Top Italy Pasta Making Classes in 2026

Step into Paola’s 1920s villa and discover Bologna like a local. This intimate cooking class blends tradition, family recipes, and warm Italian hospitality. From hand-rolling pasta to preparing a classic tiramisu or cannelloni, you’ll experience authentic flavors passed down through generations. In summer, enjoy your homemade meal in Paola’s charming garden. Add the optional market tour for a deeper dive into Bologna’s vibrant food culture before cooking together at her home.

A small-group experience in a cozy Bologna kitchen, where a local pasta master guides you through the secrets of real Bolognese lasagna and homemade gelato. More than just a class, this is a chance to cook, taste and connect around the table while discovering the recipes and traditions that make Bologna Italy’s food capital. You’ll prepare authentic green pasta from scratch using fresh spinach, just like in a Bolognese kitchen. You will learn how to roll the pasta by hand with a rolling pin and create your own homemade lasagna, layering it with creamy béchamel sauce and rich slow-cooked ragù. You’ll also discover the art of authentic Italian gelato, preparing fresh artisanal gelato and tasting different homemade flavors created during the class. Before sitting down to enjoy everything you’ve made, we’ll start with a relaxed Italian aperitivo featuring local wine and regional specialties, the perfect way to share the experience in a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Make two fresh pasta dishes by hand during a small-group cooking class in Varenna, Lake Como. You’ll skip the impersonal feel of a larger cooking class, and rustle up creations in the home of a local, who is part of the Cesarine network of Italian home cooks. Prepare and eat pasta and a tiramisu as you learn about the wider Lombardy region in the best place — an Italian home kitchen.

Incitur will ensure you a culinary experience designed to be fun for all. You will visit the local lively market and together with a local guide you will buy some of the ingredients necessary to cook later. Meet your professional mamma chef and join him to an intimate restaurant whose kitchen and tables will be just reserved for you! Whether you are a beginner or an up-and-coming kitchen expert, your cooking experience will be interesting and unforgettable. With your professional chef, you will practice the traditional method of making authentic fresh pasta by hand, you'll prepare a delicious sauce to dress pasta and, after that, an Italian typical second course as well as a dessert from scratch, using all the fresh ingredients! Then it will be the time to enjoy and taste the food you have prepared accompanied by good local wine. You will end your lunch tasting limoncello liqueur and expresso coffee! Learn to cook Italian recipies and prepare an Italian Menu with Incitur!

There’s no better souvenir to bring back from Rome than the art of Italian cooking. Learn how to make two Italian signatures—fresh egg pasta and tiramisu dessert—in just a couple of hours at this to-the-point class. A local chef at a heritage Roman restaurant leads the group of no more than 14 travelers. Once you’re done, sit down to your pasta with sauce, a glass of wine, tiramisu, and limoncello.

Keep the whole family happy during a kid-friendly cooking class in Rome. Head to a home kitchen for a hands-on experience. Learn to make fresh pasta, including fun shapes like farfalle and cavatelli with natural coloring, plus a delicious tiramisu. Then, enjoy a relaxing sit-down lunch. Kids and parents alike will learn skills that can be recreated later, at home.

There is no better place to learn how to make authentic pasta and tiramisù from scratch than Italy’s culinary capital of Bologna. Meet your local host and instructor to pick up tips and tricks for turning out flawless filled and shaped pasta and assembling a luscious tiramisù by hand. Then celebrate your new skills in the kitchen with a final tasting to sample the dishes you’ve prepared, served with wine.

Unveil the secrets to turning out fresh pasta and creamy tiramisù like a pro, surrounded by Venetian charm, with this hands-on cooking class hosted in a 16th-century palazzo. Join your hosts for an interactive tutorial to prepare two pasta recipes and an authentic tiramisù from scratch, all while sipping wine and bubbly. Learn about life in Venice as you prepare your meal together, then relax over lunch or dinner featuring your creations.

Discover the secrets to Bolognese cuisine in a local’s home with this half-day private cooking class. Learn how to prepare fresh stuffed pasta including tortellini and tortelloni during this hands-on class. After the pasta workshop, relax over a meal to sample what you prepared alongside local red and white wines.

