Featured Package

2008 Culinary & Wine Tour of Tuscany at a 2007 price! Reserve now.

Here's a special offering to experience autumn in Tuscany firsthand. And to do it at a 2007 US dollar price! Join us — Carmie Tursi Hobbins, Doris Fortino and Doug Haynes — for an immersion into Italian culture and cuisine. The three of us will be your hosts, tour guides and translators for the Culinary Event Weeks of September 20-27 or September 24-October 4, 2008.

This will be a week of hands-on cooking classes where you'll learn from area experts and well-known chefs. You'll learn classic Italian culinary skills and will return home ready to impress your family and friends with lcoal Tuscan recipes.

Of course, not all your time is spent in the kitchen. We'll take time to dine at the famous and the small and charming restaurants and, of course, we'll be sampling the fine wines of Tuscany. We've also planned excursions to Lucca, Siena, San Gimignano and the beautiful seaside coast of Cinque Terre with a seafood lunch in a fortress tower. September is the perfect time to visit Tuscany; the weather is warm and you'll tour without the crowds.

For this all-inclusive week, we have every detail covered — from pick-up at the airport to touring the local historic tours, and, of course, food! Book now because space is limited to 12 lucky people for each week. Special Culinary Event Week price (excluding airfare) is $2,995.

Visit www.carmiescucina.com for more information and to reserve your place.