An authentic culinary experience with a famous Florentine Chef!
Meet one of our famous and charismatic chefs and learn how to cook a nice Tuscan meal in the heart of Florence!
The day begins with a trip to the Central Market to go shopping with the chef, picking up the freshest ingredients for your lunch. Meet the butchers, the bakers, and the farmers selling vegetables from their gardens and learn how to distinguish the highest quality ingredients and taste local and typical products!
Next, head to the fascinating home-like professional location, just a few steps from the central market, to start putting your hands on the ingredients as you create your own meal, under the expert guidance of a Chef. Your menu may slightly vary depending on the season and the fresh ingredients available, but will usually be made of different kinds of fresh home-made pasta from scratch (i.e. tagliatelle and ravioli), sauces for the pasta, and a dessert.
Finally, savor the meal you prepared yourself, accompanied with two glasses of a selection of Chianti wines - and get your Graduation Certificate!
Please note that when the Central Market is closed (on Sundays and bank holidays) a special introduction and extra tastings at the cooking class location will be offered instead.
Meeting point will be at a central location. Details will be provided in final documents.
- Central Market visit and tasting of local food and product with Chef (or extra tastings at the cooking school when the Central Market is closed)
- Chef guided cooking lesson
- All ingredients for your lunch
- Lunch with wine tasting (2 glasses of wine)
- Graduation Certificate
- Gratuities (optional)
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Vegetarians are more than welcome to this cooking class, as they will be able to cook vegetarian recipes.
- Tour ends at the cooking school in San Lorenzo district (Via Panicale, 43R).
- Please inform us in advance of any special dietary requirements and if you are vegetarian.
- When the Central Market is closed (on Sundays and bank holidays) a special introduction and extra tastings at the cooking class location will be offered instead.
- Group of 20 people or less.
Learn how to make authentic, Italian Pizza and Gelato – a fun cooking class for kids too!
Under the guidance of a professional pizza chef, called a Pizzaiolo, you will make your own pizza - stretch it, sauce it, bake it, slice it. The chef will teach you the key techniques in making a soft and flexible dough and the trick for a flavorful yet light tomato sauce so you can make this pizza at home!
After pizza it’s time for Gelato. The chef will explain why the gelato is the Italy's favorite dessert and will give insight to the 'gelato culture' that continues to grow. Learn the basic raw ingredients, how to select the best products available according to specific principles, development and application of natural colors, the heating and freezing techniques and how they have different effects on the ingredients.
Then enjoy a presentation and tasting of some of the flavors used in gelato making!
This activity is strongly recommended for families that wish to have children to learn about the Italian culture, an easy and fun experience that will last forever in their memory.
Meeting point will be at a central location. Details will be provided in final documents.
Enjoy a private cooking class at a Florentine signora's beautiful home located in the outskirt of Florence. The house was built in the 11th century as a lookout tower. Later, it became the residence of Francesco Granacci, a successful painter in the 16th century and one of Michelangelo’s close friends, and for this reason it was named “Casa del Pittore” (Painter’s house). It’s now a gorgeous renovated stone farmer’s house on a hilltop overlooking Florence.
During your 3-hour hands-on cooking class, you will learn how to prepare a typical 4-course Tuscan meal. The menu may slightly vary depending on the season and the fresh ingredients available, and it will usually include a starter, home-made pasta from scratch, a second dish of meat (beef, pork or chicken), and a dessert.
At the end, savor the meal you prepared paired with some of the finest Tuscan wines.
Pick up at your hotel.
Join us for a fun, hands-on experience where you'll learn to make one of Italy's most iconic dishes—pasta! Guided by professional chefs, you'll master the art of creating fresh egg pasta dough and prepare two traditional pasta types paired with two seasonal sauces. The chef will share tips to easily recreate these dishes at home.
While the dough rests, dive into a gelato-making demonstration, where you'll learn the history, ingredients, and techniques of this beloved Italian treat, along with tips on finding the best gelaterias during your travels.
You'll receive a digital recipe booklet to share with friends and family. Vegetarian options are available, and please notify us in advance of any food allergies.
Meeting point will be at a central location. Details will be provided in final documents.
