Top Europe Cooking Classes

Rome’s Trastevere neighborhood is known for its great food, but figuring out where to eat can be a challenge for most visitors. Instead of trying to research on your own, embark on a small-group tour of locals-loved food businesses, and sample authentic Roman street food. Next, head to a nearby cooking school, where you'll learn the secrets of mastering fresh pasta before sharing a meal (plus gelato).

Learn to Cook Rome’s Signature Pastas This shared cooking experience takes place in a welcoming Roman kitchen, where guests learn to prepare fresh pasta from scratch and recreate three iconic local sauces: Carbonara, Cacio e Pepe, and Amatriciana. A professional English-speaking chef guides every step with easy, hands-on instruction. From Kitchen to Table The class begins with a glass of Prosecco and Roman-style appetizers before diving into pasta-making. After cooking, guests move to a cozy dining area where their freshly made dishes are served. The experience ends with a homemade dessert prepared by the kitchen team. Please note: wine pairing is no longer included. A Taste of Rome to Bring Home Designed for couples, families, friends, and solo travelers, this class offers an authentic and enjoyable way to connect with Roman food culture—an experience that stays with guests long after their trip.

You will be fascinated by anecdotes about how my grandmother prepared pasta, and what cooking represented in the past and still represents. And then our traditional music, in our local language! An immersion in true Apulian life and Italian sociology. I will communicate with my heart and experience. And, once you get home, you'll produce your own good food, and you'll treasure the memory of what I showed you. The lunch that follows is collaborative, everyone helps, with dishes and pans in their hands. The wine, the foods I serve together with the pasta we prepare together and that are all local and largely the result of my organic garden, all local and fresh, do the rest.

Get acquainted with making Gjirokaster cuisine from a local instructor during this private cooking experience. Enjoy personalized attention throughout as you learn how to cook two traditional dishes plus a dessert. Familiarize yourself with the spices and herbs that are commonly used in making Gjirokaster meals. After your class, sit down to eat the food you’ve just cooked.

Teresa welcomes you to her apartment, 20 minutes walk from Ortigia, for an authentic experience of traditional Sicilian cuisine for small groups, maximum five participants. Together you will prepare three traditional and seasonal recipes: an appetizer, a pasta, and a dessert, or if you wish three pasta formats (upon request). You will get your hands dirty, learning to knead, roll out, and shape fresh pasta, just like it's done in the family here in Sicily. Teresa, born and raised in Syracuse, will share with you family recipes and the secrets of local cuisine. Local wine and water included.Vegetarian options available upon advance request.

Champagne Lamiable is a family-run Champagne estate in the Grand Cru village of Tours-sur-Marne. With this guided tour, get hands-on as you learn how the famous bubbly is made, and enjoy a blind tasting of three Champagnes. After choosing your favorite, play winemaker as you disgorge your half-bottle of Champagne and create your own label. Take home your customized bottle as a souvenir.

Get an insider’s introduction to France’s iconic sparkling wine in the heart of Champagne country during this private tasting tour in the Reims countryside. Visit a family-run Champagne producer, with a chance to learn their family history as you tour the hand-dug wine cellar. Then, sample three different original cuvées in a picturesque vineyard lodge.

Learn everything you need to know to make tasty Spanish tapas at home, from how to pick out ingredients to techniques for making tasty dishes with this small-group experience. Visit La Boqueria market to get your ingredients then head to your cooking class to learn how to prepare dishes. After you're done, dine on your creations and pair them with free Spanish wine.

It’s one thing to enjoy Barcelona’s vibrant food scene, but learning those culinary skills for yourself is a great souvenir of your time in the city. In this half-day small-group cooking class, discover the secret to cooking authentic Spanish tapas and paella from a professional chef tutor. After you’ve finished crafting your dishes, dine on them together with your classmates.

You will have the opportunity to cook in a real cooking workshop, with real professional cooks. You will become part of the world of Italian cuisine, as if you were working in a real brigade to a real catering delivery for lunch! The atmosphere will be relaxed and fun but you will learn real cooking techniques. The specialty of this experience is also in making fresh colored pasta by hand, using superfoods that give energy and are good for you!

This is not a show or a factory tour. It is a rare chance to take part in a hands-on olive oil making workshop using old tools and methods that have almost disappeared. The factory is 130 years old and the process is slow, manual, and personal, just like it was for generations in Crete. Our family will guide you through every step, sharing stories and knowledge passed down over time. Guests leave with a deeper respect for olive oil and Cretan food culture, and with a small bottle of our family’s olive oil as a reminder of the experience.

Expand your palate and get a behind the scenes look at olive oil production in Greece on a private full-day tour. Set on a tranquil farm in a rural area, the half-day excursion is perfect for travelers who want a short break from the tourist crowds in Athens. After a dynamic tour of the groves, learn how to choose top-quality olive oil during a thorough and instructive tasting.

Enjoy a uniquely hands-on way to learn the secrets of authentic Italian cooking during this small-group class, designed for visiting vegetarians. After making your own way to your host's home in the Florentine Hills, enjoy a welcome drink and then roll up your sleeves. With your host's instruction, you'll prepare a 3-course lunch featuring handmade pasta and other delicacies, all served with wine to complete the experience.

