Cucina Povera—the foodie highlight of the year—returns to the castle kitchen and garden this November! Our seventh Food Symposium returns, bringing together chefs from around the world to explore Cucina Povera: humble, resourceful, and deeply flavourful cooking born from simplicity and necessity.

Using ingredients sourced almost entirely from the castle’s vegetable garden, along with local cheeses, meats, and grains, you’ll learn from some of the world’s best how to cook and eat with creativity and sensitivity.

CHEF LINEUP TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON...

For over 30 years, I’ve lived among Italy’s rural kitchens and discovered that the best food isn’t the elaborate fare of fine dining but “poor cooking”: seasonal, waste-free, and full of heart. Once born of necessity, Cucina Povera has become a global inspiration, honouring generations of cooks and women who shaped and preserved this culinary tradition and turned simple ingredients into extraordinary meals.

This long weekend is a hands-on celebration: cook alongside talented chefs, learn traditional techniques, explore seasonal ingredients, and experience the creativity and wisdom behind this timeless culinary tradition.

Highlights:

• Interactive cooking sessions for lunch and dinner with international chefs

• Seasonal, zero-waste approaches to food

• Family-style meals in the castle dining hall

• Stories, techniques, and tastings of regional specialties

• Breathtaking beauty of the Tuscan countryside in the Autumn

To whet your appetite... a quick video of last springs Cucina Povera FUN.