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Find the perfect ending to your day and travel to Florence for and Italian apertivo!

Gaia will teach two classic recipes - mixed crostini and the Negroni. Gaia will lead you through how to make not one, but four, different types of simple crostini toppings for a flavorful and colorful appetizer! Then she will teach you how to mix Italy’s most famous cocktail with a fascinating history, the Negroni.

Class Details

June 25 at 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Pacific Time

Please be mindful of the time of the class you sign up for and your own time zone. After registration, you will receive a link to the Zoom online meeting session we will use.

Ingredients & Preparation

If you do not have certain ingredients, our chefs will do their best to suggest substitutions.

Have your ingredients pre-measured and prepped before the class for a more seamless experience.

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Crostini

• Italian bread or any bread of your choice (4 slices per person)

Pepper and Cheese Topping

• 2 peppers, cut in half and de-seeded (one yellow and one red pepper)

• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

• 2 tablespoons cream cheese

Zucchini Topping

• 1 onion

• 3 zucchini

• Mint

• Oregano

• A few teaspoons white wine vinegar

Mushroom Topping

• 300 (4 cups) grams mushrooms, cleaned and sliced

• A bunch of parsley

• A glass of white wine

Cannellini Bean Cream Topping

• 1 can cannellini beans or white kidney beans

• Rosemary

• Pancetta in cubes (or sliced bacon if not available)

• 4 garlic cloves salt

• Black pepper

• Chilli powder

• Extra virgin olive oil

Negroni

• 1 bottle Campari

• 1 bottle Red Vermouth

• 1 bottle gin

• 1 orange

• Optional: 1 bottle prosecco (substitute Prosecco for gin to make another version of a Negroni, Negroni Sbagliato)

Equipment

Certain commonly used kitchen tools are not listed here such as cutlery, dishes, mixing bowls, pots, and pans. Any additional equipment is listed here.

• blender/hand-blender

• 3 or 4 small and/or medium frying pan

• Oven

General Steps

1. Prepare 4 kinds of crostini - peppers and cream cheese, zucchini, mushrooms, and cannellini cream.

2. Mix the Negroni cocktail to enjoy with your crostini!

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