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Australia loves the Salento and Puglia!

by ssilvestori on February 18, 2014

video: cooking in candle light in a castle in Italy.

by ssilvestori on January 14, 2014

la rapa ‘nfucata: suffocated turnip tops (SIC) or wilted rapini

by ssilvestori on February 19, 2013

fae e cicureddhe (fave e cicoria: broad beans and chicory)

by ssilvestori on February 4, 2013

….overheard at this year’s olive harvest in the deep Salento…..

by ssilvestori on January 30, 2013

stop to pickle the flowers: hyacinth bulbs in the Salento

by ssilvestori on November 22, 2012

pane nella pignata: bread baked in earthenware

by Silvestro on April 5, 2012

carciofi salentini: salentine artichokes

by Silvestro on February 16, 2012

li lampascioni: hyacinth bulbs

by Silvestro on December 20, 2011

la cicoria lessa: boiled chicory

by Silvestro on December 13, 2011

la capunata (detto ‘la cialda pugliese): a barley-bread based salad

by Silvestro on August 10, 2011

la pepata di cozze: hot pot of fragrant mussels

by Silvestro on July 27, 2010

le sarde marinate: marinated fresh sardines

by Silvestro on June 29, 2010

The Culture of Food in Puglia

Italy's 'heel', Puglia, is literally a luscious garden right in the middle of the Mediterranen. Our produce is envied by the rest of italy and our wines, opulent and captivating with the first sip.

And if you travel down the length of the heel, all the way down to the stunningly beautiful blond-stoned city of Lecce, there is a kitchen that I love more than any other. It’s extension of my nervous system, the physical rendering of how my brain works.

Come cook with us and experience for yourself just how wonderful the foods of Puglia are. Let us know and we'll set a place at the table for you! Benvenuti!
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Culinary vacations at The Awaiting Table Cookery School in Lecce, Italy, offer more than just cookery courses in Puglia, Italy: each cooking vacation gives our students the ability to cook like an Italian for a week, following Pugliese recipes, cooking with locally sourced food, making pasta by hand and drinking wine from the Salento. The perfect Italian cooking holiday includes the healthy, yet succulent dishes of the Mediterranean Diet.

Learn about a typical cooking school , vacation week or see our course calendar to choose the right cookery programme for you.

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