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We’ve mentioned before just how much your fresh faces on our Zoom screens have meant to us these last ten months, but as this never-ending year finally comes to a close, our chefs have some personal words they’d like to share with you, our dear supporters, travelers, and cooking class participants, about what you have meant to THEM.

"Feliz Natal! Thank you so much for being part of my 2020. It was so great to keep meeting people from other countries and to keep gathering people around the table while doing what I love: cooking and teaching! Merry Christmas and a super happy 2021!"

- Chef Ana in Lisbon, Portugal

“Maria and I are both very thankful to TTLT and we feel honored to be part of this group of people. We feel the positive vibes, the warmth of the people and the energy. This has been so important during the hard times we are all facing due to the pandemic.

When we prepare our table with all the equipment and ingredients for the cooking classes, it feels like a friend is coming for a visit and we are getting ready for a fun evening together.

When we talk about Nonna and our traditions, the histories of our family and the place where we were born and live, we are welcoming you to our world, but we’ve also learned so much from you all too.

Last but not least, the income is significant and since we were not expecting how long the pandemic would last and how our finances would be impacted. Now that we are now counting on the cooking classes for our daily expenses and bills, we feel more comfortable and less uncertain.

Happy Holidays, everyone. Thank you for being so special!”

- Maria and Domenico in Capri, Italy

“My dear, wonderful, virtual guests, I am so grateful for the fantastic time we have spent together this year!

You have been a ray of sunshine in this grey 2020. It hasn't been an easy year for those who, like me, make a living from tourism. But you saved me from sadness so many times: you were there, waiting for me with all the ingredients ready! Even on the hardest of days, I had to pull myself together, put some makeup on and —what's most important—I had to smile. At the end of every lesson I always felt full of joy, cheerfulness, and gratitude.

2020 has been tough, but it has taught us that humans are amazingly adaptable beings, and that we can hug, smile, cry and share these common human experiences through a screen...What is there for us in 2021?

I wish you a fantastically festive time, full of food and love (which are the same thing, aren't they?)”

- Gaia in Florence, Italy

“As a cooking instructor, 2020 changed my life completely. But by working with The Table Less Traveled and all of you, I was able to continue my job and my career like before.

I don't know how to express my appreciation to you all. Thank you so much.

I hope 2021 will bring us many more fun cooking experiences.”

- Yoko in Osaka, Japan

“As this terrible year comes to an end I like to think that the worst is behind us and that we are facing a rebirth, a renaissance .... as I live in Florence!

This is my wish for all of you that helped me, especially those I met during the first lockdown when nobody knew how to spend their time. You offered me a way to entertain myself and other people from all over the world.

Happy Holidays!”

- Gloria in Florence, Italy