Come experience Tuscany with Chef Dani on the third season of our signature Olive Harvest Tour. Witness the Villa Belpasso olive harvest first-hand and participate in the field to bottle process of this small-scale organic olive oil production. In addition to the harvest, you'll learn about and explore the ruins of the ancient Etruscan civilization, visit the best local wineries with special access available to The Picnic Table Italy guests and get your hands dirty cooking Maremma specialties with Chef Dani in his farmhouse kitchen. For 2026, we have two date options in October both itineraries are the same.
Tuscan-born Chef Danilo Amato grew up in the kitchen of his family’s restaurant, La Fontanina Di San Pietro in the Maremma Region of Italy, and later continued his studies at the haute cuisine school of the Hotel Crillon in Paris. An early member of the Slow Food Association, former cellar master at The Herbfarm and owner of The PicNic Table Cafe in Woodinville, Washington, Chef Dani has been dedicated to promoting Tuscan regional cuisine around the world. His menus feature the freshest ingredients, regional specialties and local wines. Danilo grows organic DOP olives on his farm in Tuscany where he then locally produces small-batch olive oil for sale at events, on the tours and online.