The kitchen is the true heart of the coliving. Everyone passes through here, and it’s where we meet for meals, snacks, and aperitifs. You’ll have access to a ‘funky’ kitchen: rustic in style, with a large original fireplace, restored terracotta floors, and a wood-and-terracotta roof, but also equipped with professional features, including stainless steel tables, a sink with pedal-operated taps, and a dishwasher.
The kitchen is fully equipped, suitable for cooking for a few people or for large groups. All utensils and cookware are organized intuitively and are easy to find and remember, making you feel at home right away!
In the ConVivio kitchen, you can cook, listen to music, celebrate, light the fireplace, taste, have fun, and make new friends.
One rule must always be remembered: it is your responsibility to leave the kitchen as you found it (or even better). Everyone is expected to tidy up after themselves, wash the pots and pans after cooking, and leave the sink clean. A volunteer will help remind you of this and provide support in tidying up at the end of the day. This aspect is essential for maintaining a pleasant coexistence in the coliving.
We eat dinners together. For lunch just do your own snack as everyone is on a different schedule. For morning and mid-day tasks you can be as flexible as necessary. For dinners you will be contributing in cooking and helping in the kitchen, according to your schedule, skills, desire. A little bit of help by everyone makes things easier for all.
We plan at least two groceries moments in the week, according to needing and availability of cars from colivers, both for personal food both for shared dinners. Some planning is requested to have available on site all ingredients necessary for each gourmet menu!
The pergola, just outside the kitchen door, is equipped with tables and chairs and is the ideal place to enjoy mealtimes, early in the morning as well as at lunchtime or in the evening, with the backdrop of nature and colours, the scent of flowers and the background of the birds that populate the trees of Tertulia.
The wood-burning oven next to the pergola allows cooking without gas and using waste wood. It is suitable for group dinners and is quick to heat up by having the wood and the fire in a separate room from the cooking area (so the ash and dust from combustion do not contaminate the food): ask us how to light and manage it, it takes little to get used to and cook excellent dishes (tasty vegetables, cecina, baked potatoes, savoury pies, pizza …..)
In the ‘ConVivio’ Kitchen you will find:
At your disposal you will find a space with a refrigerator and a pantry always stocked with quality products from the area and with fresh drinks and a selection of wines. A detailed list will guide you in choosing the products to taste, for your snacks, aperitifs at sunset, dinners and whatever you want. There are also Tertulia products, such as fresh eggs, jam and on request sourdough bread or yogurt. Why this name? Simple: all you have to do is self service and mark your drinks on a board. Based on the proposed price list, we will take care to count the consumption at the end of your stay.
At your disposal in the kitchen you will find a corner dedicated to herbal teas, tea and coffee. A kettle and a toaster for your breaks and resume working more rested! In particular we propose a way to take a slow and responsible coffee: with the collaboration of Annacaffè (a project of socially responsible and high quality coffee) we propose you to grind (by hand) directly your coffee for mocha or filter and enjoy it with all its aromas and also devoting a little 'you attention to think about where it comes from and how it was produced this coffee. Don't worry, you will find a panel with all the explanations to prepare an excellent coffee!
