

"the pioneers of teaching puglia's food and wine"- new york times
corsi brevi-short courses
half day courses


Med Fish Lunch
Visit a fish market with an expert, learn to cook all fish with only 4 techniques. LEARN MORE


Med Diet Dinner
This course is an investment that could potentially add years to your life. LEARN MORE


Thursday Canning Course
The new premium all around the world is to make more of your own food. LEARN MORE


Saturday Night Wine Class
Fall in love with the most iconic wines from the Italian south. LEARN MORE
corsi lunghi-weeklong courses
week-long courses


Our Week-long Course in Lecce
Urban, yet intimate & personal, our Lecce school gives you full immersion into the vibrant cultural & culinary LEARN MORE


yoga/cucina/vino al castello
Yoga in the baron’s castle in Puglia. Study wine. Learn to make our local pasta from scratch. LEARN MORE


Our Annual Tomato Sauce Festival
What’s more Southern Italian than everyone pitching in to make the annual tomato sauce? LEARN MORE


The Celebration of San Martino
All cultures have autumnal festivals that celebrate the end of the harvests: Here in Puglia, ours lasts a week. LEARN MORE


Olive You: The Week of Our Extra Virgin
Extra virgin olive oil continues to astound the International medical community, as one of the healthiest foods on the planet. LEARN MORE


The Jewish Cooking of Southern Italy
Jews have been in Italy 1,200 years longer than Yiddish has even been a language. So, why then, is so little known about Italian Jews? LEARN MORE


How To Eat And Drink To Be 100
There is a way of eating that has been proven to keep you alive longer than any other. You’ll barely remember that though. LEARN MORE


Bici /Cucina / Vino al Castello
Bicycle-based holidays tended to be about logistics-unpacking and repacking only to unpack again, fumbling for the light switches. LEARN MORE
100% Pure & Original Italian Olive Oil Extra Virgin from the Awaiting Table
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Like wine, extra virgin olive oil is produced in a specific place, with a specific species of olive (or an historical, government-recognized blend), in a specific year, by a specific person.


silvestro silvestori
our owner
Silvestro Silvestori
Silvestro Silvestori, the owner, founder and director of The Awaiting Table Cookery School, Lecce, Italy has been teaching the food and wine of Puglia and particular- Italy’s Salentine peninsula since 2003. In addition to his knowledge of Pugliese food and culture, Silvestro is a nationally-certified sommelier in Italy, and a staff writer for Wine & Spirits magazine, covering all their Southern Italian food and wine content. He has also appeared on American, Australian, Belgian, British, Chinese, Dutch and Italian television, and Italy’s most respected newspaper called him, ‘A national treasure’, and ‘THE anthropologist of the traditional cuisine of the Salento’ for his work in preservation and promotion of Salentine’s food and wine.
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