Haymarket couple turns favorite vacation in Tuscany into top rated “foodie destination”

A Haymarket couple who has loved vacationing in the Tuscany area of Italy has designed a “meet the Tuscan mothers and grandmothers cooking tour” that USA Today has ranked one of its top 15 “foodie destinations,” according to a news release.

George Meyers, a retired Air Force pilot, and his wife, Linda,  a retired Prince William County school teacher, regularly enjoyed trips to their favorite travel spot, Tuscany. Over time, these trips became Cook in Tuscany, a culinary travel destination, where guests from around the globe can cook alongside Tuscan mothers and grandmothers.

Natives of New Orleans and high school sweethearts, the Meyerses share a long-time passion for good food. The couple personally takes guests on an experience in Tuscan cuisine and culture that includes wine tours, cheese-making tours and truffle hunts. The week-long package tours are all-inclusive of hotels and food, not including air fare.

“Cook in Tuscany started as just a way to enjoy our time in Tuscany, and then we realized we wanted to share some of this joy and it turned into a culinary tour,”  Linda Meyers, co-owner of Cook in Tuscany of was quoted as saying in the news release.

ABOUT COOK in TUSCANY:
Cook in Tuscany is a six-day tour, with all-inclusive Tuscan cooking classes in the medieval, walled village of Montefollonico, Tuscany, Italy.  The tour includes cooking classes with Tuscan cooks, village excursions, truffle hunts, winery tour, cheese-making, gourmet dinners, and tours of local, historic sites. Rated by USA Today as a top 15 Foodie Destination, and recommended by JourneyWoman and Epicure & Culture, Cook in Tuscany is a luxury, culinary vacation for the traveler who wants to be a local, and not a tourist. Go to http://www.cookintuscany.com or on Facebook or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).