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Culinary Arts



IN VALERIOS KITCHEN: The Best of Umbrian Cooking


Valerio and Arianna
Art Workshop International has been a welcome presence in Assisi, one of central Italy’s most coveted hill towns, for over 28 years. Our community of artists, writers, and other interested people has become a part of the fabric of the town, and we are proud of the relaxed, enriching environment that we’ve created.

AWI now offers a creative culinary course for people who love to cook. During this two-week-long session, Valerio Mogliani, who is the house chef of our headquarters, a 3-star hotel in the heart of Assisi, will help you discover and celebrate the best of Umbrian cuisine.

We’re extremely fortunate to have Arianna Calzolari as our interpreter and guide. A professional part planner and integral part of the hotel’s staff, she speaks excellent English and has lived in the area for her entire life. The cooking workshop offers an in-depth immersion in the finer aspects of Umbrian cooking. Valerio will introduce you to the subtle interpretations of the region’s cuisine. He infuses the re-gion’s famous ingredients - its truffles, olive oil, and wines - into simple, yet elegant dishes that both entertain the palette and please the eye. Included in the workshop are trips to Trevi, Umbria’s olive oil capital; Norcia, home of the black truffle; a tour to a winery, an ingredient-shopping excursion to Bastia, and a class in making chocolates at Perugina.



Culinary Arts Program Details:
Pricing includes shared doubled room with private bath, daily breakfast and dinners at the hotel, and all transportation costs associated with day trips in addition to all cooking classes. Partici-pants arrive Thursday, July 22, depart Wednesday, August 4; two weeks.
5-7 people: $4,650 per person, $350/week single room supplement.
Highlights of Culinary Arts cooking demonstrations and tour:


Thursday, July 23
  • Meet Arianna, the interpreter/planner, and Valerio, the chef of the hotel, after breakfast.
  • Drive to hill town of Trevi, the Umbrian capital of olive oil.
  • Visit an olive oil mill, see how olive oil is produced, taste oils.
  • Free time to explore Trevi.


  • Friday, July 24
    Have breakfast on the terrace of the hotel, and meet with other workshop participants who are taking visual arts, creative writing or Italian language courses.

    In the hotel’s commercial kitchen, prepare an APPETIZER COURSE. This includes typical Umbrian appetizers; bruschetta with garlic, tomatoes, and mushrooms sauce...and a Valerio speciality, spinach and carrots formato.


    Saturday, July 25
  • Drive to Bastia for food shopping and visit a hand-made pasta store.
  • Return to the hotel for the FIRST COURSE (PRIMA), a special homemade pasta, strangozzi alla norcina, and gnocchi al sugo (potato dumplings).


  • Sunday, July 26
  • Drive to Norcia, a longer drive through mountain valleys to the Castelluccio Plain, world famous for lentils. Norcia, home of the black truffle, is also famous throughout Italy for its salami,prosciutto and sausages
  • Visit a "salumificio,” where they make salami.
  • Lunch at a typical restaurant in Norcia.
  • Explore Norcia’s historic centre with its lovely medieval piazza and wealth of food shops.

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    Valerio in his kitchen
    Monday, July 27
  • Drive to Montefalco to visit a winery and sample some of the best wines in Italy.
  • Visit Montefalco’s historic centre, including a magnificent cathedral.


  • Tuesday, July 28 and Wednesday, July 29
  • Days off for all participants. You may take short trips to surrounding towns.
  • Dinner will be served at the hotel for those participants who remain in Assisi.


  • Thursday, July 30
    Resume classes with the MAIN COURSE (SECONDO): preparation of tagliata di bue (filet mignon with wild mushrooms sauce and balsamic vinegar) and traditional torta al testo.

    Friday, July 31
  • Drive to Perugia to make chocolates in the world-famous Perugina candy factory.
  • Visit the chocolate museum with an English-speaking guide.


  • Saturday, August 1
  • In the hotel’s commercial kitchen for DESSERT: preparation of panna cotta with wild berries (frutti di bosco) and green apple sorbetto.

  • Sunday, August 2
  • Slow Italian food” luncheon in Spello sampling balsamic vinegars, wines


  • Monday, August 3
  • Optional trip to Deruta to view world-famous ceramic factories.
  • Farewell dinner at the hotel.
  • This evening, you will receive your "Umbrian Cooking Course Certificate.

  • Dish
    Tuesday, August 4
    Breakfast at the hotel, final farewells, for those who are not staying for another Art Workshop International course.

    Included in the Program:
  • Thirteen nights double accommodation.
  • All breakfasts and dinners.
  • Four cooking lessons.
  • “Slow food” luncheon in Spello
  • English speaking guide.
  • Excursions as listed in itinerary (Deruta extra).


  • Participants are encouraged to attend a two-week visual arts or creative writing class before or after the Culinary Arts course. Or simply prolong your stay, before or after the culinary arts course, if you wish.



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