About this tour
A 3-hour private cooking class at a Florentine chef's home where you'll prepare fresh pasta, sauce, and a Tuscan main course or dessert alongside your host. You'll learn traditional techniques passed down through generations, eat what you've made together, and can request vegetarian, vegan or other dietary adjustments in advance. The menu shifts with the season, and the class is tailored to your preferences — choose between mastering three pasta shapes or one pasta plus a meat dish.
Highlights
- Cook fresh pasta from scratch with a local Florentine chef in her home
- Learn traditional sauces and Tuscan mains or desserts depending on your preference
- Seasonal menu adjusted to local ingredients and your dietary needs
- Private, one-on-one instruction without group dilution
- Enjoy prosecco and wine (1–2 glasses) with your homecooked meal
- Choose pasta focus or pasta plus meat dish when you book
- Tips and techniques you can recreate at home afterwards
What to expect
You'll arrive at Cinzia's home and begin hands-on pasta preparation — mixing flour, kneading dough, rolling and shaping by hand. She'll guide you through the techniques and explain the reasoning behind each step. Midway through, you'll prepare your chosen sauce or meat dish, tasting and adjusting as you go. Once cooking is done, you'll sit down together to eat what you've made, paired with local prosecco or wine. The class wraps up after the meal, roughly 3 hours from start to finish.
The exact dishes vary by season and your preference stated at booking. If you haven't specified a menu choice (three pastas versus one pasta and a meat main), Cinzia will decide for you on the day. Vegetarian, vegan and other dietary requests must be flagged when booking so she can plan ahead.
What travellers say
- Intimate private setting — not a group class, personalised to your taste
- Seasonal menu keeps the experience fresh and locally anchored
- Dietary needs accommodated if you notify in advance
- Wine and prosecco included with a proper sit-down meal
- Take-home techniques from someone who cooks this way daily
- No hotel transport — you arrange your own way there
- Must decide your menu preference at booking or Cinzia chooses for you
- 3-hour standing session may tire young children or those with mobility limits
Themes summarised by our team from public information about this tour. Verify specifics on the operator's page before booking.
Good to know
Best for: curious cooks who want hands-on tuition in an intimate setting without the classroom feel, and anyone keen to take techniques home. Strong fit if you have dietary preferences — just declare them at booking and Cinzia plans around them. Caveats: Hotel pickup isn't included, so you'll need to arrange transport to her home or use nearby public transport. The menu changes seasonally, so don't expect the same dishes twice. If you have young children, prams and strollers are welcome, though a 3-hour standing cooking lesson may not suit very small kids. Service animals are permitted. Inclusions: all food, wines, taxes and tips. Exclusions: hotel transfer.
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