Cooking School Vacation in Tuscany, Italy

Business Wire, April 6, 2000

News, Travel & Lifestyle Editors/Food Writers

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2000

Dream vacations for food lovers are being offered by Essence of Italy.

Beginning this week and continuing through the spring and fall culinary programs are held at La Bottega del 30 in Tuscany, Italy. Becoming more and more popular, Americans are venturing out to the small towns in Chianti, Italy to experience the true Italian way of living and cooking.

La Bottega del 30 Restaurant, recognized by Michelin Guide, has constructed an actual cooking school with the advantage of a very large and modern kitchen. Morning classes are full-participation and hands-on learning. Each class concludes with lunch, sipping wines and tasting olive oil pressed right on the premises. Authentically decorated, the school consists of a dining room, library, original wine cellar, its own herb garden and terrace.

The weekly programs include seven nights lodging in your own apartment with breakfast, five lunches, five dinners and two escorted excursions, located in a charming village 20 minutes from Siena, one hour south of Florence. Price per person, double-occupancy: $2,550.00. Send for color brochure and more information to: Diana Place, Essence of Italy, P.O. Box 986, Boca Raton, FL 33429 U.S.A., Tel. & Fax 888/213-5678, www.essenceofitaly.com, email: essenceofitaly@worldnet.att.net.

Essence of Italy is owned by Diana Place, an American who has traveled extensively in Italy for the past 12 years. Sharing her knowledge of the Tuscan region for six years now she specializes in personal itineraries for those in search of unique Italian experiences.