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Colors and Flavors of the Mediterranean with Diane Seed
An
English woman who has spent over 30 years in Italy studying, cooking and writing about he Diane
teaches cooking classes at her favorite hotel, "Il Melograno", a converted 16th
fortified farmhouse amid gnarled century-old olive tress and walled citrus gardens in
Puglia, on the Students take part in
"hands-on" cooking lessons preparing the healthy and delicious cuisine of Puglia
using the finest local ingredients. Excursions include a visit to a local farm to see
cheese-making and the local orecchiette pasta being made, a lesson on traditionally
preserved vegetables in olive oil, a visit to the medieval white hill top town of Ostuni,
a visit to Monopoli to explore the old town with dinner at a local fish trattoria, the
"turlli" houses of Alberobello and Lecce, the famous Baroque jewel of a
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6 nights accommodation
6 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 6 dinners
Cooking school tuition and excursions
Transfers to and from Brindisi airport
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| " The
cooking lessons and history lessons were well combined and the variety was inspiring. Excellent hands-on. Hotel Magnificant! " C.H., Portland, OR |
| "Diane is
incredible and truly gifted. Overall, we give the course an A rating and would highly
recommend it to any friends. " J.P. & M.A., West Hartford, CT |
| " It was a
perfect week. " B.P., London, England |
| " I did not
think that cooking could be made to look so easy or be such fun. Thank you for a most
enjoyable week. It was like one long party. " G.N., Surrey, England |
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I very much enjoyed the cooking tour and meeting Diane. She is
wonderful. Puglia was beautiful. The weather could not have
been nicer as it was sunny and in the low 80's every day. It was
great seeing a completely different area of Italy. And I loved il
Melograno--it is a lovely hotel. I look forward to my next Italian
adventure! Thanks very much. As always Cuisine International
makes it so easy to find and book these tours. " V.C, Los Angeles, CA |
For Italophiles who
would like to explore parts of Southern Italy as yet undiscovered by the masses, Diane
Seed shares the gourmet secrets of Puglia. 
incredible cuisine of Italy, Diane is best know for her beautifully illustrated Top One
Hundred Pasta Sauces which has sold over 1 million copies, been translated into 10
languages and is still reprinting. Eating Out in Italy is a traveler's Bible for finding
the best restaurant. Among her many 
coast of the Adriatic in the "heel" of Italy. The hotel, owned by
an antique dealer who loves the Pugliese country side, is a restored sixteenth century
masseria filled with antiques and surrounded by century-old olive trees, walled citrus
gardens and white terraces filled with flowers. It is now a luxurious Relais &
Chateaux hotel. 
city to
shop for local pottery crafts and foods and a visit to the Olive Oil Museum. During free
time, students can take advantage of an outdoor pool framed by lush citrus and pomegranate
trees, tennis courts and a private beach which includes a fish trap dating back to Roman
times.