Florida Man visits Fat Tuscan for some Italian cuisine

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – On this installment of Florida Man Adventures we are her in Gainesville at the Fat Tuscan. We are going to be doing a hands on cooking class, let’s check it out.

For years the Fat Tuscan has taught thousands of people how to make authentic Italian cuisine. There’s a perfect mix of elegance and comfort around the Fat Tuscan. Classes are held at large tables where you can have lots of friends and wine.

“We offer a variety of authentic Italian classes from baking, pasta, breads. We also do a lot of corporate retreats and team building activities,” said Mary Thomas, event coordinator at Fat Tuscan.

I was eager to learn how to make my own pasta and sauce from scratch. We get to work on the pasta, and when it comes to making great tasting pasta, it is all in the stickiness of the noodles, and knowing when to press it.

“We are going to roll it through the roller multiple different directions, and the machine on the first setting do some kneading until we can make sure our dough is like a good texture,” said Melissa Hawthorne, chef instructor at Fat Tuscan.

We add flower, fold, and repress the dough until we find that perfect texture. Once our pasta is finished being pressed, we slice and allow it to rest. Now to make some fresh marinara. With only a few fresh ingredients we whip up a magnificent marinara in no time. If you want to learn to make a full-on feast, the Fat Tuscan has got you covered.

“We also do wine tasting and chef demonstration dinners where our resident chef prepares a four-course meal, in front of everyone. And each course has a wine paired with it,” said Thomas.

Once the pasta is boiled, we assemble our meal and get ready to eat.

If you would like to learn more about the Fat Tuscan go to our website WCJB.com, for TV20 News I’m Adam Pittman and this has been Florida Man Adventures.

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