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Chef Academy
People love to eat together. Join us at one of our cookery schools, in Puglia, and those of our partners in Sicily & Venice. Let our experts guide you through a friendly, informative and rewarding experience. Whether with friends, family or solo, novice or pro, we have the perfect experience for you.
we also offer catering services for your memorable event...
LAUNCHED FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS IN 2008 FROM A FARM IN THE OSTUNI COUNTRYSIDE, THE CHEF ACADEMY IS NOW A LEADING COOKERY SCHOOL WITH A TRULY INTERNATIONAL APPEAL, ATTRACTING 85% OF STUDENTS FROM OVERSEAS. COURSES RUN FROM 3 HOURS TO FOUR
WEEKS; WE PARTNER WITH THE BEST COOKING SCHOOLS AND RESTAURANTS THROUGHOUT ITALY
Passionate about food? Want to learn a few new ideas?
Day Courses: mediterranean 4 course preparation + lunch or dinner
Day Courses: mediterranean 4 course preparation + lunch or dinner
Day Courses: mediterranean 4 course preparation + lunch or dinner
HALF DAY COOKING COURSE MENU:
STARTERS: SELECTION OF COLD CUTS CHOSEN FROM THE FOLLOWING: CAPOCOLLO FROM MARTINA FRANCA. FRESHLY MADE MOZZARELLE, RICOTTA AND BURRATINE. SEASONED LOCAL CHEESE. FRIED ZUCCHINI FLOWERS FILLED WITH FRESH RICOTTA CHEESE. GREEN AND RED PEPPERS MARINATED WITH OLIVE OIL AND MINT. CUCUMBER, FENNEL AND ORANGE SALAD WITH OLIVES AND WALNUTS. WHOLE-WHEAT FOCACCIA.
FIRST DISH: HOME MADE FRESH PASTA WITH TOMATO, PECORINO CHEESE, PARSLEY AND GARLIC. OR FAVA (BROAD) BEANS PURE' WITH CHICORY, GREEN PEPPERS, SWEET ONIONS, OLIVES AND AUBERGINES.
SECOND DISH: LAYERED EGGPLANT PARMESAN WITH ZUCCHINI, MOZZARELLA, AND CHERRY TOMATOES OF TORRE GUACETO. BRACIOLE WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE (VEAL AND OR VEGETARIAN).
DESSERT: CROSTATA OR TIRAMISU WITH MASCARPONE CHEESE LAYERED BETWEEN COFFEE AND AMARO.
FIRST WE WILL PREPARE TIRAMISU, LAYERING LIQUEUR SOAKED BISCUITS AND MASCARPONE CHEESE AND DECORATING WITH FLAKED CHOCOLATE. THEN WE CONTINUE WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE TOMATO SAUCE, SLOW COOKED TO ENHANCE AND SWEETEN THE FLAVOUR. LEARNING TO MAKE TRADITIONAL HANDMADE PASTA, ORECCHIETTE, IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY; ITS UNIQUE SHAPE (LIKE LITTLE EARS) AND THE COMBINING OF APULIAN WHEAT FLOUR AND SEMOLINA, PRODUCES LITTLE DOMES OF HEAVEN. OUR PASTA PREPARATION WILL BE ENHANCED WITH OLIVES, FOCACCIA, TARALLI AND A GLASS OF PROSECCO!
NEXT WE WILL MAKE ANOTHER SPECIALITY, DELICIOUS EGGPLANT PARMESAN (PARMIGIANA DI MELANZANE) USING THE SWEET TOMATO SAUCE THAT HAS BEEN COOKING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, AND DELICIOUS LOCAL INGREDIENTS.
WHILE PREPARING THE EGGPLANTS WE WILL START TO FRY THE ZUCCHINI FLOWERS FILLED WITH LOCALLY PRODUCED, RICOTTA AND ENJOY TASTING THEM WHILE THEY ARE HOT FROM THE PAN. TIME TO RELAX, SIT DOWN AT LINEN COVERED TABLES FOR OUR RESTAURANT STYLE FOUR-COURSE MEAL AND AWARD WINNING WINES.
PRICES:
1 participant 165 Euros with lunch and wine included
2 participants 135 Euros per person with lunch and wine included
3 or more participant 125 Euros per person with lunch and wine included
seafood preparation + lunch or dinner
Day Courses: mediterranean 4 course preparation + lunch or dinner
Day Courses: mediterranean 4 course preparation + lunch or dinner
Puglian seafood cooking course
Learn how to clean and prepare locally sourced shrimp, squid, baby octopus, cod and "moscardini" which are small fish. You will make the batter and drop the seafood into hot oil and learn how to fry, serve and garnish the dish you have prepared. Enjoy a selection of local cheeses and cold cuts, and organic wines.
