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How Gastronomy Shaped Personal Growth and Discipline

  Chef and author Franco Lania announces the release of his powerful new memoir, Cooking Inspired: Design Your Dish, Design Your Life, a deeply personal and globally spanning culinary journey that connects gastronomy, travel, resilience, and transformation. More than a cookbook, Cooking Inspired is a reflective memoir that traces Lania’s path through kitchens across the […]

From Scratch: How Cooking and Effort Shaped a Fresh Start

  A fresh start in life can often be found in the most unexpected places. Most careers are built on skills, while some rely on opportunity. However, certain lives are transformed by something much more fundamental: structure, struggle, and the daily discipline of perseverance. In Cooking Inspired: Design Your Dish, Design Your Life, Chef Franco […]

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5 Tips on Starting Your Own Restaurant

  Are you planning to open your own restaurant? Good idea, but before getting started, you need to know that starting a restaurant is not just about having a good idea or a great menu. While these things do come first when you are a customer, for restaurant owners, it is about understanding people, rhythm, […]

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TAVOLA TOURS

BOUTIQUE TRAVEL COMPANY offering Unique Culinary & Cultural Adventures in  Italy.

Welcome to TAVOLA TOURS! In Italian, tavola means table, where family and friends gather to share a meal, have fun, and create memories. So chef Franco Lania and friends have designed all tours with foodies in mind, where you can let your inner foodie run wild as you enjoy Italy’s culinary delights and viniculture.

Homemade pastas of Emilia-Romagna.

CULINARY

Are you ready for a “foodie” adventure? Travel with us for an educational and fun culinary journey where you will create authentic Italian specialties with local artisans at hands-on cooking classes. We will taste the delicacies and sample the wines as we travel through the region.

Florence, Italy

CULTURAL

Italy is famous for its rich culture; it possesses the most UNESCO heritage sites in the world. Join us as we visit interesting cultural highlights and well-preserved ancient history to enhance your cultural understanding of Italy and the regions we will visit.

Ferrari

Ferrari Car Museum | Modena, Italy.

ADVENTURES

Get excited as we discover and explore the best of Italy. Enjoy a diverse adventure with us that will bring you to picturesque mountaintop villages, famous seaside towns, and fascinating Italian cities full of food and enchantment.

Bologna, Italy

Piazza del Nettuno fountain in Bologna