Who can understand, by nature, the art of hospitality better than a woman? Traveling around the Chianti, one of the things that strikes you, is the presence of women entrepreneurs, especially in the field of catering. But, as we all know, the creativity of women can not be bound in chains. Consequently some of them have invented a successful, imaginative cocktail, based on instinct, a ‘healthy’ practical sense and enthusiasm. They invented a job which unites the art of catering to that of hospitality. Some owners of important historical dwellings offered their services as cookery experts, organizing private courses for a few days on their ancient, hospitable estates. These are true lessons in the art of cooking where the participants, as in a progressive English boarding school for adults, visit the Chianti, help in the kitchen, learn the secrets of their teachers and then go home, satisfied, having learnt something new which they will soon put to good use.
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See also:

Preserving Chianti Homemade Cooking, Chianti Cooking: The Origins, The Most Famous Butcher of Chianti in Panzano, Chianti Sheep and Pecorino Cheese, The Most Famous Butcher of Chianti in Panzano, Pigs of Chianti – Cinta, San Felice Chef: Antonio Fallini

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