Carla Tomasi is a cook for all cooks. Chef, restauranteur, home cook, pickler and preserver. Italian, but a lover of all the great world cuisines. This series of workshops has something for everyone. Hone your skills to a z and learn something new.
Saturday 10 March – Skillz #1. Pasta, Gnocchi and Risotti 101.
Ins & outs of these ‘primi’. Which flours, what potatoes, what rice!! Methods and shapes,
and pasta sauces too.
Sunday 18 March – Skillz #2. The world’s best simple flat breads: pita, focacce
and stuffed focacce.
Saturday 14 April – The wonderful and varied world of pulses, grains and
beans. Freekeh, barley, black lentils…to name just a few!
Sunday 13 May – Skillz #3. Easy puddings/cakes/desserts. Bonet (from Piemonte), Zuccotto ( from Florence), Lemon and poppy seed cake( so buttery and fragrant), a classic Caprese torte, Praline semifreddo ( no ice cream maker required), Tahini and halva
brownies (so very good you will ask somebody to hide them from you) and
last but not least Cassola, a baked Roman cheesecake with a cherry, red
wine and bay compote.
16 th June Saturday – The Modern vegetarian. Recipes inspired by world
cuisines and home cooking.
Each lesson included lunch with lots of good things from Carla’s garden in Ostia Antica. To book a place email Carla at cookingwithcarla@virgilio.it
All photos by Vanessa from Olives and Lucinda.