PRICES:
1 participant 225 Euros with lunch and wine included
2 participants 165 Euros per person with lunch and wine included
3 or more participant 145 Euros per person with lunch and wine included.
Our professional courses range from 1 to 4 weeks in duration, offering something for all ages and all abilities.
Courses are taught in small groups, with lots of personal attention and dedication to your enjoyment.
Held over five daily classes and one day of local food exploration, “Cuisine Essentials” teaches fundamental cuisine skills to provide you with a solid foundation of cooking expertise. Techniques are first demonstrated by our Master Chefs before you apply them to a number of carefully selected recipes.
This course has been designed to improve your confidence in the home kitchen and provide an essential repertoire of skills that can be applied daily to a variety of dishes. No previous culinary experience is required to apply.
Preliminary Programme:
Day 1: Key knife skills, manage essential ingredients, simple pan sauces
Day 2: Making the perfect home made pasta
Day 3: Red meat preparation and cooking
Day 4: Fish and shellfish preparation and cooking
Day 5: Vegetable preparation and cooking, dish presentation
Day 6: Visit to two wineries with a guided wine tasting, lunch in Gallipoli at the exclusive Puritate restaurant.
At the “Puglia Chef Academy”, nutritionists and diet experts teach healthy cooking principles and their professional applications for balanced cooking.
The Puglia Chef Academy also organizes intensive English and Italian (for foreigners) courses, with specific focus on cooking terminology.
One Week programme at only 1.950 Euros per person, including two field trips to Lecce & Matera with visits to wineries.
B&B rates from 95 Euros/Day
Pizza, panzerotti and focaccia
Day Courses: mediterranean 4 course preparation + lunch or dinner
Pizza, panzerotti and focaccia
Pizza and bread making in the Puglian countryside
Learn to make the pizza and foccacia dough and the panzarotti dough from scratch. Choose your toppings, cook your pizza and foccacia in our outdoor, wood fired pizza oven, deep fry your panzarotti. Enjoy your dishes with a selection of crudeties and salad and a glass or more, of beer or wine.
PRICES:
1 participant 135 Euros with lunch and wine included
2 participants 115 Euros per person with lunch and wine included
3 or more participants 100 Euros per person with lunch and wine included
Our professional courses range from 1 to 4 weeks in duration, offering something for all ages and all abilities.
Courses are taught in small groups, with lots of personal attention and dedication to your enjoyment.
Held over five daily classes and one day of local food exploration, “Cuisine Essentials” teaches fundamental cuisine skills to provide you with a solid foundation of cooking expertise. Techniques are first demonstrated by our Master Chefs before you apply them to a number of carefully selected recipes.
This course has been designed to improve your confidence in the home kitchen and provide an essential repertoire of skills that can be applied daily to a variety of dishes. No previous culinary experience is required to apply.
Preliminary Programme:
Day 1: Key knife skills, manage essential ingredients, simple pan sauces
Day 2: Making the perfect home made pasta
Day 3: Red meat preparation and cooking
Day 4: Fish and shellfish preparation and cooking
Day 5: Vegetable preparation and cooking, dish presentation
Day 6: Visit to two wineries with a guided wine tasting, lunch in Gallipoli at the exclusive Puritate restaurant.
At the “Puglia Chef Academy”, nutritionists and diet experts teach healthy cooking principles and their professional applications for balanced cooking.
The Puglia Chef Academy also organizes intensive English and Italian (for foreigners) courses, with specific focus on cooking terminology.
One Week programme at only 1.950 Euros per person, including two field trips to Lecce & Matera with visits to wineries.
B&B rates from 95 Euros/Day
Private Events
Weddings: Catering , planning , venues we have it all covered for your bespoke event.
Pizza, panzerotti and focaccia
Whether it’s a family get-together, a milestone Birthday or just a treat for friends, get in touch about your private booking. We’ll get straight back to you with helpful tips and advice. You can choose from a cookery demonstration with canapes and drinks or a hands-on cookery workshop followed by a meal and glass of wine. Half-day and full-day sessions are available, or evenings if that suits you better. It often works out around 20% cheaper to book a private event rather than attending a cookery course by yourself. You can also pick a theme if you’d like to try out new recipes and techniques, such as baking, bread making, fish, Kosher, pastry and much more! we can tailor your event for you. Whether it is a themed day or a specific demonstration or menu you require, we can organise it for you. If you have a group who would like to do something a little different then please contact us to discuss. we offer several locations: from large professional restaurant style facilities to smaller kitchens with a more familiar and friendly atmosphere.
