FEES:     Fees for all programs include accommodations for the length of the program, all trips, dinners as listed and all scheduled activities, transportation on all school functions, recipes and menus, insurance for all sponsored functions, gratuities to personnel connected with the school.
Out of pocket costs will vary with the personal desires of the participants and would include laundry, drinks or special breakfast items at the hotels, extra nights at the hotel before and after the programs and the hard-to-resist Florentine shopping.
The school will be happy to reserve extra nights at the hotel in Florence if desired, depending on the availability of space.
Cooking in Florence hopes to maintain its current fee schedule. If there is a drop in the value of the dollar against the EURO by the time of final payment this balance will be readjusted to reflect the exchange rate of that time.

RESPONSIBILITY:     Insurance carried by the school covers the student's safety during school hours and on all sponsored trips. However, Cooking in Florence cannot be responsible for loss or theft of baggage or personal possessions or the student's health or safety at other times.

ACCOMMODATIONS:     Full hotel accommodations for seven nights with continental breakfast are included in the fee for cooking programs. Participants in these programs stay at a centrally located, modern, fully air-conditioned, first class hotel with a private bath in every room. Cafes, shops and museums are all within a short walk.
Students over the years have been delighted with its excellent location, attractive decor and the warmth of its personnel toward members of our groups.
All hotel accommodations with continental breakfasts are included in the fee for travel programs. In most cases hotels will be deluxe or first class; occasionally, simpler accommodations must be provided but will be the best in the area and will always include private bath.
Our standard accommodation included in the fee is a twin-bedded room with private bath or shower. Single rooms are limited and frequently smaller than doubles; in paying a single supplement you are paying for privacy rather than additional comfort. When a roommate is requested on the application form, an attempt will be made to make the most congenial arrangement possible. A request for a roommate cannot always be honored, in which case the payment of a single supplement would be required. Occasionally, especially with late reservations, the hotel can no longer supply a single room; in this case, the participant would be required to pay for a double room used as a single.

TRANSPORTATION:     The school does not include transportation costs in its fees, since participants come from many different parts of the world and many people like to have flexibility in arrival and departure dates. We have occasionally arranged group fares for the longer travel programs and are able to help with suggestions on the best ways to reach Florence.

REGISTRATION:     For all programs a deposit of $500 is required; $100 of this is non-refundable registration fee. Payments from countries outside the United States should be drawn as American dollar checks from a bank with a corresponding U.S. institution; otherwise students would be liable for any collection charges that our bank might levy. Other options are dollar money order or a direct transfer from a foreign bank to our bank. The school does not accept credit cards as payment.

CANCELLATION:     Full payment for each program is due ninety days before the start of the program. Deposits, minus the non-refundable $100 registration fee, will be returned if enrollment is canceled BEFORE THE PAYMENT DUE DATE. After the final payment date, no refunds would be made. Several companies offer cancellation insurance for a modest fee; we strongly urge you to get this and to read carefully the terms for reimbursement before buying.

The school reserves the right to cancel any program prior to its start, in which case the monies paid would be refunded in full.
Occasionally changes must be made in a scheduled program because of circumstances beyond control, but the school will make every effort to find an equally interesting alternative.
Correspondence and inquiries on all programs should be addressed to:

Giuliano Bugialli's
Foods of Italy
105 South 12th Street Apt. 205/206
The White Building
Philadelphia, Pa 19107

Tel. 215.922.2086
Fax.215.923.3502
Cell.646.431.1906