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Connie

Connie

Tocco da Casauria, Province of Pescara, Italy

English and Italian

#I love to cook and look after my herb garden. My husband nurtures our abundant vegetable garden
#olive groves and bee hives.

We live in Tocco da Casauria, a beautiful medieval town, in the National Park of Maiella and Morrone, just a 30 minute drive from Pescara. I love cooking for others and my most relaxing moments are in the kitchen or in my small garden where I grow my herbs. I am Australian with an Italian background and have been living in Italy for 30 years. I live in one of the most beautiful Italian regions, Abruzzo, which is considered the greenest region in Italy. It has 3 national parks and numerous regional and provincial reserves.

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Arrosticini!!!! Lamb skewers!!! Le rustelle!!!

Summer nights in Abruzzo are warm and magical and you wish they could go on forever. Easy and tasty menus are de rigueur and the inclusion of our ...

Tocco da Casauria, Province of Pescara, Italy

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Home made pasta courses

Learn how to make home made pasta Every weekend

Tocco da Casauria, Province of Pescara, Italy

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Vegetarian experience the Mediterranean way....in Abruzzo

A diet with a name that conjures up memories of suppers in the sunshine, the Mediterranean diet plan celebrates the fresh, colourful produce of a ...

Tocco da Casauria, Province of Pescara, Italy

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Typical Abruzzo Winter Fare

For many people winter equates to chunky veggie soups but some of Abruzzo’s winter warmers are quite the opposite whilst equally filling & warming....

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Foraging and cooking native herbs

The earliest human beings on this planet got their food in two ways: by hunting animals, and by gathering wild plants. All the food they ate was ...

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Latest Reviews

Salma
Salma

This was one of the best food experiences I have ever done! My friends and I were welcomed by the lovely Connie and her husband Nic into their wonderful home from 9:30am. We spent the day making tagliatelle and ravioli whilst learning so much about the pasta making process and ingredients. We ate cheese with local bread, olive oil and wine whilst learning about the region (Abruzzo), local cuisine and everything it has to offer. It truly was a great day filled with delicious food and wonderful company! Added bonus- Connie packed some leftovers for us to take home :). I can’t wait to book another experience with Connie and Nic! Just perfect!

Salma
Salma

This was one of the best food experiences I have ever done! My friends and I were welcomed by the lovely Connie and her husband Nic into their wonderful home from 9:30am. We spent the day making tagliatelle and ravioli whilst learning so much about the pasta making process and ingredients. We ate cheese with local bread, olive oil and wine whilst learning about the region (Abruzzo), local cuisine and everything it has to offer. It truly was a great day filled with delicious food and wonderful company! Added bonus- Connie packed some leftovers for us to take home :). I can’t wait to book another experience with Connie and Nic! Just perfect!

Annie Hammond
Annie Hammond

We did both the vegetarian experience and the pasta making course and really enjoyed both. It was lovely to visit Tocco and we were made so welcome in Connie’s home; it was more like cooking with friends! The food was beautiful and we really enjoyed learning about Abruzzo’s food culture. Thank you so much to Connie and all the family (including Vee!), we hope to be back soon!!

Maria
Maria

Connie (ma anche Concetta per gli amici) è arrivata in Abruzzo, aTocco da Casauria, giovanissima e amante della Coca Cola e delle patatine fritte  (e mi fermo qui!). Nel corso del tempo, grazie all'influenza di Nicola ma anche all'ascolto degli antenati, toccolani e marsicani, ha completamente rivoluzionato il suo posizionamento gastronomico. Scoprendo una genuina vocazione per la cucina e per l'ospitalità,  ha studiato, si è messa alla ricerca delle materie prime e le ha trasformate in magnifici piatti, preparati con sapienza e allegria, offerti con gioia e soddisfazione. Antico e moderno, tradizione e innovazione si combinano in maniera sublime nella cucina di Concetta. Così ha superato tutti noi, che ora possiamo solo sperare di essere suoi invitati.

Karla
Karla

A speachless experience Last summer we decided to visit this little medieval town - Tocco da Casauria- in the middle of Abruzzo region and to have just very traditional food. Connie offers genuine, tasty and fresh local food, homemade pasta courses and a unique visit to the olive groves as well as to the apiaries of her husband's and son's farm. Nothing better could we ask for. Food spoke for itself: freshness, very authentic flavors straight from the garden, perfectly cooked by Connie's ability but most of all passion and kindness. Hope to come back soon and enjoy them!