An Instagram Tour of The Awaiting Table Cookery School in Puglia

May 7, 2013  •  Europe, Italy, Lecce, Otranto, Spongano, The Awaiting Table, Travel

On my recent trip to The Awaiting Table, held at the Palazzo Bacile di Castiglione in Spongano, south of Lecce in Puglia, I fell in love with the Instagram app. Enjoy the filtered photo view of the week!
Welcome reception at The Awaiting Table upon arrival in LecceWines to enjoy during the weekSilvestro Silvestori, the director of the cooking school (and source of wisdom on all things food and wine related)One of my guests learning how to make the first pasta shape from GuseppeReady to enjoy lunch under the vines on the upstairs patio of the castlePasta with arugula, tomatoes, and aged cheeseOne of the town dogs of Spongano in PugliaThe teacher and an eager student in the kitchen at the castleOne of the many artistic napkins presented by Giorgio during the weekA man and his car, about the same ageSpongano at sunset, as we walked to an olive oil tasting in townPalazzo Bacile di Castiglione in SponganoItalian camera crew filming our day at the castleLovely train tracks and wildflowers on the way to forage for greensLu stufatu – sexy Italian stewed vegetablesSunset over Puglia from the castleTasting southern winesLe orecchietteLe orecchiette with pancetta and cabbageWaiting for the train to OtrantoEntering the centro storico of OtrantoThe Adriatic SeaGelato from Martinucci in OtrantoThe pool at the Palazzo Bacile

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