Dates• 18-24September2011

Cooking in Puglia

What is included: Accommodation in a trullo, breakfast and lunch or dinner every day of the course, with local wine, transfers from railway station/airport (Bari/Brindisi) at beginning and end of stay, excursions and tuition fees.

What is not: Travel to and from Italy. One meal a day, dinner on day of arrival, and medical and other insurance.

Groups of three or more sharing a room: special rates apply

© 2011 Alberobello e più holidays

Make the traditional oriecchiette, Puglia’s

favourite pasta

Learn what to do with the catch of the day ... your table awaits the results !

The concept

In a group of ten or so, learn the basics of the traditional cookery of the Puglia region, which draws heavily on fresh local ingredients, notably olive oil.

A taster:

• gethands-onwithpasta,especiallythetraditionaloriecchiete• tacklefreshfish,caughtthatdayintheAdriaticSea,twenty

minutes’driveaway• visitAlberobello’sThursdaymarketandcookuparagùfor

lunch,themeatsaucetraditionallyeatenonthatday• learnaboutthecucina povera,theoriginalwayswithpulses,

breaddoughandtomatoes

The chef

A true character, and chef at the nearby Masseria San Marco in Fasano, Peppino Palmisano will guide you through the above, delighting you with his enthusiastic and experienced approach.

The classes

Peppino speaks Italian and we provide translation into English, French or German (depending on class).

Market day is Thursday

Pugliancookery

Price• €990perweek(plus€100forsingle-roomoccupancy)• €790fornon-cookingpartners

© 2011 Alberobello e più holidays

PROGRAMME

Day 1 (Sunday)Arrival and transfer to accommodationSettle into rooms, welcome drink, presentation of programme and group, dinner together.

Day 2 (Monday)Breakfast Morning: Cookery class - pulses, meat Shopping for ingredients, followed by class and lunch.

Menu:

Purè di fave con contorni di verdure mediterranee Pasta e fagioli Costolette e braciole di maialino locale arrosto Contorni

Accompanying wine: negroamaro

4.30 pm: Guided tour of the historical centre of Alberobello, the famous “Trulli capital”. The town was recognized in 1996 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

• Belvedere dei Trulli and Rione Monumentale Aia Piccoli• Casa D’Amore• Museo del Territorio “Casa Pezzolla”• Rione monumentale ai Monti• Chiesa di Sant’Antonio

www.alberobello.net www.comune.alberobello.ba.it www.trulliland.it www.sylvanet.it

Wine tasting at the Museo del Vino Cantina Albea

www.albeavini.com

Dinner (individual programme)

Day 3 (Tuesday)Breakfast Morning: Cookery class - fish Shopping for ingredients , if possible directly from the fishing boats bringing in the catch of the day, followed by class and lunch.

Menu:

Alici in salsa, frittura di calamari e pesce azzurro, polipo di scoglio alla luciana Cavatelli fagioli e cozze Orate e spigole al forno Contorni

Accompanying wine: verdeca

3 pm: Excursion to Bari and guided tour of the historic old town.

Dinner in Bari

Day 4 (Wednesday)Breakfast Morning: Cookery class - locally grown vegetables (cauliflower, potatoes, peppers, courgettes, aubergines, tomatoes) Class and lunch.

Menu:

Formaggi locali, mozzarelle Parmigiana di melanzane Agnello al forno con patate e lampascioni Contorni

Accompanying wine: primitivo

Afternoon: free Dinner (individual programme

Day 5 (Thursday)Breakfast Morning: Cookery class - traditional special-occasion meal (local pasta and meat) Shopping for ingredients, followed by class and lunch.

Menu:

Antipasti Orecchiette al ragù di carne Braciole e polpette Contorni

Accompanying wine: nero di troia

4.30 pm: Excursion to Martina Franca, beautiful white hilltop village near Alberobello, with its charming crooked alleyways and flowery balconies.

Dinner in Martina Franca, individually or with the group

www.martinafrancatour.it

Day 6 (Friday)Breakfast

Morning free

Excursion to the seaside

5 pm: Cookery class - mediterranean-style dinner (shellfish, swordfish, calamari, mussels, anchovies) Shopping for ingredients, followed by class and dinner/end-of-week party: music and dancing; souvenir of your stay

Menu:

Antipasti di mare Linguina agli scampi Pesce spada alla brace Contorno di verdure

Accompanying wine: rosato

Day 7 (Saturday)10 am: Breakfast and check-out

Practicalities: Dinner can be arranged for the group at local restaurants. We are happy to recommend our favourites.