"The word cucina means cooking, cuisine and also kitchen. The cu sound in cucina is pronounced rather like coo (as in cook) and the ci sound is pronounced rather like chee as in cheeky – cu (coo) ci (chee) na."
Juliana Pupazzoni Burman

The "Cucina Club" combines our two loves: Italian language and food.

• It's a full language course with breaks to get into the kitchen and make a complete Italian meal (lunch or dinner).
• It is both a cooking demonstration and a hands-on cooking class
• It is held only on weekends so that we can relax in an informal, fun atmosphere at a more leisurely pace
• We explore gourmet and home-style Italian cooking, with a focus on delicious and well-balanced dishes
• We have two or three courses, e.g., one or two savoury dishes with salad or vegetables, plus dessert or one elaborate course plus an antipasto and/or dessert

What is the format of "Cucina Club"?

We prepare a quick ANTIPASTO (appetiser) and eat it straight away or start preparing a PRIMO PIATTO (first course) or SECONDO PIATTO (second course) or PIATTO UNICO (single more elaborate or combined first and second course) or we can prepare a DOLCE (dessert) and put it on to cook so that it will cool down by the end of the meal.

We prepare another quick dish and eat it and check the progress of the other dishes. We prepare one or two CONTORNI (side dishes – salad or vegetables), while we have our PAUSA (coffee break) and we tantalise our tastebuds by smelling the food cooking. We finish cooking, eating and enjoying our meal while enjoying some informal conversation and while also studying the recipes in Italian. Finally, we sit down to enjoy the rest of the authentic, gourmet Italian dinner that we have prepared. BUON APPETITO! (Enjoy your meal)