Parma - Lesson with Chef Micaela

[Note: these clients did 3 different one-day classes: in Assisi, in Siena, and in Parma.] I especially loved that Letizia in Assisi emailed us prior to the class & gave us a choice of menus. She also spent alot of time with us in a gourmet store teaching us about the local products. Elisabetta's class [in Siena] was wonderful becuase we were with her family. And thank God for Micaela because Parma was not a very friendly town & she was a breath of fresh air. Karen L., Hackettstown, NJ

We enjoyed visiting the market with Micaela. As she cooked in her home, it was interesting to see an Italian apartment and what a home kitchen was like. Good food and good company. Christine M., CT

The class with Chef Micaela was one of the highlights of our trip. The city of Parma is beautiful, and somewhat less "touristy" than many we saw, and only added to our pleasure in the class itself. Chef Micaela was knowledgable, friendly, and fun. She was able to help with suggesting what we might find or use as substitutes in the states for some of the ingredients we used in the class. I look forward to preparing several of the menu items we cooked with her at a luncheon here in a few weeks. Susan and Bob S., AZ

I THINK MICAELA WAS WHAT WE LIKED MOST. SHE WAS WARM AND FRIENDLY. WE HAD A LOT OF TIME TO CONVERSE WITH MICAELA WHILE WE COOKED AND HER ENGLISH WAS PERFECT. SHE WAS ACCOMODATING...WILLING TO DO ANYTHING WE WANTED TO DO. GOING TO THE MARKETS AND FOOD SHOPS AND GOING TO SEE HOW THEY MAKE PARMAGIANO REGGIANO CHEESE. [Note from TIK: Clients did custom trip including tours of a parmigiano reggiano factory.] NOT SURE HOW YOU COULD HAVE MADE IT BETTER. NOTHING ELSE. TO SUMMARIZE...YOU AND MICAELA WERE GREAT. WE HAD A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. Chuck W., FL