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2012 COURSE DESCRIPTION:
We have two types of full-week classes, which are available throughout most of the year and are offered according to a pre-set schedule (see Calendar). Our full-week classes are:
• Lecce Classes. Our most typical and most popular class is a small-group (7 students or less), full-week course held at our charming school in Lecce.

• Castle Classes. A few times a year, we will have some special courses that are held at a wonderful Mediterranean Castle a few kilometers from the Adriatic, RIGHT IN THE CENTRE OF A SMALL SOUTHERN ITALIAN TOWN!

Playing a very active role with this small town is the driving force of our all our castle weeks, as well as a theme for the week, such as our school’s birthday or our new wine programme. See the central pull-down for more details. Pricing info below.

Wondering which course is best for you, a week at the Castle or ‘La Settimana Tipica’?
"Specializing in small, intimate hands-on classes based on personalised instruction and individual attention."

SPECIAL WEEKS:
There are no “typical weeks” at THE AWAITING TABLE, what with seasonal variations in food, local festivals, etc. However, we often host special guests or accommodate special events which are so unique that they deserve their own category, and, upon occasion, pricing. In 2011, we are proud to be offering three very special and very unique courses available no where else:
• Terronia: the new wine school of Southern Italy Held at the castle. See calendar page for dates and details.
• THE AWAITING TABLE BIRTHDAY PARTY. Held at the castle. Our birthday each year is a high point, but it’s also when we make the tomato sauce for the year (see gallery for pictures). We put on some fun music, crack up some farmer’s wine and get busy canning. At night we jump into the Baron’s pool, leaving a grease slick across the surface of the water. Easily the most fun of the year. Space is limited.

DAY, WEEKEND, OR CUSTOM CLASSES:
Upon request, we also offer Day Classes or Custom Classes (built around your special event). Our Day, Weekend or Custom Classes are only available upon request during any time not already scheduled. If interested in a Day, Weekend or Custom course, please contact us and we will gladly work with you to create a special event just for you and your group. Pricing info below.

• DAY CLASSES. Available upon request. Typically for Day Classes, we’ll meet under the statue of Sant’ Oronzo at 10.a.m. and then start the day with coffee (and/or Granite) at Gracious Antonio’s. We’ll do an overview of the day, answering any questions you may have. We’ll head on to the market to meet our vendors, Simone our green grocer, Sandro our butcher, and on.We’ll head back to the school and make fresh pasta together in the stable kitchen, for both lunch and dinner. We’ll prepare lunch together, and depending on the season, either eat in the stable, the wine cellar or the garden.We’ll give you a break, for a nap back at your room and then meet in the main piazza for a talk about the duomo, Santa Croce and the city’s main square. We’ll head back to the school and prepare dinner, the excellent local wine flowing the entire time. We’ll decorate the wine cellar with a hundred brass candles and really do up dinner, sitting down at around eight, but going late. And then we’ll walk you back to the short walk back to the city’s main square.

Occasionally, we will add Special Classes to our normal calendar. These classes are usually set around special guests or special events and are usually announced in our newsletters.

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2012 PRICING INFO
Lecce Classes
 Price: 1695 Euro for all week long classes (does not include housing but we do give you all the info you’ll need to book it, easily).
By far our most popular class. Our most common class is a small-group, full-week course located at our facility in Lecce. Please see Calendar for booking information, class schedules, and availability. Full details are on our cooking class vacation page.

Castle Classes
Price 1695 Euro (not including your room at the castle but once booked with us, we’ll show you how to do it in a breeze).

TERRONIA, THE NEW WINE SCHOOL OF SOUTHERN ITALY
1695 per person. (does not include lodging)
Contact Us for more info.

Day Classes
Price: 295 EURO
Tuition for Day Classes covers coffee, trips to multiple markets, both lunch and dinner and all wines and hand-made liqueurs. What it does not cover is transportation of any kind, or lodging of any kind.

We’ll meet under the statue of Sant’ Oronzo at 10.a.m. and then start the day with coffee (and/or Granite) at Gracious Antonio’s. We’ll do an overview of the day, answering any questions you may have. We’ll head on to the market to meet our vendors, Simone our green grocer, Sandro our butcher, and on.

We’ll head back to the school and make fresh pasta together in the stable kitchen, for both lunch and dinner. We’ll prepare lunch together, and depending on the season, either eat in the stable, the wine cellar or the garden.

We’ll give you a break, for a nap back at your room and then meet in the main piazza for a talk about the duomo, Santa Croce and the city’s main square. We’ll head back to the school and prepare dinner, the excellent local wine flowing the entire time. We’ll decorate the wine cellar with a hundred brass candle sticks and really do up dinner, sitting down at around nine, but going late, probably after midnight. And then we’ll walk you back to your room

Contact Us for more info .

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The Awaiting Table Italian Cooking School offers cookery courses in Lecce, Italy. In our Italian cooking classes, learn regional pasta, wine, and savory and succulent dishes. Come be a local: holidays include visits to vineyards and wineries, markets and olive groves in season. The perfect vacation for people who want to be immersed in Italian culture and food.
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