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Baller Status: Eat through Italy with the Michauds
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Baller Status: Eat through Italy with the Michauds
Got an extra $4995 lying around? (And, really, who among us doesn’t?) There’s a seat waiting for you on a six-night food-stuffed journey to Fraciacorta, in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, this September.
"Our goal was to design an authentic and intimate culinary experience, with lots of laughter and memories to last a lifetime," say the trip's hosts, Osteria chef Jeff Michaud (right) and his wife, Claudia. So accommodations are at a restored agriturismo — that's a working farmhouse that doubles as a small hotel — and all meals, whether at Michelin-starred Frosio or at Claudia's mama's house, aim to connect the travelers to the people that produce them. All food, wine, hands-on cooking classes with Michaud and day trips (Venice, Verona, Parma) are included in the cost of the trip. Enviously gander at the full itinerary after the jump, and if you’ve got the green, make reservations now — there are only 10 spots available — by emailing cibus.italy@gmail.com or calling 267-693-5313. Then let us know if you need company. Meal Ticket's escort rates are very reasonable.
ITINERARY
Trip To Franciacorta
September 3rd through September 10th, 2011
DAY 1 - Sunday September 4th
Airport pick-up (see tips below)
Check-in and Lunch at the Agriturismo “The Farmhouse”
Time to relax - outdoor pool available
Dinner at Michelin Star Restaurant “Frosio”
DAY 2 – Monday September 5th
Italian Breakfast
Visit Costaripa winery with owner Mattia Vezzola
Aperitivo- Italian Style
Lunch on Lake Garda at “Trattoria Al Porto”
"Hands on" Cooking Class in the afternoon followed by Dinner
Wine tasting with Matteo Donadoni
Special Guests: Antonio from “Ristorante Loro” and Andrea Forcella from “Ol Fa”
DAY 3 - Tuesday September 6th
Italian Breakfast
Day trip to Venice with cruise on The Canal Grande
Shopping at the local fish and vegetable market
“Cicchetti e Ombra” Lunch Venetian Style
"Hands on" Cooking Class in the afternoon followed by Dinner inspired by Venice
DAY 4 - Wednesday September 7th
Italian Breakfast
Morning in Verona (site seeing and shopping)
Italian Aperitvio
Free Afternoon
"Hands on" Cooking Class in the afternoon followed by Dinner
DAY 5 - Thursday September 8th
Italian Breakfast
Day trip to Parma
Visits to the Prosciutto di Parma and Parmigiano cheese producers
Lunch at “Trattoria La Buca”
Dinner at Michelin star restaurant “Osteria Della Brughiera”
DAY 6 - Friday September 9th
Italian breakfast at Andrea Forcella’s place “Ol Fa”, best spot for cornetti and cappuccino
Lunch at Claudia’s moms house
Escursion to Bergamo “Citta’ Alta”…the old town
Dinner at Osteria Le Cantine D
DAY 7 Saturday September 10th
Italian Breakfast
Departure for the Airport
TIPS: We highly recommend to fly to Milano Malpensa (MXP).
We arranged a pick up at the Airport at 11 am on September 4th and one transfer to be to the Airport by 8:30 am on September 10th.
PRICE PER PERSON IS $4995, BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY, AIRFARE EXCLUDED.
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