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Every recipe here was taught to us by the families and cooks who have kept these traditions alive for generations. Cook it at home. Then come make it with them.

6 recipes from Italy, Portugal, Spain, Croatia, and Argentina

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Tuscany & Amalfi Coast

10 Days · 12 guests max · From $5,495

Maria will teach you her grandmother's pasta. Marco will pour wine from vines his family has tended for four generations.

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[ Pici pasta on wooden board, flour-dusted, Tuscany light ]
Easy
Pasta🇮🇹 Tuscany

Pici al Ragù

Thick, hand-rolled Tuscan pasta with a slow-cooked meat sauce — Maria's recipe, unchanged since her grandmother's kitchen.

1 hr 15 min·Serves 4·Maria, Montalcino
[ Limoncello bottles on terraced garden wall, Amalfi coast below ]
Easy
Drinks🇮🇹 Amalfi Coast

Limoncello

Homemade Amalfi Coast limoncello, made the way Antonio's family has always made it — with lemons so good they don't need much else.

30 min + 2 weeks infusion·Serves 12·Antonio, Positano
[ Pastéis de nata fresh from oven, Lisbon tile background ]
Intermediate
Desserts🇵🇹 Lisbon

Pastéis de Nata

Portuguese custard tarts with flaky pastry and a lightly caramelized top — Ana's recipe from Lisbon's Alfama neighborhood.

1 hr·Serves 12·Ana, Alfama, Lisbon
[ Peka lifted at the table, steam rising, Dalmatian coast evening ]
Intermediate
Meat🇭🇷 Dalmatia

Peka

Slow-cooked lamb and vegetables under a heavy iron bell — Croatia's oldest cooking method, unchanged for centuries.

3 hr·Serves 6·Captain Marko, Brač
[ Pintxos de bacalao on a marble bar counter, San Sebastián ]
Easy
Appetizers🇪🇸 Basque Country

Pintxos de Bacalao

Crispy salt cod croquettes on bread, the Arrizabalaga family's recipe from San Sebastián — a Basque bar staple made at home.

35 min + soaking·Serves 8·The Arrizabalaga family, San Sebastián
[ Argentine parrilla with ribs over embers, open fire, pampas light ]
Advanced
Meat🇦🇷 Pampas

Asado Argentino

Traditional Argentine wood-fire grill — Don Miguel's method for ribs, chorizo, and morcilla, with chimichurri made the way it's always been made.

3 hr 30 min·Serves 8·Don Miguel, Buenos Aires Province
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