リヴォルノの伝統的な食事 : ショークッキングで地元体験

Joelle Nederlants was awesome and her food and skills should be Michelin-rated. We had a spectacular evening with her and her husband Riccardo Lettieri. The evening was flawless and the highlight of our Mediterranean Cruise. She taught my wife, Carol, and her best friend Dana the art of making ravioli, and the results were magnificent. Everything from the appetizers to the tiramisu dessert was marvelous. We cannot say enough good things about Joelle Nederlants and our evening with them. We've been to Paris, Madrid, Rome, Athens, Amsterdam, Berlin, London, Prague, Stockholm, Washington DC, New York City, San Francisco, New Orleans, etc., at the very best restaurants, and this is a meal and evening that will be remembered as one of the most exceptional evenings ever enjoyed.

Wonderful in home experience with traditional pasta making and local ingredients Hosts were wonderful easy to find from city center

This experience was amazing. The host family was very gracious. The only caveat is that there is limited transportation there and back.

I truly believe we have new friends in Livorno. Joelle and Ricardo welcomed us into their beautiful home and everything was perfect. The view of the Mediterranean Sea was beautiful and peaceful. Our food was delicious. One of our friends even helped make the Tortelli Maremmani. Chatting with both Joelle and Ricardo, we found that we had mutual hobbies and backgrounds. We postponed our taxi driver 3 times because we were having such a great time! This is a once in a lifetime experience!

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Incredible dining experience with hostess and chef Joelle and host Ricardo. This five course meal was amazing from start to finish! Joelle even had us watch her prepare food in the kitchen, and asked us if we would like to assist in preparing the ravioli portion of the meal. Her cooking knowledge is unsurpassed, she is a published chef in the magazine Cucina Italiana, Ricardo is a professional photographer, and their home overlooking the Mediterranean Sea is the perfect setting for this event. We enjoyed every aspect of this meal, we enjoyed talking with Joelle and Ricardo, and highly recommend this to anyone who would like to get some local flavor while visiting Lavorno. I would say this was one of the highlights of a 12 day European vacation.

Our family of six, including our children, had such a lovely time with Joelle and Ricardo! Joelle’s cooking was absolutely delicious, and she even took the time to show us how to make fresh pasta. Their home is beautiful and easy to reach from the bus. We loved talking with them and feel like we now have new friends in Livorno. It was one of our trip highlights!

We had a truly delightful afternoon with Luciana and Francesco in Livorno during a cruise port stop. This was a highlight on our cruise and not your typical cruise port excursion. This experience invites you into someone’s home to learn, prepare, and enjoy a meal together. Our warm and friendly hosts made us feel welcome like long time friends. Luciana, an excellent pastry/pasta chef, led us through the creation of focaccia, ravioli, and desert pastry. Delicioso!! If you are curious about getting to know a bit more about life with someone local, the culture and cuisine, this is a great opportunity.

Cristiana is a perfect hostess. Her home is beautiful and her gardens are lush and very healthy. It is a lovely, well cared for Italian home and garden. She served an amazing bufalo mozzarella bruschetta to start with, then a delicious appetizer with eggplant (sotto pesto if I recall correctly) done in a way I have never had before. Delicious! She served a very nice Italian white wine, I had to stop at three glasses though 😂 The pasta was the best I have ever had, and I eat A LOT of Italian style food. My brother in law is a restaurateur and specializes in Italian cooking , but this was better. So much better (sorry Bro-hope you don’t read this LOL). She made a tiramisu that was also the best I have ever had. Cristiana was gracious and kind and funny and a very good cook. I really liked conversing with her and we shared many parts of our lives. This experience will be a highlight of my 2 month journey through Europe. I will return to Livorno again specifically to see her and experience her special home and kitchen again. I will have to learn to make that eggplant! I highly recommend this experience. It was intimate/personal and delicious. It will always be a highly treasured afternoon.

By far the best vacation experience ever! Joelle and Ricardo were amazing hosts! We were made to feel welcome right away. Lunch was fabulous and learning to make the ravioli was the best! Joelle gave us all the recipes too! But I must say tiramisu was my favorite part! It is not normally a favorite dessert of mine but this tiramisu was perfect! Of course the best part was all the wonderful conversation we had. The sharing of our life experiences and the realization that no matter where you live we are more alike than different. This is the reason we try to do these types of experiences when we travel! I cannot recommend this too highly.

Fantastic. Worth the money!! The food was absolutely delicious. Some courses were unique but none the less scrumptious. The team was very friendly and made us feel super welcome in their home as soon as we arrived.