Olive Garden’s Culinary Institute of Tuscany is located in the 11th century village of Riserva di Fizzano. Every year Olive Garden chefs travel to our Culinary Institute to learn authentic cooking secrets from Italian Chef Romana Neri and Chef Paolo Lafata.

Hundreds of Olive Garden chefs have traveled to Italy and learned the essential skills for creating traditional Italian cuisine and popular Italian great dishes; like how to choose the freshest ingredients, layering flavors to create the perfect meal, and pairing flavorful wines with each entrée to enhance the dining experience.

"We proudly serve Italian specialties inspired by our Culinary Institute of Tuscany.(SM) Olive Garden chefs train at this cooking school located at Riserva di Fizzano, an eleventh century village in the heart of Italy's Tuscany region."