Where to Stay in Umbria

Where to Stay in Umbria is pleased to offer our clients the possibility of taking a cookery class or cooking course in the comfort of their own private villa, apartment or agriturismo, during their holidays here in Umbria.

Take a cookery class with Dana and Melchiorre of Mangia Mangia Italy and find the perfect way to complete your holiday in Umbria. Melchiorre and Dana created Mangia Mangia Italy to give people an experience of authentic and traditional Italian cuisine in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere.

You choose some dishes that you would like to learn to make from a wide ranging menu of traditional Umbrian/Italian food and then Dana and Melchiorre simply come to your villa and show you how to prepare these delicious dishes. You can join in as much as you want and at the end of the afternoon, the chefs will serve you the food and clear up afterwards, so all in all, a really enjoyable, relaxing treat for everyone!

Melchiorre is a professional chef who has taught in Italy and the U.S. The eldest of eight children born to a Sardinian shepherd and has the wisdom of ‘il mondo pastorale’ (the pastoral world). He is an expert in the art of cultivating fruit and vegetables, bee-keeping and olive oil production.

Dana is an ebullient American pastry chef with a palpable passion for her craft. She has traveled internationally, studied in France, and settled in Umbria. Besides being a massage therapist, and having been a nurse (Labour and Delivery) for over 20 years, she has been involved in the food industry for over 15 years and earned a degree in Pastry Arts from Johnson and Wales University.

Dana met Melchiorre in 2007 while she was vacationing in Italy with a women’s food group called ‘Forking Delicious’. She was impressed by his cooking class, which she attended, and by a festive wedding dinner for which he catered. Dana was charmed by Umbria and intrigued by Melchiorre’s deep knowledge of regional Italian food…from seed, grove and pasture to table. Within a year Dana returned to work with him.

Please contact us at wheretostayinumbria@hotmail.it for more information or directly to Dana at Mangia Mangia Italy