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FRIENDS LIKE BUTTERFLIES

In order in the front photo: Marie Payne, Barbara Richards, me, Judy Motley,  Brenda Pace Repeat visits from customers who later become friends are the most rewarding. It means there’s
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BONNIE &…. JOE

Just to tell… when customers become friends. They, Bonnie and Joe, were friends already. They have been the “best old friends” since tens of years ago. That they were best
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THEY SAY ABOUT US

This is an article that appeared on the Cibotoday website that lists us among the best cooking schools in Florence. Gigliocooking School was opened in 2009 by Marcella Ansaldo, a
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ASMERET AND THE FISH IN CRAZY WATER

“Pesce all’acqua pazza” – fish in crazy water – is a simple preparation, typical of Naples and the Amalfi and Sorrento coasts. It is fish boiled in sea water and
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LAS TRES SEÑORITAS…

…became four by the end of the course. Daniela, Andy and Isabel during the first week of cooking class with the family group “this is love”. See: Smiling, respectuful, always
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THIS IS LOVE!

Marc & Elizabeth decided to take the first week of the monthly course. Against Elizabeth’s expectations, Marc COOKED! not only he cooked: he scaled and gutted fish, the chopped vegetables,
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AMANDA & CHRIS…

… came to Gigliocooking for the second time two days ago, even happier than the first time. They came with their children, the rock-soul drummer Henry and the sweet “white
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TOO NICE!

Holland, Mexico, Brazil, Switzerland… This is not a football tournament. It’s not even a tournament: there’s no competition. These Boys and Girls are cooking: without anxiety, without stress. They are
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THE GELATO DOES NOT GO IN THE STOMACH…

… It goes to the Soul. by Drew Wood, June 16th, 2024. Although the “starch coma” after the pasta workshop, this is what he, the “spicy” boy with the baseball
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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.