FLORENCE
197 Tours Reviewed
Three dishes, one local kitchen. This Cesarina home cooking class in Lucca turns sightseeing time into something you can eat and repeat later. You’ll work in a carefully picked local home (or nearby) and learn from a chef who teaches…
Pasta is great here. I love how this class is built like a real Tuscan day in miniature: you get a family farm intro, then you cook course by course in a rustic kitchen. Hands-on instruction means you’re not stuck…
You’ll smell Tuscany before you even start. This pasta-making class at Tenuta Guardastelle turns a winery visit into a real, hands-on food day: make dough for tagliatelle, learn a classic ragù approach, and finish with chicken cacciatore and chocolate lava…
Cooking at home with Patrizia in central Florence feels like the real deal, not a staged demo. I love that it is hands-on and built around regional Italian classics from Florence and Emilia-Romagna, so you learn how the dishes are…
Your lunch becomes part of the lesson. In Florence, this small-group cooking class teaches you four Tuscan recipes, then you eat what you made with wine in a historic-style setting. If you get paired with a chef like Gustavo, you’ll…
Dinner becomes a lesson in Florence. In a private setup with LA VIVANDIERA, you’ll learn traditional pasta skills at 5 pm, including the old rolling-pin method, taught by Cinzia Masini. I especially like that it’s hands-on, step by step, so…
Cooking starts at the market. This Lucca experience pairs a local market walk with a private, Cesarina-led cooking class in a family home, where you learn regional dishes and then eat your results family-style with local wines. I love how…
A cooking lesson in Siena feels like a visit. You meet Cesarina Patrizia and start with a guided walk through the local market and food shops, then move into her home kitchen to cook Sienese favorites with a small group.…
Kids love this Tuscan baking hour. This cooking class is a sweet, hands-on way for kids to get creative in the kitchen, with a lesson built around shortcrust pastry, filled cake, and decorated biscuits. You’re at an agriturismo in Peccioli,…
Food teaches faster than words. In Assisi, this 4-hour home cooking class puts you at a real table, making Umbrian dishes with guidance from Nonna Paola (and the family team at the property). You’ll work with local market ingredients—olive oil,…
Truffles and Tuscan wine, in one afternoon. At Tenuta Torciano Winery outside San Gimignano, you get a hands-on truffle cooking lesson plus a wine and oil tasting built around local products. I liked the calm, polished setting and the friendly…
Great food, no car keys needed. This live online cooking class puts you in a real working kitchen with Raffaella, an Italian chef and author focused on traditional cuisine from the Perugia area. I like that you’re not just watching…
Pasta lessons hit different in Tuscany. This one is built around organic ingredients and hands-on pasta making, with tasting breaks guided by a professional sommelier named Alina. You’re not just learning recipes; you’re learning how the pieces fit together in…
Art and dinner, in one room. This Tuscan cooking class in Florence pairs serious food skills with a seriously pretty art setting. You cook in Anna’s personal art space, and the whole experience is built around the idea that food…
Pastas with a view beat most tours. This Tuscan cooking class at Podere Spedalone mixes real farm-to-table ingredients with hands-on hand-rolled pasta and cantucci cookies, then rewards you with lunch where the food is the point. It’s also run in…
