Build Better Menus. Run Better Kitchens.
Work directly with Chef David Giani and Tuscany Cuisine to develop recipes, menus, wine pairings, production systems, kitchen workflows, food cost strategy, and restaurant operations. This is consulting built from real professional kitchen experience and connected to the Tuscany Cuisine platform.
Consulting Services
From recipe inspiration to restaurant execution, Tuscany Cuisine connects creativity with professional kitchen management.
Connected to the Tuscany Cuisine Platform
Consulting is no longer separate from the system. Recipes, menu building, wine pairings, prep kitchen, inventory, vendor ordering, and future labor scheduling all connect into one workflow.
The Tuscany Cuisine Culinary Academy
Move beyond following recipes and begin understanding the craft behind them. The Culinary Academy brings together Chef David Giani’s lifetime of professional kitchen experience, Tuscan heritage, culinary techniques, ingredients, beverages, restaurant knowledge, and practical lessons for the next generation of cooks and chefs.
“Recipes feed the table. Knowledge feeds generations.”
Culinary Foundations
Knife skills, stocks, sauces, cooking methods, seasoning, food safety, and professional kitchen fundamentals.
Begin with the fundamentals →Meat & Butchery
Animal anatomy, primary and secondary cuts, fabrication, aging, cooking methods, temperatures, and purchasing.
Explore meat education →Fish & Seafood
Species identification, seasonality, sustainability, filleting, shellfish, preservation, dry aging, and preparation.
Discover seafood knowledge →Salumi & Charcuterie
Prosciutto, Culatello, Mortadella, Finocchiona, Salame Toscano, wild game salumi, curing, and regional traditions.
Enter the Salumi Academy →Ingredients Encyclopedia
Herbs, vegetables, mushrooms, cheeses, grains, oils, vinegars, spices, chocolate, flour, rice, and culinary uses.
Study ingredients →Wine & Beverage Institute
World wines, beer, spirits, cocktails, coffee, tea, non-alcoholic beverages, professional service, and food pairing.
Explore beverage education →Why Work With Chef David?
Chef David Giani brings decades of professional culinary experience, Tuscan heritage, recipe development, restaurant operations, and practical kitchen leadership into every project.
- Authentic Italian and Tuscan culinary foundation
- Professional restaurant and catering experience
- Menu engineering and recipe standardization
- Wine and beverage pairing knowledge
- Kitchen production and operational thinking
Learn, Cook, and Build
Begin in the Culinary Academy to understand ingredients and techniques, continue into the Recipe Library to put that knowledge into practice, and use the Menu Builder and Operations Hub to organize professional execution.
FAQ
How to Begin
- Enter the Culinary Academy: Learn the techniques, ingredients, traditions, and professional principles behind exceptional cooking.
- Explore the Recipe Library: Put your knowledge into practice through the organized Tuscany Cuisine recipe collection.
- Define your project: Choose a restaurant menu, event menu, recipe-development, beverage, training, or operations goal.
- Build the workflow: Connect education, recipes, menu planning, production, beverage pairing, and professional operations.
- Request a consultation: Work directly with Chef David Giani to develop the next stage of your culinary project.