I had a wonderful time with Pat and Paolo at their beautiful home in Agliati. The week was even better than I expected. Pat and Paolo are both so welcoming, friendly and make you feel like you are visiting friends who are showing you around their area and you are cooking a meal together at night time. It was nice... More

I took this trip with a group of 7 more ladies who have all been friends for many years. We went on some lovely excursions in the mornings and thoroughly enjoyed the cooking classes in the afternoons. The food was amazingly delicious! We enjoyed 3 delicious meals each day. I have tried many of the dishes since I returned home... More

It was a blast. On the dot Paula picked us up in front of the pharmacy in Florence and we took the hour ride to their villa which was "Under the Tuscan Sun" on steroids. The day trips were wonderful as were the cooking classes and eating. The cooking classes started at 5:00 in her beautiful kitchen and I still... More

After arriving in Pisa,our instruction was to take a train to Pontederra where our host,Paulo would pick us up.But there was a train strike so we decided to get a taxi.Before getting in the taxi I phoned Paulo who spoke to the taxi driver and had us taken direct to our destination.This was the start of being looked after.It was... More

Have just finished our stay at Tasty Tuscany. We had a ball with Paolo and Pat who were very accommodating, hospitable and well organised. Pat's cooking lessons were inclusive, fun and were great tasting recipes while Paolo's morning tours were to places that we would not necessarily have known about but we are happy he took us there. Not too... More

We stayed with Pat and Paulo for a four day cooking and sightseeing vacation. The cooking courses with Pat were lots of fun and the dishes we created tasted exquisite at dinner each evening. The residence in on the top of a hit in rural Tuscany with great views. The mix of sightseeing and cooking makes for a fun way... More

My daughter and my 3 best friends had the week of our lives! Pat and Paolo were superb hosts and excellent teachers. The amazing hilltop villa and its' surroundings are breathtaking and so tranquil that it makes it an ideal place to "decompress" from busy lives. The cooking class does more than teach you how to cook such wonderful food,... More

Over a year ago my friend decided she wanted to go to "cooking school" for her 60th birthday. She asked me, a friend whose normal rule of thumb is to cook with 5 ingredients or less, to go with her and 3 others. It has been my lifelong dream to go to Italy so I jumped at the chance. Clearly... More

We just returned from a wonderful trip to Europe and the highlight was our week at Tasty Tuscany. The entire week was so well organized and they were very accommodating. We all wanted to see Pisa and Paolo had no issues changing the schedule to allow that. Pat is such a fine teacher and cook and was very patient with... More