More about Our Staff Favorite Cooking Vacations

Of course, the best of our favorite cooking vacations combine all of these things: a destination we love, with food and wine we love, and amazing guides and chefs to give our culinary travelers the best experiences ever. This is one reason why so many of our favorite culinary tours are Tuscany cooking vacations. It’s a destination we love, with food and wine we love, and guides and chefs that we love. Pretty much any of our Tuscany cooking vacations could be on our favorites list, but here are a few of our favorite cooking vacations in Tuscany and elsewhere:

Antinori’s Noble Tuscany 

What is not to like about staying on an old Tuscan estate overlooking the famed Tignanello vineyards and cooking with the staff of a Michelin-star chef at a wonderfully equipped teaching kitchen? Add in Tuscan wine tours to fabulous wineries and the incredible hospitality of the Antinori family and you’ve got the Tuscany cooking vacation of your dreams.

A Culinary Adventure in Puglia

Cook with Chiara on her family’s working farm estate, stay in the manor house-turned-hotel run by the family, and enjoy touring with a charismatic local guide in one of our favorite parts of Italy: Puglia. This Italy cooking vacation will surely become one of your favorites as well!

Cooking and Culture in Vietnam and Cambodia

Journey to Vietnam and Cambodia on a cooking vacation in Southeast Asia. Taste the fresh flavors of one of our favorite cuisines, see ancient temples and monuments, and journey through rivers, cities, and forests on this once-in-a-lifetime cooking vacation.