Italian and Mediterranean chef at Tuscookany
Italian and Mediterranean chef at Tuscookany
Italian and Mediterranean chef at Tuscookany
Italian and Mediterranean chef at Tuscookany
Alice Cornacchini

Italian and Mediterranean chef at Tuscookany

Alice Cornacchini

Chef for the Mediterranean and Italian cooking classes 

Alice was born in Genova, a port city on the Mediterranean sea.  She is a Mediterranean woman at heart with the sea flowing in her veins. Alice studied to be a teacher and earned a degree in Ancient Roman history from the University of Siena.  She embarked on her culinary career as a student by working in local restaurants and discovered her life-long passion: cooking.

Alice Cornacchini

The Mediterranean menu has great variety and the Italian menu is everything you expected to make on a Tuscan cooking course.

In 2001, Alice and her husband, Alfonso, realized their dream of opening their own restaurant – “Le 3 Civette” – located in Parco di Lignano, a beautiful natural reserve park near Arezzo. Alice currently lives in the countryside of Arezzo with her son (Elia), and their dog (Byron).

Alice lives by two mottos when it comes to cooking. First, “Food tells a story.” Every cuisine in the Mediterranean has a specific culinary history, so food has become an expression of that culture, history, and even politics.   If you choose to take the Mediterranean cookery course at Casa Ombuto Alice will teach you the Mediterranean cuisine and also the special stories and their meaning in every ingredient used in the recipes.  

The second motto Alice uses is “Cooking is an act of love.” People express themselves through cooking. Even the same recipe, prepared by different people will be different. Emotion, joy, and love are added ingredients that every person has inside one’s heart that cannot be measured or bought and Alice invites you to join her at the Mediterranean cookery course at Casa Ombuto to show her love for cooking and sharing this with you.

Alice teaches the Mediterranean classes at Casa Ombuto and for select weeks the Italian cookery course at Bellorica and Bellancino

Alice’s menu

Sample of Alice's menu for the Mediterranean and Italian cookery courses

Please note that you will be receiving a cookbook with over 100 recipes and the sample menus below is just an indication to whet your appetite!   This changes depending on the season and group.  If you have something special you have always wanted to learn to make our chefs are happy to see if they can plan this in too.

One week Mediterranean cookery course

Italian
  • Black Crostini
  • Cheese and Bresaola stuffed rolls
  • Tomato Bruchetta
  • Fennel Orange and Olive Salad
  • Potato Gnocchi
  • Trofie Pasta with fresh Spinach
  • Ribolita
  • Tagliatelle with meat sauce
  • Trofi Pasta with Pesto and
  • Eggplant cheese sauce
  • Florentine T-Bone Steak
  • Roast Pork Loin – Arezzo Style
  • Veal Escalopes Alle Pizzaiola
  • Breaded Lamb
  • Ossobuco
  • Chocolate mousse
  • Grandma’s Cake
  • Panna cotta with candied orange zest
  • Zabaione with strawberries
French
  • French Onion soup
  • Salade Nicoise
  • Quiche Lorraine
  • Chicken Provençale Provençale
  • Fish Stew Ratatouille
  • Provencal Rabbit with Tapenade
  • Sea Bass baked in a crust of salt
  • Chocolate fondant
  • Seasonal Fruit Flan
  • Summer Peaches
  • Upside down Apple tart
  • Ice Cream
Spanish
  • Gazpacho
  • Meatballs with chopped almonds
  • Sangria
  • Tomato Anchovy Bread
  • Paella
  • Gilt head Bream baked in salt with Mediterranean herbs
  • Lamb shoulder with dried fruit
  • Salad of roasted red peppers
  • Crema Catalana
Moroccan
  • Eggplant Dip
  • Filo Pastry Egg Parcels
  • Laham Mishwi – Meat skewers
  • Tuna and Egg Brik
  • Falafel
  • Chicken Tajin with pickled lemons and olives
  • Lamb with Dates
  • Moroccan Lamb Stew
  • Almond Macaroons Orange
  • Fruit Salad
  • Mint tea

 

Other Mediterranean dishes
  • Fava bean Soup
  • Harissa
  • Bulgar Wheat salad
  • Tzatziki – Yoghurt and cucumber salad Turkish style baked eggplant

Alice’s menu

Sample of Alice's menu for the Italian cookery course at Bellorcia

Please note that you will be receiving a cookbook with over 80 recipes and the sample menus below is just an indication to whet your appetite! This changes depending on the season and group. If you have something special you have always wanted to learn to make our chefs are happy to see if they can plan this in too.

Italian cookery course at Bellorcia

Anti pasti
  • Tomato Bruschetta
  • Cheese Baked with Prosciutto Cheese
  • Bresaola Stuffed Rolls
  • Potato Salad with Tomato and Red Onion
  • Pecorino Cheese and Peaches
  • Rice Salad of Venus
  • Panzanella
  • Zucchini Flowers Stuffed with Cheese Pecorino
  • Pear Flan
  • Crispy Dough with Tomatoes and Zucchini
  • Chilli Creme Brulee
  • Small Quiche with Pumpkin and Radicchio 
  • Parmigiana
Primi piatti
  • Tagliatelle with Meat Sauce
  • Ravioli with Butter and Sage
  • Tortellini with Sundried Tomatoes, Basil And Mozzarella
  • Risotto with Saffron
  • Pasta E Ceci
  • “ Gran Farro” Soup
  • Tomato Soup- Pappa Al Pomodoro
  • Leek Cream and Gorgonzola
  • Pici with Broccoli, Bacon 
  • Fried Crumbs Pansotti with Nuts
  • Tortelli with Beetroot and Asparagus Cream
  • Potato Tortelli
Secondi piatti
  • Florentine T-Bone Steak
  • Ossobuco
  • Pork Filet with Rosemary, Capers and Anchovy Sauce Pork Tenderloin with Pancetta, Grapes and Walnuts Roast Pork Lion-Arezzo Style
  • Wild Boar
  • Chicken Salad with Peppers
  • Supreme of Chicken with Eggplant Carpaccio Swivels
  • Hunter’s Style Rabbit
  • Saltimbocca Alla Romana
  • Veals Rolls
  • Chicken Bocconcini in Red Wine
  • Baccala 'Alla Fiorentina
  • Turbot Fillet with Olives
Piatti verdure/Vegetables
  • Grilled Vegetables
  • Roast Potatoes with Aromatic Herbs Slow-Roasted Tomatoes with Garlic and Oregano
  • Cannellini Beans in Tomato Sauce
     
Dolci
  • Chocolate Mousse
  • Grandma’s Cake
  • Zabaione with Strawberries
  • Creme Caramel
  • Tiramisu
  • Panna Cotta
  • Rice Milk and Raspberries
  • Chestnut Mousse with Persimmon
  • Small Apple Cakes
  • Zuccotto
  • Zuppa Inglese

 

Have fun cooking!

What you can expect from Alice’s menu

Come and have fun cooking with chef Alice, who will take you on a culinary making fresh food in season from the heart of Tuscany.  If you choose the Mediterranean course you will enjoy food from the delicious French Provence, feasting on the Spanish delicacies before crossing the Mediterranean to North Africa to enjoy the spicy, pungeant dishes they have to offer plus newly added Greek dishes.   For the Italian you will learn to make delicious four course dinners focussing on classic Tuscan cuisine. 

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