Corfiot Cuisine at a Scenic Mountaintop Vineyard - Day Trip

Traveling Spoon

Vasiliki, a passionate food lover who has loved cooking for decades, has undertaken a search for forgotten flavors. After exploring historical sources and experimenting with local ingredients she published a cookbook with traditional local recipes that bring back the cooking secrets and flavors of previous generations on her native island of Corfu. Your Traveling Spoon experience takes place on a hilltop estate alongside a vineyard, where wine and olive cultivation has existed for more than 400 years. Vasiliki received her undergraduate and masters degrees in the United States, and then worked as a Computer System Analyst for 25 years. Vasiliki has a daughter and granddaughter who live in Athens and will be part of the experience when they are visiting. Vasiliki’s husband is civil engineer as well as a passionate sailor and wine maker. Vasiliki cooks a traditional meal inspired mainly from the Venetian influence of Corfiot cuisine. Enjoy a full five-course meal that may include dishes such as melitzanosalata (smoked eggplant) or traditional vegetable and cheese pie, green salad, pork roast or slowly cooked veal “sofritto”. End your meal on a sweet note with a delicious lemon tart or pudding. Your meal will be accompanied with authentic local wines produced by Vasiliki’s husband. At the end of the experience Vasiliki will present you with a copy of her cookbook, “Corfiot Cuisine – in search of the origins”. This experience is filled with warm hospitality, delicious local food and magnificent views of the vineyard and all of central Corfu! If you book a cooking experience, you will be welcomed with herbal tea or a welcome drink of red wine with citrus fruits. Enjoy a short presentation on history of the vineyard and buildings, as well as an overview of the equipment and processes used in traditional olive and wine making. Then enjoy a hands on cooking class which will begin with learning about Corfiot culinary culture and the ingredients used in Corfiot cooking (including a local product tasting!). Your cooking class will be hands-on using only fresh, local ingredients cooked with traditional recipes and techniques. The fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers used in the meal are grown in Vasiliki’s estate or by local producers. You will forage some herbs from the garden for your cooking class and then join Vasiliki to make a vegetable & herb salad, pork “dolce garbo”, a traditional cheese & vegetable pie and Ambelonas’ special cake for dessert. Please note the cost of the experience includes soft drinks, wine, or beer with your experience.

Vacation Inclusions

• Meal
• Cooking Class (optional)
• Lunch (10am-2pm Cooking Lesson) OR Dinner (7-9pm Meal, 5-9pm Cooking Lesson)
• Vegetarian Options available
• Alcohol included (soft drinks, wine, or beer with your experience)

Featured Destinations

Corfu Corfu Corfu's unique scenery, with gentle green hills and luxuriant southern flora, makes it one of the most beautiful of all Greek islands. Many beautiful buildings can be seen in Corfu Town. Corfu is a popular holiday destination for vacationers from all walks of life who come to enjoy mild climate, calm blue-green water, rugged mountains, hidden coves and miles of sandy beaches. A number of historical sights range from old fortresses and mansions to cathedrals and palaces. Corfu Town is surrounded by arcaded Venetian buildings. The Spianada is considered to be the largest square in Greece. Explore the narrow streets of Old Town. See Town Hall and the 300-year-old Church of Saint Spyrídon; a silver sarcophagus contains the remains of the town's patron saint. The Royal Palace - a neo-classical mansion - holds on its upper floor the Museum of Byzantine and East Asian Art. The Archaeological Museum has displays of artifacts discovered on Corfu. The Old Fortress, an impressive 14th-century Venetian structure, is now used as a popular venue for concerts.

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