UPCOMING CLASSES & TRAINING PROGRAMS
PLEASE NOTE:
FROM MARCH 22TH, 2022
ALL OUR ENGLISH COOKING CLASSES & TRAINING PROGRAMS
WILL BE CONFIRMED BY OUR CHEF ONLY ONLINE!
7 DAYS VEGAN CHEF CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Take a huge step forward as a plant-based home chef or master italian vegan recipes like a pro! Join us for an online 7 days professional course and learn: plant-based cuisine fundamentals, knife skills, macrobiotic philosophy knowledge (in terms of good food combinations and food energies), how to make ingredients from scratch (plant-based milks, Seitan, Tofu..) and most famous italian vegan plant-based recipes (Pasta, Pizza, Savory pies, italian Pastry..). Lots of our students, after attending this professional program found a job in the vegan industry or opened their own vegan organic business.
Here you find the 14 modules included:
1. Vegan recipes for parties and buffets
2. Desserts
3. Breakfast recipes and chilled dessert
4. Homemade plant-based milks (Rice, Oats, Almonds)
5. Vegan fresh pasta and sauces
6. Typical tuscan recipes
7. Homemade Soy Milk and Tofu
8. Homemade Seitan
9. Homemade lacto fermented veggies
10. Seaweeds
11. Light & super healthy vegan recipes
12. Bread, Pizza and Focaccia from scratch
13. Savory pies
14. Vegan recipes for intolerants and allergics
P L A N T - B A S E D I T A L I A N S P E C I A L T I E S C O U R SE
3 DAYS Cook-along intensive session ONLINE
6 CLASSES - 2 classes per day (about 5 hours each day):
Vegan fresh pasta from scratch
Homemade vegan cheeses
Quick & healthy italian recipes
Traditional tuscan specialties
Savory pies
Italian pastry
All classes will be practical, you will be fully involved during the preparations of all recipes, following the Chef's instructions. As soon as you will book this program we will send you a detailed list of kitchen tools and ingredients you will need to prepare few days before to join us.
Final diploma.
Vegan Organic Cooking School in Tuscany
VEGAN ITALIAN CUISINE & TUSCAN SPECIALTIES CLASSES
During our hands-on recreational classes, we focus on healthy lifestyle tips and try to encourage people to eat better.
You will be fully involved making some of the most famous italian and tuscan recipes in their best vegan and healthy version, plus a tasting in the end is included! We only use seasonal, organic, local, fresh ingredients and avoid processed foods. You do not need to be a professional chef to join us.
Most requested half day classes:
ITALIAN FRESH PASTA
(from scratch!)
with TRADITIONAL SAUCES
Tagliatelle, Gnocchi, Stuffed Ravioli
TUSCAN/ITALIAN Specialties
ITALIAN PASTRY CLASS
BREAD, PIZZA AND FOCACCIA
(from scratch!)
VEGAN HEALTHY & BALANCED
GLUTEN FREE RECIPES
EASY ALKALINE DETOX RECIPES
ITALIAN SOUPS
QUICK & HEALTY VEGAN RECIPES
ITALIAN BAKING
We arrange vegan organic cooking lessons, suitable for groups, couples (hooneymooners also!) and even singles: our classes are the unmissable activity to do in the most attractive region of Italy!
If you are not based in Lucca area, during your vacation, but want to learn, cook or simply taste our delicious vegan foods, our expert chefs can come to your holiday home in Tuscany, for private cooking classes and dinners.
Or you can book a meal
at our cooking school.
So what are you waiting for? Come and spend your next holiday with us!
Cook & eat vegan in Tuscany!
CERTIFICATE TRAININGS & PROFESSIONAL COURSES
We offer Certificate trainings and Professional Courses from 3 to 7 days. These programs are open to everybody and you do not need to be a professional chef to join them. They are truly helpful and full of healthy tips to reach a better mind & body wellness and lifestyle. Attending these courses will help you to find a job into the natural vegan cuisine world, or it will simply improve your skills and your passion for organic vegan cuisine.
7 DAYS ORGANIC VEGAN CHEF
This is our most requested educational course. You will learn the fundamental of organic vegan cuisine to start from: improving cutting and cooking techniques, learning how to cook without loosing all nutritions, learning basic methods to cook grains and legumes, know more about condiments and flavors, making a wide variety of tasty and healthy recipes and much more...
7 DAYS
ORGANIC VEGAN PASTRY CHEF
Our school was the first one in Europe to run an Organic Vegan Pastry certificate program. Our 7 days course is full of fundamental italian pastry techniques: learning perfect vegan dough for cakes and baked desserts, learning how to make a vegan Gelato, making perfect sponge cakes and custards without eggs, improving decorations skills and much more...
FROM 3 TO 5 DAYS GLUTEN FREE
PROFESSIONAL COURSES
Savoury or Pastry
Different educational certificate courses based on the most healthy and simple plant-based recipes transformed into their best
gluten-free version.
We can always personalize courses and schedule a certificate program according to your needs!
MASTERS & ADVANCED COURSES
7 DAYS ITALIAN VEGAN FAST FOOD
This master course is a journey
into the most famous italian
recipes for parties and traditional take-away meals. You will be
fully involved during the
preparation of the famous
sicilian Arancini, neapolitan
fritters, hamburgers, pizza,
piadina, sausages, salami,
mozzarella cheese... and everything is plant-based and made from scratch! This is a useful training program either if you are only passionate to vegan cuisine or want to work as a Chef into
organic vegan cuisine world.
A certificate is included in the end.
