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BECAUSE THEY HAVE FUN

This is Susanne Dillingham today. When I first met her, in 2004, she was a tiny 18 years old girl attending the professional culinary program and I was one of
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School & Cooking Friends

WHAT LAURI WROTE ABOUT US..

GNOCCHI AND PESTO, AND TIRAMISU, OH MY! https://redbootsinc.com/2019/11/19/cooking-in-florence/ ” We just returned from amazing trip to Italy. One of the highlights was a cooking class we took in Florence. The
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Second Courses Recipes and Stories

ROSOLARE

There are some cooking terms which are un-translate-ble from English to Italian and others  from Italian to English. To bake is translated in Italian with a phrase: mettere in fornoTo baste the turkey in Italian
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About Marcella

THE BOOK IS READY, FINALLY!!!

Dear Friends, I am happy to tell you that Finally the book is ready! Italian Cuisine Through Time ad Space:400 pages, divided in 20 chapters (named ”stages”), distinguished by different colors,
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About Marcella

LAVORARE E’ BELLO

Se penso agli ultimi mesi, sento il ronzare di un tornado nelle orecchie.I lavori di ristrutturazione,  la scuola che sta crescendo, le tantissime lezioni date ( qualcuna ricevuta) e le
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School & Cooking Friends

WORDS AND PHOTOS

Last July Mahmoud rang the bell in a hot afteroon, while there was a class held at GiglioCooking.He came in with a  kind smile, to ask information about the school.
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School & Cooking Friends

“WHAT DO YOU PREFER, MORTAR OR BLENDER?” – “YES!”

–  I don’t know much…. just enough to be dangerous – It is the Motto of Becky.With the lesson at GiglioCooking she added one more thing to her knowledge:  which
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School & Cooking Friends

WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH OURSELVES…..

……also when we cook.Leila and Ben are attending the monthly course this October.Leila is a Costarican from USA and Ben is a French from USA.Girl and boy, different, as any
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Second Courses Recipes and Stories

COOKING IS A LANGUAGE, BY EMILY REESE

This pretty girl is Emily Reese. She is a poet…. but se doesn’t know.The title was her phrase of “debut” right at the beginning of the class, as she was
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Marcella Ansaldo

Native of Giglio Island, Marcella has founded and directs the school GiglioCooking in Florence, with simpathy, passion and energy.