscany at Lavacchio for a farm house holiday in the Garfagnana area of Tuscany offering walking and skiing holidays and cookery and sculpture courses.

Flavours of Lavacchio

One of the highlights of any trip to Italy is experiencing the zing of fresh seasonal produce and dishes born out of a culture dominated by food. At Lavacchio we provide detailed information on local restaurants and artisan products as well as offering you the opportunity to sample traditional Italian cuisine given a contemporary twist.

A Sample Menu

Antipasti
Summer Salad with Goats' Cheese

Primi
Fennel Risotto with Chilli & Ricotta

Secondi
Braised Guinea Fowl with Butter Beans and Radicchio

Dolce
Lemon Verbena Cream with Citrus Syrup

Cafe/Digestivo

Dining at Lavacchio
A candle-lit dinner is served on our covered terrace and begins with a glass of Prosecco as an aperitivo.
We will have discussed the menu with you beforehand, suggesting combinations and utilising whatever is available in the kitchen garden.

Pizza evenings make the most of the old wood-fired oven on the Farmhouse terrace. The meal is a riot of frantic activity, vibrant colour and ringing laughter; the initial demonstration is followed by the full hands-on experience. As the night wears on so the pizza toppings take on a more anarchic tone as you concoct the pizza of your wildest imagination.
Anyone for Banana, Chocolate and Chilli Pizza?

At Lavacchio we produce a range of fruit, vegetables, salads, herbs and edible flowers which are available to our guests. We use these to cook up a variety of tarts, soups, salads and cakes or biscuits as well as chutneys and pickles. We also have our own free range hens and guinea fowl for wonderful organic eggs. We will keep you informed as to what is available.

If you would like to take advantage of a fully catered week, please enquire and we can discuss the possibilies.
We can also arrange trips to Wineries for tours, tastings and lunch.

One Day Cookery Classes at Lavacchio.

Whether you are staying at Lavacchio or holidaying in the area, spend a day talking food, preparing food, tasting food and sampling local wine.

Indulge yourself in a hands-on cookery class on an organic farm in Tuscany. Enhance your culinary repertoire and awareness using fresh seasonal produce from the garden: fruit and vegetables, salads and edible flowers, eggs, meat, wild herbs and funghi. Learn where to shop for fine local products, where to find the best restaurants in the area and where to pick up excellent Tuscan wine.

Example from August 2006

Lunch Menu

Paperadelle with zucchini and chilli
Wild herb and mixed leaf/flower salad
Plum cake

10:00	Introduction, coffee and home baking, recipe files.
10:30	Garden: pick and taste salad leaves, herbs and flowers for the salad, zucchini and chillies for the pasta.
11:00	Kitchen: pasta making demonstration and preparation of lunch.
13:00	Terrace: lunch is served with wine followed by coffee.

Dinner Menu

Crostini with caramelised nectarines and gorgonzola
Ravioli with sun-dried tomatoes, mozzarella and prosciutto
Veal olives Garfagnana
Roasted Vegetable stacks
Cantucci and Vin Santo

14:00	Kitchen: "hands-on" class of ravioli and veal olive making.
16:00	Break for a swim, a walk, a nap or a quiet cup of tea
17:00	Kitchen: making cantucci, building vegetable stacks and assembling Crostini
19:00	Drinks and dinner