Weddings: Catering , planning , venues we have it all covered for your bespoke event.
Weddings: Catering , planning , venues we have it all covered for your bespoke event.
Weddings: Catering , planning , venues we have it all covered for your bespoke event.
Romance In Italy is beyond compare. The individuality of each couple is reflected in the smallest most important details. From fine tuning a beach wedding to arranging a bed covered in rose petals, from extravagant dinners to beach parties of any size, we will create an unforgettable experience with superb cuisine, magnificent natural beauty and meticulously personalised services.
Relax with an in-villa massage or lounge in your garden under the stars while your personal chef prepares a meal of the finest local cuisine, or perhaps float in a chromotherapy tub for two, the possibilities are endless.
Your event is very special to us; we are dedicated to working with you to create an unforgettable experience that reflects your vision. We take pride in providing unique dishes, and seasonally driven cuisine utilizing the finest and freshest ingredients and offering custom made menus that mirror the personal tastes of our distinguished clients.
We at the Chef Academy catering services believes that food uplifts mood, permeates an event with flavour, colour and scent, while food service defines and controls the tempo and pace of your event. The results: nothing less than a cherished occasion for you and your guests to enjoy.
Theme events are our speciality; let us create the ambience to stimulate the imagination of your guests and make of your event memorable and raved about. From a Tuscan Wedding to a backyard barbecue using our Wood-Fired pizza oven, any occasion is worth celebrating in an extraordinary way.
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Team Building: We design corporate events, group coaching and family team building.
Weddings: Catering , planning , venues we have it all covered for your bespoke event.
Weddings: Catering , planning , venues we have it all covered for your bespoke event.
Looking to build relationships with clients or colleagues but want to try something new? Perhaps you are looking to reward or motivate your staff. Maybe you just need a change of scene for your team meetings. When you need a new and exciting way of engaging with your staff or clients, The Chef Academy brings something new and exciting to the table. With a unique menu of corporate events in a fantastic facility we offer the perfect backdrop for a memorable activity. Simply choose your ideal event from our list and contact us to discuss your requirements, from simple cookery course events to fun team-building days.
Weekend & Team building packages can be tailored to individual requirements. Choose a course and the size of your party, nominate your preferred dates and we will do the rest. After tea and coffee on arrival, your group will put on their aprons and move into our training kitchen to enjoy a fun day of cookery. Our cookery events are practical courses and hands on, you will be creating delicious restaurant style dishes. All equipment and ingredients are provided, ingredients are pre-prepared and there is no washing up. Just a fun, inspiring day. Each guest will receive a pack with the recipes and course notes for the day. If you wish to include some content specific to your business, please ask. Our 1 Day Private Cookery Course is a great way to mix business and pleasure, as a team building exercise with your staff, or a fun day with your clients. Packages and timings can be tailored to suit your meeting requirements. Available in Italy as well as in Brighton UK.
Meet us in Brighton Join us for our popular Sunday lunch with friends..
Meet us in Brighton Join us for our popular Sunday lunch with friends..
Meet us in Brighton Join us for our popular Sunday lunch with friends..
WE ALSO OFFER OUR COOKING CLASSES IN BRIGHTON UK, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN.
PLEASE CONTACT US FOR ALL INQUIRIES AND BOOKINGS.
A 5 HOUR EXPERIENCE WHICH INCLUDES A 3 HOUR COOKERY CLASS, WHERE ATTENDEES WORK TOGETHER TO PREPARE A THREE-COURSE ITALIAN SUNDAY LUNCH FOR THE GROUP. UPON ARRIVAL AT COOKERY SCHOOL, ATTENDEES ARE WELCOMED WITH A GLASS OF FIZZ AND SOME NIBBLES. AFTER COOKING, THE WHOLE GROUP SITS DOWN AT LINEN-CLAD TABLES IN A RESTAURANT-STYLE SETTING TO ENJOY THE MEAL THEY HAVE PREPARED THEMSELVES.
HALF DAY COOKING COURSE MENU:
FIRST DISH: HOME MADE FRESH PUGLIESE PASTA (TRADITIONAL ORECCHIETTE) WITH TOMATO, PECORINO CHEESE AND GARLIC.
SIDE DISH: LAYERED EGGPLANT PARMESAN WITH MOZZARELLA, PROSCIUTTO AND TOMATO.
SECOND DISH: BRACIOLE ROLLED BEEF WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE.
