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I HAD A VISIT FROM….

Egg Yolk Man & Pushka They showed up the first day of spring with “spring” smiles and the day unfolded…..:folding Ravioli, folding the whipped egg whites in the chocolate batter
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Events & Special Programs

DOUBLE EGG: SATURDAY APRIL 6th. TO NOT MISS!

COLORFUL, DELICATE OR FUNNY… PERSONALIZE YOUR CERAMIC EGG! THEN… PERSONALIZE ANOTHER EGG; THIS TIME MADE OF CHOCOLATE. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FORM YOUR CHOCOLATE EGG UNDER THE EXPERT GUIDE
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School & Cooking Friends

YOU ALWAYS HAVE A WAY OF LOOKING SO SERENE AND OTHERWORLDLY IN PICTURES…

Thank you Louis Anon for your photo and your kind words. One day a dear girlfriend, Sue Campbell,  told me:“I don’t kow if you noticed Marcella…  in your school you actract  only special
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Cuisine & Philosophy

IT’S A PERFECT DAY FOR SEVEN ICE CREAM FLAVORS

Vanilla Basil Chocolate Strawberry before Strawberry after Fiordilatte Parmigiano Reggiano Licorice Watering mouth?
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Love for Food

SWEETBREADS AND SWEET BREAD…

……….have nothing in common. But we made them the same day. In the picture above, the Sweetbreads are sitting together with the brain, while the Sweet bread is rolling under
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Love for Food
School & Cooking Friends

KIDS LOVE TO MAKE PASTA !

They first listen diligently to the explanation (often better that adults….) Then they put their hand in the raw material. Everything from scratch, you can tell! They challenge themselves thorugh
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School & Cooking Friends

A FEAST MENU FOR A GROUP OF FRIENDS

June 12th , 2018RAVIOLI STUFFED WITH MEAT PORK FILLET WITH BALSAMIC SAUCE AND LEEK SAUCE TIRAMISU’ This is the menu chosen by Karen for the cooking party with her friends.  Together with Dave,
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Starters Recipes and Stories

CROSTINI DI BECCACCIA – CROUTONS OF WOODCOOK

Not something you find at the supermarket …The Woodcock is hunted. You must have special hunter friends – like my friend Romeo who doesn’t like its taste – and they
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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.