Learn the art of gluten-free pasta-making during a personalized, hands-on cooking class in Florence. Guided by a chef, master creating your own gluten-free flour mix, kneading dough, and crafting ravioli and tagliatelle. Finish with a simple dessert and savor your creations paired with wine in an intimate setting alongside a small group.

Live this unique experience enjoying an unforgettable atmosphere: you will cook a delicious and abundant traditional 4-course Sicilian lunch. This activity is private and includes the transfer service by air-conditioned car in the Taormina area. Choosing the freshest ingredient is the first step to cooking a genuine and tasteful Sicilian specialty, that's why you will be accompanied to the local market and traditional shops to learn how to choose the right and fresh ingredients, but only after the typical Sicilian breakfast with Granita and brioche. After choosing the ingredients, prepare to tie the apron and cook under the watchful eye of the professional chef in a typical and traditional restaurant, who will offer his useful advice along the way to successfully create a typical Sicilian menu. You will cook an entire menu (appetizer, pasta, main course and dessert) according to local traditions and culinary techniques.

Discover, during a workshop, the art and secrets of blending the different emblematic grape varieties of the South of the Rhône valley. Immerse yourself in our oenologist’s workshop during this workshop, discover the reason for a blend and create your own personalized vintage.

Skip the research of figuring out local cooking techniques with this hands-on Croatian culinary experience in Mokošica. Learn to prepare traditional peka—meat and seasonal vegetables cooked under a bell-shaped dome—while enjoying local wine and expert guidance. With all ingredients and instruction provided, indulge in a seamless, authentic Dalmatian gourmet experience you won’t forget.

Don’t just drink your favorite spirit, master the art of making it during a gin-making class in Torbay. Using a traditional copper pot, you’ll distill your very own gin to take home in a 500ml bottle, and enjoy drinks while you do it. Plus, this private tour means that you’ll enjoy the undivided attention of your guide.

Sicily is a land of Beauty and Art, among these, its world-renowned cuisine cannot be missing on the food and wine tour. Learn the art of preparing dishes from our island tradition revisited with VEGAN raw materials and products and discover its flavors with a unique and unrepeatable VEGAN cooking class that will make our gastronomic culture known in a different way. It will be engaging to fasten your apron in Catania and prepare delicious dishes with the guidance of a professional chef that are attractive to the eye and to the palate!!! Finally, it will be nice to sit with other friends to enjoy the excellent VEGAN dishes, which you yourself have prepared, in an exciting environment where you have fun cooking, all combined with a good bottle of Sicilian wine...

Pizza, Italian symbol in the world! Want to learn how to make it? Discover the secrets of the perfect pizza in a lesson led by a Pro Pizza Maker. You will learn how to prepare the dough, under the careful Guide of our Pizzaiolo, starting from flour and yeast, discovering techniques and secrets to obtain a fragrant and tasty pizza. You will prepare the classic Pizza Margherita and you can create other variations, even, ON REQUEST, in VEGETARIAN version. And then, at the table! You will taste the pizza you have prepared, sharing it with the other participants in a cheerful and convivial atmosphere, accompanied by Sicilian Red Wine and Limoncello. Finally, you will attend a Show Cooking dedicated to Sicilian Cannolo and you can stuff it with excellent fresh ricotta. Knead, bake, taste and experience the authentic taste of Italy through its pizza! The course is available for a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 16 people.

An immersive tour Discover the backstage of a winery by visiting its cellar and storage and packaging facilities. A feminine approach to wine Discover a vision of wine that highlights finesse and elegance with a non-intrusive approach to winemaking. A unique tasting Enjoy 6 organic Alsace wines from parcel selections, reflecting the identity of 2 different terroirs. A gourmet tasting Enjoy 6 gourmet bites of bread, cold cuts and quality cheeses. An amazing wine To conclude the tasting, a 7th more surprising wine will be offered for tasting. An exceptional framework Enjoy a beautiful natural setting, in the heart of the vineyard.

Discover and understand the caracteristics of Champagne, from the grape varieties, the dosage impact, and the elaboration of our different cuvées.

This is not a simple chocolate class; it's a total cultural and scientific immersion that sets us apart: True Bean-to-Bar Process: We guide you through the full transformation from the cocoa bean to the finished bar (roasting, conching, molding). You witness and participate in the science of real chocolate making—not just melting pre-made chocolate. Canarian Cocoa History: Discover the fascinating and unique historical connection of cocoa with the Canary Islands, adding a rich cultural layer to your Tenerife visit. Personalized Creation: Leave with three handmade chocolate bars made 100% by you, customized with your favorite flavors and a personalized label with your name. Your unique edible souvenir! Intimate Group Setting: Choose between a highly personalized Small Group (max. 8) or a fully Private Workshop.

Cuisine plays a huge role in Italian culture, and surely nothing ranks as highly on Italian menus as pasta. During this tour, step into the kitchen and master the art of pasta-making the traditional way. Under guidance from your instructor, learn the secrets that make Italian pasta special. Using carefully selected seasonal ingredients, prepare three pasta dishes with a dessert, and savor your meal alongside your fellow foodies.