WE ALSO OFFER A DIFFERENT SECOND DISH FOR VEGAN AND VEGETARIAN GUESTS. THE ACCOMPAINMENT FOR THE PASTA COURSE, CIME DI RAPE, WHICH IS LIKE A BROCCOLI, AND STUFFED ARTICHOKES OR COURGETTES AS THE SECOND DISH. .
DESSERT: TIRAMISÙ
Chi siamo
Giovanni Fasano
Mary, Dora, Marianna, Luigia, Riccardo, Gianfranco, Adele and many others valuable friends...
Giovanni Fasano
Gio Fasano is the cofounder and managing director of the "Puglia Chef Academy" and author of giositaly.com a blog about healthy food, organic wines, travel and his creative life.
When he’s not eating or cooking, Gio runs his own companies, Green Italy Tours, and Italian Countryside, featured on House Hunters International and USA Today.
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Gio Fasano is the cofounder and managing director of the "Puglia Chef Academy" and author of giositaly.com a blog about healthy food, organic wines, travel and his creative life.
When he’s not eating or cooking, Gio runs his own companies, Green Italy Tours, and Italian Countryside, featured on House Hunters International and USA Today.
Before leaping into the world of food, he worked for several architectural firms and construction companies in Europe and the Middle East. He also worked on weekends at Oddbins in London where he learned about wines from the “new world”.
Gio’s education is varied. He started with engineering at the George Washington University in DC and moved to architecture with a degree from the Catholic University of America. After college he spent a year working on organic farms in Tuscany, where he harvested wine grapes, and planted an olive orchard. In the past ten years he has shared his honest adventures in the kitchen with many guests from all over the world; he has founded the “Puglia Chef Academy” and the “Olive Wood Cafe” in Ostuni as well as a restaurant within his family resort in Taranto (Mon Reve).
When not working on cooking and eating food, he blows off steam (and calories) sailing off the coast of Puglia, where he lives. Gio is an avid supporter of the arts, incurable doodler, owner of too many cookbooks and classic cars and human to Jack and Aaaron , his rescue dogs who serve as the PCA Chief Executive Officers.
We have received a lot of help along the way. Many great chefs have worked on our ambitious projects, as well as our friends and colleagues Dora, Mary, Gianfranco, Angela, Francesca and Maria.
We believe that good food and wine broaden our horizon and give us new perspectives.
Angela Cecere
Mary, Dora, Marianna, Luigia, Riccardo, Gianfranco, Adele and many others valuable friends...
Giovanni Fasano
Angela has not always known that cooking was her destiny, She graduated in software engineering in Caracas, Venezuela, where she was born. After finishing his apprenticeship with the highest marks possible she quickly moved on to work with the Cargill group, the American food multinational conglomerate. Here, Angela developed her love of
Angela has not always known that cooking was her destiny, She graduated in software engineering in Caracas, Venezuela, where she was born. After finishing his apprenticeship with the highest marks possible she quickly moved on to work with the Cargill group, the American food multinational conglomerate. Here, Angela developed her love of fine dining and high quality food..
Fifteen years in this structured environment, where teamwork, precision and uncompromising standards were essential, proved a valuable lesson in both culinary skill and management techniques.
After working with an international mix of people, Angela has moved to Italy where the different tastes and styles of cooking would not only provide a new challenge but also further broaden his culinary knowledge.
Mary, Dora, Marianna, Luigia, Riccardo, Gianfranco, Adele and many others valuable friends...
Mary, Dora, Marianna, Luigia, Riccardo, Gianfranco, Adele and many others valuable friends...
Mary, Dora, Marianna, Luigia, Riccardo, Gianfranco, Adele and many others valuable friends...
We have received a lot of help along the way. Many great chefs have worked on our ambitious projects, as well as our friends and colleagues Dora, Mary, Gianfranco, Angela, Francesca and Maria.
We believe that good food and wine broaden our horizon and give us new perspectives.
We've had a lot of help along the way“
Some of the most well-k
We have received a lot of help along the way. Many great chefs have worked on our ambitious projects, as well as our friends and colleagues Dora, Mary, Gianfranco, Angela, Francesca and Maria.
We believe that good food and wine broaden our horizon and give us new perspectives.
We've had a lot of help along the way“
Some of the most well-known lifestyle personalities and food writers continue to lend us their advice and support as well as food lovers like yourself..
CoOking classes, wine tastings, catering services, excursion
Open your own restaurant...
Try our delicious Pasta Chef and wines...
Try our delicious Pasta Chef and wines...
We can help you organize your own restaurant including training, equipment and menues..
