Florence Cooking Class: Authentic Tuscan Cuisine

Embark on a culinary adventure in Florence with a private Tuscan pasta making class. Learn from a local expert and cook three handmade pastas or a pasta and meat main course, along with a side vegetable and dessert.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Florence - Begin your Florence cooking class in your local host Cinzia’s home with a freshly prepared Tuscan appetizer! Then roll up your sleeves and learn to cook regional Italian pasta from recipes passed down through generations of Cinzia’s family during a hands-on Tuscan cooking class. Choose when making your booking between a cooking menu…
What's Included
  • Private cooking class and homecooked dinner with your host Cinzia
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Local prosecco and wine (1-2 glasses)
  • Gratuities
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meal Options
  • Traditional Tuscan appetizer - Bruschette, coccoli or charcuterie
  • Fresh pasta and sauce - Pappardelle, tagliatelle, ravioli, tortelli or gnocchi with an accompanying sauce
  • Chicken cacciatore - Chicken, pork or beef
  • Side seasonal vegetable - Stewed artichokes, carrots, etc. or salad
  • Traditional Italian dessert - Tiramisù, cantucci, brutti ma…
Additional Information

For a truly memorable meal and culinary experience in Florence, join a local chef in preparing an authentic Italian menu of fresh pasta and other Tuscan dishes. During a private cooking lesson, help choose and make different types of fresh pasta with sauces or one pasta and a meat dish if you like, finished off with a decadent Italian dessert. Learn…

Location
Via di Scandicci
Meet Cinzia at her home in Via di Scandicci, Florence. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighbourhood details, and not the exact address. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon confirmation.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Antonella
Aug 30, 2024
10/10 Cooking Experience! - Our family had a wonderful time cooking with Maria at her beautiful home outside of Florence. As a party of five, Maria met us at the planned spot and drove us the rest of the way to her house. Upon arriving, Maria had everything we needed to enjoy an amazing meal. We began by making a tasty bruschetta appetizer before learning how to make pasta from scratch. Maria even gave us options and we ended up making both tagliatelle and ravioli. Our three teenage children were engaged and had an amazing hands-on experience. To top it all off, we learned how to prepare a simple and delicious tiramisu dessert. We enjoyed all of our creations at a beautiful table outside Maria’s lovely villa. I highly recommend this experience to all who will be traveling in and around Florence.
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838isaacg
Jun 28, 2023
Memories to Last a Lifetime - An amazing hands-on experience for our family of 5 (age 10 - adults) in the private home of an expert. We made pasta from scratch, prepared a chicken dish, made panna cotta and enjoyed a beautiful meal together. Great memories!
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Cmolica
Jun 26, 2023
Delicious dinner with Alessio - We had a great evening with Alessio Vallini, aka Fungomaniac, at his apartment about a mile and a half from our hotel on the east side of Florence. Allessio had fresh mushrooms HE HAD HUNTED earlier that week! We prepared them in a delicious crostini. For our main course, Alessio taught us to make pasta ravioli (first time). We felt like we had a friend living in town. Everything was incredibly delicious! To cap things off, we had a wonderful orange shortbread with fresh whipped cream that was his grandmother’s recipe and was delightful. He also shared the recipes freely so we can try them when we are home. I would highly recommend a class and dinner with Allesio when you are in Florence. You will love it.
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Joseph_l
Jun 10, 2023
Outstanding host and an enjoyable experience! - Outstanding host makes for an outstanding experience. Thank you Cienza for teaching us your craft and sharing a wonderful meal and evening.
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Michael_o
Mar 13, 2023
wonderful - the host cenzia was great and very informative plus the food was excellent. she was very attentive to our questions and presented in a way that was helpful to understand.
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Dana_n
Jul 25, 2022
Fun way to spend a night. - So fun! Cinzia taught us about the traditional Tuscan method of making pasta. First, we prepared a protein pasta dough. Next we let the dough rest while we prepared a potato and spinach gnocchi. Then we prepared tagliatelle with a classic tomato garlic sauce, pecorino stuffed ravioli with pear and shallot sauce and gorgonzola cream sauce for the gnocchi. For dessert, we prepared a coffee mousse. My family had a lot of fun. For planning purposes, I had difficulty getting a taxi to Cinzia's and back to the hotel so I would recommend making arrangements for transportation in advance. Her home is roughly a 15 minute drive from the Piazza del Duomo.
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Robert_w
Jun 6, 2022
We had a great... - We had a great experience. It was fun, informative, encouraging and most importantly delicious! We purchased gift certificates for our driend to have an online course. Do this, you won't regret it.
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Katherine_h
Nov 27, 2021
Cinzia is a wonderful chef and host! - Cinzia is a delight! I would highly, highly recommend booking this experience with her. Our boys loved making their own pasta, and we had so much fun putting all the ingredients and courses together. Cinzia was a terrific host, and I would love to book her again to come to our flat if we have a full kitchen.
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Angela_w
Aug 29, 2021
Amazing Tuscan dinner! - Such a lovely evening! My dad and I took Cinzia’s cooking class and it was the highlight of our time in Florence. The patio was beautiful and we learned skills we will definitely use when returning back to the US. Overall, it felt like we were having a fun night in a friend’s home and we can’t wait to make our own pasta at home! Thank you Cinzia!
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Samantha_m
Aug 17, 2021
Pasta Making Made Easy - Cinzia was very welcoming and helpful. We made a lot of delicious pasta (plus dessert!) and left feeling like we could do it again ourselves!
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From $140
up to 10 guests
2 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).