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La Tavola Marche

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La tavola Marche is a unique culinary experience where you actively participate in Italian culture through seasonal activities paired with local artisan bakers, farmers, and wine makers while staying in a relaxed bed-and-breakfast country house. If you are willing to muddy your feet, we'll guide you off the beaten path where you will experience Italy at its roots. Step inside a beautiful culture and feel Italy at its roots, unsullied by mass tourism.

The region is filled with picturesque hilltop towns and villages, green pastures, dense forests, medival castels and a rich history of culinary treasures!

La Tavola Marche is a small intimate culinary retreat that offers week, half week & custom packages. Experience local specialties and cook with the seasons as we teach the traditional recipes of cucina povera (peasant cooking). Enjoy a trip to the goat farm in the morning and learn to compliment fresh pecorino in the afternoon. Or embark for a day at sea where you will learn about & taste the bounty of the Adriatic, then have the pleasure of eating lunch al fresco with the day’s catch.

Try your hand at making a pot of Brodetto (Le Marche’s traditional soup with over 12 varieties of fish) or slow roasting Porchetta (stuffed pork roast) to the prized Tartufo (truffle), they are all staples of La Tavola Marche.

We are organic in both the food that is served and the experience to be had. La Tavola Marche will support the culture and heritage of this beautiful Region and tell this story through food.

Ciao, Ashley & Jason

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