Truffles & Umbrian Cooking

The scent of a truffle dish. Flour on the worktop. The pleasure of sitting down to something you have helped create. Around Montefalco, a private food day can follow the ingredient, the kitchen or simply the joy of a very good lunch.

Plan my Umbrian food experience In this story

Meet Umbria through the hands that cook it.

Umbria · The Italian collection

Meet Umbria through the hands that cook it.

Some journeys are remembered through a view; others through the meal that gave the afternoon its rhythm. This experience begins with your appetite for discovery. Taste seasonal cooking, ask about learning a local recipe or give a hosted truffle outing the time it needs. Your private journey from Rome is arranged around the food encounter that matters most to you.

Follow the truffle story

01 · A seasonal ingredient

Follow the truffle story

A truffle preparation can offer an aromatic introduction to Umbrian cooking. If you would like to explore further, Antonelli San Marco lists hosted truffle experiences with a hunter and dog, alongside meal options. Choose between the pleasure of tasting and a more involved outing when we plan your day. The season, the host and the conditions shape the experience; a particular truffle or a successful find is always part of nature’s own story.

Flour-dusted hands lifting fresh ribbons of pasta from a pasta machine — Flour, hands & patience · the art of fresh pastaJorge Zapata · Unsplash License

A stone-paved lane in Spello lined with flower pots, ivy and warm stone houses — Spello · flowers and stone along a descending laneAlessandro De Marco · Unsplash License

The pleasure of making it

02 · In the kitchen

The pleasure of making it

A cooking encounter makes room for small discoveries: a gesture that changes a dough, the order in which ingredients come together, a family approach to a familiar dish. Antonelli and L’Alchimista offer different ways into local cooking. We help explore a suitable host, group format and language. Choose this as the day’s main experience so there is time to prepare, ask questions and enjoy the food afterwards.

A plate of creamy ribbon pasta topped with grated cheese beside a glass of white wine at an Italian table — A pause at the table · pasta and a glass of whiteNatalia Marcelewicz · Unsplash License

Stay for the conversation

Large pasta tubes with tomato sauce, melted cheese and basil beside a wine glass and bread basket — At the Italian table · warm flavours, unhurried momentsornella falcone · Unsplash License

03 · Around the table

Stay for the conversation

The meal gives the experience its natural conclusion. At a chosen restaurant or hosted kitchen, let the food lead the conversation and leave room for an estate wine pairing if you wish. You can also enjoy the day entirely through a relaxed lunch and time in Montefalco. Dietary needs, the menu and any additional tasting are discussed in advance, helping the table feel as considered as the journey.

A small stone church and potted plants beside a cobbled lane in Montefalco — Montefalco · stone lanes and a quiet churchAndrea Pasquali · Unsplash License

Places to begin your experience

These are suggestions for your own private proposal. Choose what appeals to you, ask for our advice or tell us about another place you have in mind.

Estate wines, local cooking & truffles on request

Antonelli San Marco

Choose a cellar visit and tasting, a lunch with estate produce or a cooking activity. Truffle experiences can also be requested; the group size, season, format and time needed are confirmed before planning the day.

Explore the venue

A Montefalco table or a cooking encounter

L’Alchimista

Choose a meal in Montefalco or ask about a small-group cooking experience with Chef Patrizia, drawing on the garden and local recipes. The class location, menu, language and availability are arranged separately.

Explore the venue

Explore places & optional preferences

Umbria · Food Experiences

Choose your way into the food story

Tell us whether your priority is a truffle meal, a cooking class or a hosted outing, together with your date, group size and Rome address. We check the format, language and availability before arranging the route. A class or truffle activity may take the place of other town visits. Transport and local experience costs are identified separately in your proposal.

Plan my Umbrian food experience Explore places & optional preferences

Your date, interests and chosen experience shape the private journey. We confirm the route, appointments, language and quote before booking.

Before you choose your day

Can we book a cooking class for our group?

We explore suitable options around your group size and requested language. Each host has its own class format and minimum numbers, confirmed before booking.

Does a truffle outing guarantee a find?

Finds depend on the season, conditions and the day itself. We confirm the host and format, while the natural outcome of an outing remains variable.

Can we enjoy this without cooking?

Yes. Choose a seasonal lunch, a truffle dish or a restaurant table, with a town walk if it suits your day. Your proposal follows the experience you prefer.