Top Europe Cooking Classes

Don’t just head out for aperitivo in Arezzo, learn to create the classic pre-dinner drink and snack yourself with this private aperitivo experience. Taking place in your local host’s private home, the experience gives you a bite-size taste of local Arezzo culture, with an aperitivo prepared with regional delicacies, local wine, and warm Italian hospitality.

Learn the secrets to creating an Italian-style happy hour with this hands-on aperitivo workshop led by a local host. Pick up tips for pairing nibbles and finger food with a classic Spritz cocktail or local bubbly and still wines so you’ll be ready to invite friends and loved ones over for your own aperitivo hour at home. Go beyond the tourist sights in Treviso and connect with a passionate host and home cook.

Get hands-on experience in cooking Tuscan food with a private 3-hour pasta-making class in Montepulciano. Go to a local’s home for an immersive cooking class that introduces Tuscan food, customs, and more. Learn the secrets of this region’s pasta dishes and enjoy tasting your creations accompanied by local wines and espresso.

Break up your sightseeing and experience the authentic side of Cagliari and its local cuisine with this home cooking class. Join your host and instructor in her kitchen for a hands-on lesson, making three traditional pasta dishes and sauces from scratch. End the class by sampling your handiwork during a final tasting, enjoying each dish paired with regional wines.

Discover the traditional flavors of Parma during a private, half-day cooking class at a local’s home. Learn to cook traditional Italian dishes from the Emilia-Romagna region during this hands-on class. Make fresh pasta from scratch, such as ricotta-stuffed tortelli. Feast on three different types of pasta and local wines after the class.

Fresh pasta is one of Italy’s most beloved specialties, but turning out perfect ribbons of tagliatelle or stuffed ravioli takes skill. Perfect your technique with this private hands-on class led by a home cook in Perugia. Prepare three different types of regional pasta specialties under your instructor’s watchful eye, then cap off your experience by sampling your handiwork during a final tasting.

Fresh pasta is the cornerstone of Italian cuisine and this private pasta making class covers all the basics. Step into the home of a local from and get hands-on experience making fresh, delicious pasta from start to finish. Then, use your fresh pasta to prepare Ligurian dishes that you can enjoy with local red and white wines from the region.

Immerse yourself in a private pasta-making class at the Cesarina's home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a glass of local wine. During the lesson the Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic regional pasta recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test. Each participant will have a workstation equipped with utensils and all the ingredients to make the dishes. Then, taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of red and white local wines. Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Immerse yourself in Italian cuisine and learn how to cook authentic Roman Italian food from a real expert: a local home cook in their own house. Visit the market to gather ingredients with your host. Your host will then teach you step-by-step how to prepare a three-course Roman meal. Enjoy what you've made afterwards, paired with Italian wines.

Immerse yourself in the culinary culture of Siena with a small-group cooking class at the home of a "Cesarina," an Italian cook and host. You'll visit a local market and food shops first, and then start the lesson to learn how to make three Sienese dishes. Finally, you'll be rewarded by enjoying your creations accompanied by a glass of wine.

Southern Italy is famous for its cuisine across the globe. Connect with a local home cook and discover the secrets to turning out traditional fresh pasta with this small-group cooking class in Matera. Roll up your sleeves and prepare three different specialties under the guidance of your host and instructor, then sample your handiwork served with wine at the end of the class.

Eat like a Cava de' Tirreni local with this private cooking class. Using fresh, seasonal ingredients, prepare three authentic regional dishes inside a local home—no cooking experience needed. Enjoy your dishes paired with wine at the end of the class, and take home a souvenir apron and shopping bag to commemorate the experience.

Be introduced to Sicilian cuisine during this private cooking class in Catania. Explore local markets and shops with your guide to discover the ingredients that are used in the cuisine. Then, head to your guide’s home to get hands-on experience making traditional dishes, learning tips and tricks along the way. Sit down to a 3-course meal, prepared by you, paired with local red and white wines to complete your experience.

Abruzzo has a unique regional cuisine that combines delicacies from its coast and its mountain peaks, but it’s not easy to discover traditional dishes without the help of a local. With this private cooking class, connect with a local “cesarina”, or home cook, to prepare three classic recipes from Pescara and then enjoy what you’ve made over a meal together served with local wine.

This private cooking session in a local home offers a fully immersive culinary experience in Marsala. A local host will greet your private party and teach you the fundamentals of Italian cookery. After being given the necessary supplies and equipment, each visitor will prepare three classic Italian dishes and then sit down to sample them with regional wine.

This private cooking class in Vietri sul Mare offers a stress-free, hands-on way to learn about local cuisine. Join your host inside a fully-equipped home kitchen to whip up three regional specialities for lunch or dinner—no experience needed. After class, wash down your meal with carefully paired wines.

Step inside a local home and learn to prepare three regional dishes alongside a private home chef with this Trento cooking class. A fully-equipped kitchen and personalized attention from your private guide mean everyone can participate, regardless of experience level. After cooking, sit down and enjoy your food paired with regional wines.

Enjoy personalized attention during this private cooking class in a local Ragusa home. You’ll have everything provided for you to create three traditional Italian dishes. Sip wine and sit down with your private group to enjoy the feast you’ve created while asking questions about Italian culinary culture.

Dive deeper into local culture than is possible on most tours. This private cooking class takes you inside a local’s home where you will learn how to prepare, from scratch, three typical dishes from the Viareggio area. Afterward, you’ll enjoy your dishes for lunch or dinner, with wine.

Every region of Italy has its own distinct cuisine and this private cooking experience focuses on the delectable dishes of Otranto. Meet your local host and learn to cook a variety of dishes from the region from start to finish. Then, sit down to a delicious meal paired with local wines and great conversation.

Discover the secrets of northern Italian cuisine with this culinary experience in Trento. Be immersed in the city’s ambience on a local market tour, benefiting from the insider knowledge of your host as you browse classic ingredients, then be welcomed into their home for your private cooking lesson. Gain hands-on experience preparing regional recipes and savor your homemade dishes with a sit-down meal, plus local wine and coffee, included.

Save time and combine two experiences in a day—a local market visit and a private cooking class at a Cesarina’s home in Turin. Learn the secrets of Turin’s most popular dishes, and try out three authentic local recipes. A highlight of the experience is being able to eat your creations at the end of the class with drinks included.

Delve into Positano's traditional cuisine with this private hands-on cooking class hosted by a local home cook. Learn how to make seasonal starters, fresh pasta, and a classic southern Italian dessert under the watchful eye of your host and instructor, then sample the fruits of your labors with a family-style tasting to cap off your lesson.

It’s easier to learn the art of making pasta in person than from a book or video—and it’s more fun too. Master two pasta dishes plus Italy’s signature dessert, tiramisu, during this private class in the home of a local. After all your hard work, sit down with your host and enjoy the fruits of your labors for lunch or dinner, washed down with water, local wines, and, of course, an after-dinner coffee.