Our courses include theoretical and practical lessons held in the Academy and an apprenticeship in prestigious restaurants, in order to refine and improve the knowledge acquired with us..
Since 2015, the Chef Academy has been bringing rising culinar
We can help you organize your own restaurant including training, equipment and menues..
Our courses include theoretical and practical lessons held in the Academy and an apprenticeship in prestigious restaurants, in order to refine and improve the knowledge acquired with us..
Since 2015, the Chef Academy has been bringing rising culinary talent into the spotlight through its chef residency program in Ostuni, The principle is similar to an artist residency, we invite young chefs for a three to six-month residency program where they can spread their wings, define and refine their culinary identity, and express themselves in their name. The Chef Academy has invited both local Italian chefs and chefs from countries around the world: Israel, Estonia, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Ireland, and Ukraine, to name just a few. For us, cooking is about being open to others and to the world. The goal is also to create bridges among different cultures…
Try our delicious Pasta Chef and wines...
Try our delicious Pasta Chef and wines...
Try our delicious Pasta Chef and wines...
Pasta Chef
OUR DURUM ORGANIC WHEAT SEMOLINA PASTA OFFERS ALL THE FULLNESS OF TRADITION, ENHANCED BY THE CHOICE OF SUPERIOR WHEAT...
Infact, we select high quality organic flours and semolina suitable for any type of recipe, so you can cook with the professionalism of great chefs. A complete range for all tastes, from white flour to whole wh
Pasta Chef
OUR DURUM ORGANIC WHEAT SEMOLINA PASTA OFFERS ALL THE FULLNESS OF TRADITION, ENHANCED BY THE CHOICE OF SUPERIOR WHEAT...
Infact, we select high quality organic flours and semolina suitable for any type of recipe, so you can cook with the professionalism of great chefs. A complete range for all tastes, from white flour to whole wheat or multigrain flours.
PASTA CHEF
MASS MANUFACTURED PASTA TAKES TWO HOURS TO MAKE, ARRIVING AS FLOUR AND LEAVING IN A PLASTIC BAG...OURS TAKES TWO DAYS.
Our Schools
Try our delicious Pasta Chef and wines...
Our Schools
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Venice/Treviso
London/Brighton
Matera
please take a look at our amazing guests' reviews
Reviews from Tripadvisor
November 2022 Alisa. Albany
This was my first cooking class in Italy so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was traveling with my daughter and we are both cooks. Gio was so warm and accommodating. I even had to change the date of my original booking and he helped me work it out, even encouraging me to come on a day that he thought would be more interesting for me and my daughter. I can’t say enough about what a wonderful an afternoon it was. We learned how to cook many dishes, but more important was the company and the wonderful meal we shared outdoors at this beautiful villa. the whole team was warm, inviting, generous and yet very skilled and inclusive. I am looking forward to more classes with Gio when I get back to Italy which will be soon I hope.
September 2022. Sue. Melbourne. Australia.
Fabulous cooking experience. I cannot rate this experience high enough. It was definitely one of the loveliest cooking classes I've done. Very authentic and run by kind and generous people. I was picked up from my hotel by friends of Angela's and they were absolutely delightful. Angela, Gio and Maria greeted us with a friendly relaxed welcome. Everything rolled along in such a calm organic way. I felt like I had gone to a friend's house for lunch. The recipes were surprisingly simple but ohhhh do yummy. Be warned to bring a cooler bag because you won't be leaving empty handed. Sooo much food...
July 2022. Colin.
So fun! Gio and team were incredible and food was amazing. We cooked tradiitional Puglian food and were stuffed by the end. Gio is also hilarious. 10/10.
Feb 2022. Bez
Great cooking class. The cooking class was perfect! We prepared a bunch of traditional dishes together and everything was delicious. Giovanni speaks English very well.
Aug 2021. Phill London
Outstanding! Gio and his team came and cooked for us twice at a private villa; fantastic food, great staff, excellent experience. Would highly recommend.
September 2020 Sophie B
We had an amazing time with Gio and Luiga at his home in Ostuni. We made orecchiette, braciole, parmagiana di melanzane, stuffed courgette flowers and tiramisu! The food was amazing, wine free flowing and they welcomed us into the home like we were family. Would definitely recommend this cooking course as a way to spend half a day whilst in Puglia.
October 2019 Zackary Austria
Highlight of my Holiday!! Had such an incredible time learning to cook some italian dishes with my mum here, including making pasta by hand! Gio, Francesca and Angela were the perfect hosts and teachers. It was a very fun (and very informative) night of delicious food, amazing wine, and incredible company - couldn’t have asked for a better evening! Highly recommended!!
