Desinare’s Chef’s Table

The coolest new cooking school in Italy opened in 2014 and is located within the atelier of fabulously Tuscan home of interiors designer Riccardo Barthel, who organizes exclusive private dinners with their incredibly talented chefs. Menus, with paired wines, are personalized for each group, for whom Desinare becomes a shabby chic private dining room. In warm-weather months, guests can choose to dine either inside at the gorgeous Chef’s Table annexed directly off the kitchen, or on the lovely terrace overlooking the warren of artisans’ workshops located around the courtyard below. To top off the charm, jasmine blooms here from spring until fall.