Eating and Drinking though Piemonte

Overview

This tour is personally hosted by our expert in Italian food and wine; Pamela – an acclaimed American cookbook author on Italian cuisine, who moved her family to Italy 15 years ago.

"Truffles and Risotto" is held only one week each year, in the height of Italy's famous white truffle season. Enjoy visits to a twelfth-century Cistercian abbey where premium rice has been grown for centuries and take part in a cooking class and luncheon with a Contessa. Explore the charming cosmopolitan Torino and the quaint town of Alba. Experience the the heady discovery of the fragrant white truffle while hunting in the woods. Some of Italy's best wines are from this region, to be sampled in a wine country visit to Barolo and Barbera.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Personally escort by Pamela - acclaimed American cookbook author
• Introduction to traditional foods of the region
• Hands-on cooking lessons
• Visits to many artisan food purveyors
• Free time to explore the surrounding small villages

ABOUT the EXPERT(s)

CLICK HERE for Pamela's Bio

INCLUDES

• 5 nights hotel accommodations
• 5 breakfasts, 5 lunches, and 5 dinners
• Wine served with lunch and dinner
• Tastings and cooking lessons as described in the itinerary
• All ground transportation during the tour 

• International airfare
• Airport transfers
• Meals and beverages not included in the itinerary
• Passport fees, travel insurance. Or other items of a personal nature
• Gratuities for Guides or Drivers