6 DAYS FOOD THERAPY COURSE
Our 6 days Food Therapy course consist in theorical and practical days about healthy, macrobiotic vegan foods, following ancient traditional Japanese philosophy of Yin & Yang energies, 5 elements from traditional chinese medicine with connections between organs and seasons, seasons and flavors, cooking techniques and food energies. This program is very helpful to prevent and cure
sickness or bad healthy conditions through healthy food handled
in their best way.
The food therapy program is a full immersion into macrobiotic philosophy and oriental medicine suggestions through healthy food. A certificate is included.
After your graduation as a food therapist you will be able to make consultancies to help sick people or design healthy menus to cure specific pathologies.
LIVE SESSIONS ON MEET at 6 pm (GMT+1 ITALY TIME)
vegan fresh pasta classes series
TAGLIATELLE + RAGU' + PARMIGIANO
Learn how to make Vegan Tagliatelle from scratch and a traditional tuscan ragù. Plus we will make a Parmigiano powder together that is a must on top of any traditional italian fresh pasta.
(2 hours long)
65 € per person
RAVIOLI + TUSCAN "MESSY" SAUCE
Learn how to make perfect Vegan Ravioli from scratch and a traditional stuffing. Plus we will make a traditional "messy" sauce to go on top of any traditional italian fresh pasta.
(2 hours long)
65 € per person
GNOCCHI FROM SCRATCH! TRADITIONAL + GLUTEN FREE
Learn how to make perfect Vegan Gnocchi from scratch, traditional version + gluten free option accompanied by neapolitan sauce & fresh spicy sauce to go on top of any traditional italian fresh pasta.
(2 hours long)
69 € per person
ORECCHIETTE + SPICY BROCCOLI SAUCE
Learn how to make perfect Vegan Orecchiette from scratch and a traditional Broccoletti sauce to go on top of any traditional italian fresh pasta.
(2 hours long)
65 € per person
vegan AUTHENTIC TUSCAN MAINS SERIES
TUSCAN CACCIUCCO + MEATLESS BALLS
Master two amazing tuscan specialties in vegan version! Caciucco is a tasty spiced vegan soup. Meatless balls are perfect for any occasion and you will learn how traditionally we make them!
(2 hours long)
69 € per person
PIZZA!
Learn how to make the real Pizza from scratch!! Discover our rising process secrets and how to reach the perfect consistency. You will be able to enjoy a pizza party at home!
(3 hours long)
79 € per person
FOCACCIA!
Learn how to make the authentic tuscan Focaccia from scratch!! Discover our rising process secrets and how to reach the perfect consistency. Enjoy tasty toppings with simple ingredients!
(3 hours long)
79 € per person
SFORMATI & FLAN (BECHAMEL SAUCE)
Learn how to prepare a perfect smooth italian Bechamel sauce. Sformato is a typical tuscan crustless pie made with Bechamel and cooked vegetables. Learn the vegan version of tasty Flans (tortini di verdure).
(2 hours long)
65 € per person
VEGAN TUSCAN & ITALIAN DESSERTS
VEGAN CANTUCCI + AMARETTI BISCUITS
Learn how to treat yourself with two fabulous type of tuscan biscuits
in vegan version!! Cantucci are usually served with Vinsanto and
Amaretti are perfect next to a cup of espresso.
(2 hours long)
49 € per person.
TAILOR MADE COOKING CLASSES - HOW TO JOIN US ONLINE STEP BY STEP:
1. Click on the "ASK FOR A CLASS" button below. You will be redirected to your email provider. Send us an email with: Preferred topics/recipes + Number/Name of
participants + Date and time when you want to attend + Any other question!
2. You will receive
an email with a class proposal, then a list of ingredients and payment method.
3. Once payment
will be made we will send you an invitation by e-mail, containing a link to connect with us.
4. Prepare your phone or laptop before the session. Open the video call with the link on the device.
5. Enjoy!
After sending a booking request, we will keep in touch to define the menu details and list of ingredients.
Minimum number of persons: 2 - Booking must be made at least 1 day before the class.
Are you a professionist?
Chef or owner of a restaurant/bakery/café
and want to improve yourself
with professional plant-based cuisine?
Are you a nutritionist? A wellness educator? A Food blogger?
Contact us to know more about courses
and classes we can create for your special needs!
ABOUT US
Marina and Stefania, mother and daughter, are the owner's of Gioia di Vivere Cooking School, a non profit organization, set in a warm and traditional tuscan farm surrounded by nature in Lucca town.
Marina is a 40 years experienced chef of healthy and organic cuisine. From 1976 she studied vegetarian cooking techniques and, few years later, macrobiotic cuisine with Michio Kushi. Then Marina run three restaurants in three different italian cities. In 1992 she founded her cooking school to teach healthy cooking fundamentals techniques and plant-based recipes, plus the importance of how food significantly affects our physical, mental and spiritual well-being. From more than 20 years she focused on healthy vegan cuisine.
Stefania is a chef trainer at Gioia di Vivere Cooking School from more than 10 years. She became a popular foodblogger in 2014 and a year later, after a long trip in New York city and a food workshop in Firenze she started to run Gioia di Vivere's vegan classes in english version.
In their cooking school only organic, seasonal, whole, balanced, fresh and delicious food exist and students learn the secret of italian recipes in an healthy and balanced vegan version.
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You will find us in the beautiful city of LUCCA, Tuscany
Adress: Via del Francia, 95 - San Macario in Monte 55100 Lucca, Italy
Nearby places:
Cinque Terre 90 km - Firenze 80 km - Viareggio (nearest seaside)
25 km - Pisa 20 km - Lucca city centre 7 km.
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