Join an Italian truffle hunter as his dogs look for the famous truffles of Alba, take a chocolate making class from one of Turin’s artisan chocolatiers, visit a revered gelateria to learn how to make gelato, and sip the famous Barolo, Barbera, and Dolcetto wines as you look over hillsides covered in vineyards and the celebrated hazelnuts trees of Langhe. Explore Turin, an important historical and cultural center of northern Italy. Experience the restaurants of Piemonte and taste the regional dishes: agnolotti del plin, vitello tonnato, risottos, bagna cauda, yellow and silky tajarin pasta, and more.
Piemonte is a culinary paradox. It has remained intensely traditional and yet is one of the most progressive regions in Italy culinarily, with influences from the Spanish avant garde. Slow Food, an international organization formed to protect traditional foods and food production, started in the town of Bra, located in the heart of Piemonte. We will tour Slow Food’s School of Gastronomic Sciences where we will visit the impressive and unusual “Banco del Vino” (wine bank) and learn about the mission and history of this internationally famous food organization. We will also dine at Osteria Boccon di Vino, where the idea for Slow Food was formed.
