Welcome to the Cooking Vacations Marketplace featuring a hand-selected collection of artisan products from Italy and Lauren’s cookbook—bringing the flavors, traditions, and spirit of Italy to your kitchen. For a signed copy of Lauren’s cookbook, email Lauren at Lauren@Cooking-Vacations.com.
“It’s a Dream Place – Stories of Food, Love and the Amalfi Coast”
By Lauren A. Birmingham
See sample pages here
Elizabeth Berg, NY Times best selling author calls Lauren’s cookbook:
Elizabeth Berg, award-winning New York Times bestselling author says, “This is a dream cookbook. Who in the world wouldn’t want to try ‘Catch of the Day for a Beautiful Woman of the Sea?’ But in addition to being a cookbook, it’s a slice of life from the impossibly beautiful Amalfi Coast: how it looks, how it feels, how the interactions with the people there are so soulful and rewarding. It takes a particular kind of person to attract the kinds of magical stories Lauren Birmingham Piscitelli does. And it takes something more to get chefs to give up their recipes. Call this author not only a charming writer, but a sorceress whose company in these pages we are privileged to keep.”
Spanning 372 stunning pages filled with the culinary artistry of Michelin-Star Chef Andrea Migliaccio (Executive Culinary Chef at Capri Palace), Lauren’s mom, and Italian artisans and winemakers, this book is a treasure trove of stories, recipes, and colorful photographs of the Amalfi Coast and Capri. It’s not just Lauren’s exploration of Italian cuisine that enthralls but her heartfelt stories of family, friendship, and her profound love for Italy.
Lauren’s stories of family, friends, her love of Italy and Italian cooking make this so much more than just a cookbook. It is a celebration of life, love, food, eating and la dolce vita that’s guaranteed to make you want to book the next flight to the Amalfi Coast. A gifted storyteller, Lauren brings to life the people, sights, and flavors of Italy in this one-of-a-kind cookbook. To purchase a copy – Order Here
At Cooking Vacations, we produce extra virgin first cold-pressed olive oil from precious olives grown under the warm Mediterranean sun in rich volcanic soil and with salty sea winds. We care for 600 trees, each one over one-hundred-years-old, growing healthy olives that are then cold-pressed into extra virgin olive oil.
During the autumn harvest, the olives are picked by hand and immediately pressed on cold stones – therefore the oil has a very low acidic level because there is no oxidation. The olive oil is then bottled in green glass bottles which keeps the sun out preventing any oxidation.
Our olive oil is made with leccino, curatora, frantoio and coratina olives and has a hint of almond and artichoke due to the two nearby orchards that add to the cross-pollination. Its emerald green color ensures a fresh and pungent flavor.
Extra virgin means that the oil was from the first pressing and cold-pressed means it was pressed without heat. We follow these strict guidelines in order for the oil to be extra virgin and first-cold-pressed. DOP is the Denominazione di Origine Protetta, means that the olive oil has an origin protected domain of production.
Our trees are tenderly cared for throughout the season following biodynamic and organic farming practices meaning soil is kept pure to keep the level of oleic acid very low and natural vitamins and minerals high. Our extra virgin, we also produce lemon, chilli pepper and rosemary olive oil. Minimum order 6 bottles.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
At Cooking Vacations, we produce extra virgin first cold-pressed olive oil from precious olives grown under the warm Mediterranean sun in rich volcanic soil and with salty sea winds. We care for 600 trees, each one over one-hundred-years-old, growing healthy olives that are then cold-pressed into extra virgin olive oil.
During the autumn harvest, the olives are picked by hand and immediately pressed on cold stones – therefore the oil has a very low acidic level because there is no oxidation. The olive oil is then bottled in green glass bottles which keeps the sun out preventing any oxidation.
Our olive oil is made with leccino, curatora, frantoio and coratina olives and has a hint of almond and artichoke due to the two nearby orchards that add to the cross-pollination. Its emerald green color ensures a fresh and pungent flavor.
Extra virgin means that the oil was from the first pressing and cold-pressed means it was pressed without heat. We follow these strict guidelines in order for the oil to be extra virgin and first-cold-pressed. DOP is the Denominazione di Origine Protetta, means that the olive oil has an origin protected domain of production.
Our trees are tenderly cared for throughout the season following biodynamic and organic farming practices meaning soil is kept pure to keep the level of oleic acid very low and natural vitamins and minerals high. Our extra virgin, we also produce lemon, chilli pepper and rosemary olive oil. Minimum order 6 bottles.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Extra virgin first cold- pressed olive oil offers fresh green olive oil with hints of artichoke and almond. Extra virgin olive oil adds a big flavor to antipasto, pasta, risotto, fish, meat and cheese, and is a healthy ingredient in Mediterranean cooking.
| $25 | 500 ml. |
| $35 | 750 ml. |
Lemon Olive Oil
Sfusato limone, Amalfi Coast lemons, are gently pressed into the olive oil for a fresh light citrus flavor. Accent your pizza, pasta, fish, meat and cheese with our lemon olive oil and you’ll be dreaming of Positano!
| $25 | 500 ml. |
| $35 | 750 ml. |
Rosemary Olive Oil
Wild Mediterranean rosemary is pressed into the olive oil giving it a delicate and fresh flavor. Drizzle rosemary oil on focaccia, fish, chicken, meat and roasted potatoes, and transform your ingredients into a delicious Mediterranean fare!
| $25 | 500 ml. |
| $35 | 750 ml. |
Red Chilli Pepper Olive Oil
Olio al pepperoncino, red chilli peppers, grown in the volcanic soil of Vesuvius are pressed with the olive oil. Drizzle chilli pepper olive oil on pizza, pasta, meat and fish, and you’ll be cooking like an Italian mamma!
| $25 | 500 ml. |
| $35 | 750 ml. |
Gift Certificates
Give the gift of cooking!!!
Gift certificates make the perfect gift for birthdays,
anniversaries, weddings, mothers’ and fathers’ Day,
graduations, Valentine’s Day, or just because!
Available in any amount for online cooking classes, cooking tours, one day classes, wine tastings, guided tours, and food lover’s walks – to name a few.