In about 3 hours you will be able to learn and take home a taste of the great tradition of Italian cuisine with dishes assembled with local and seasonal products. The magical atmosphere of the Amalfi Coast, its views, its colors, will join the taste of the dishes made making you live a multisensory experience!

Join Daniela ( 69 Years old ), Mario (71) and their son Nicolò in their home kitchen to learn how to make classic Italian dishes over hand-made (that you will help making!) aperitifs and lots of fun and laughter. It is our pleasure to welcome you into our home to share some of our family's precious recipes that we hand over from generation to generation. Daniela has been cooking for her family for over 40 years and enjoys company in the kitchen and teaching some of her favorite dishes to people who love learning (and love to eat)! The menu that we will prepare and eat may vary depending on the season and will consist of: - Starters - Main Course - Second - Desserts Daniela and Mario will teach you how to bring Italian cuisine into your home kitchen. Our cuisine reflects the simplicity of who we are, it reflects the culture of traditions and the love for this territory. Places full of food, people and stories that we want to tell. We look forward to meeting you ! PickUp service available.

Get hands‐on with authentic Roman cuisine in this fun and educational cooking class with a local chef. Learn the techniques for making classic fettuccine from scratch and end with a delicious tiramisu dessert. You’ll enjoy tasting every creation and gain skills you can replicate at home—all without worrying about deciphering recipes or restaurant menus.

On this half-day pasta and tiramisu-making workshop, head to the Piazza Mattei—home to the Turtle Fountain (Fontana delle Tartarughe)—for a class on how to prepare and cook authentic Roman pasta in a nearby artisan workshop. Learn how to craft a traditional ravioli dish before starting on a tiramisu for dessert.

Roll up your sleeves for a Venice cooking class and market visit designed especially for vegans and vegetarians. While Italian food is world-renowned, meat dishes often take center stage on restaurant menus. This intimate cooking experience focuses on seasonal veggies, pizza, focaccia, and fresh pasta, paired with unlimited wine and good company.

Learn how to make homemade pasta seasoned with two typical sauces with a cooking class in Garda. Discover how to make a dessert and taste your creations, paired with typical wine.

Immerse yourself in Italian food culture with this pasta-making cookery class at a beautiful Florentine kitchen. Learn to prepare authentic pasta from scratch, pick fresh herbs from a private garden, and sip unlimited Tuscan wine throughout the class. Enjoy the fruits of your labor in a family-style lunch. A great activity for foodies and those wanting to meet other travelers with similar interests.

Unforgettable experience with a local chef who will guide you, inside a small garage laboratory, in the preparation of fresh pasta and stuffed pasta and tiramisù with subsequent tasting. You will use the grandmother's historical tools and real fresh and local ingredients purchased in the local historical markets of the city. Minimum 2 people

This small-group cooking class in Bellagio teaches you to prepare Italian specialities in a hilltop restaurant overlooking Lake Como. Meet your guide outside Banca Intesa Sanpaolo and enjoy a short transfer in a distinctive van to the cooking location. With a local chef's guidance, learn to make ravioli, tagliatelle, and a dessert such as tiramisu. The class includes tickets to visit the botanical gardens of nearby Villa Melzi.

Learn authentic Italian recipes passed down through generations. Make ravioli and fettuccine step by step with a local chef. Enjoy 3 glasses of wine plus 1 Prosecco or soft drinks. Take home easy recipes and real Italian food knowledge from Verona. Learn to make fresh pasta and tiramisu in a real Verona restaurant.

Make fresh Italian pasta with three sauces and enjoy all your creations with unlimited Tuscan wine in Florence.

Get hands‐on with Roman cuisine the local way in this private cooking class, where you’ll learn to make three classic pastas and enjoy them paired with classic Roman wines. With a local chef guiding you, you’ll not only taste the results but understand the techniques and traditions behind Italy’s most beloved dishes—and take them home to share with others for years to come.

Beyond its sandy beaches, crystal-clear waters, art cities, historic villages, vineyards, and olive groves, Puglia is a land rich in authentic flavors and traditional products with a bold, genuine taste. During the experience, we will prepare together the famous Puglian orecchiette, a complete first course, accompanied by an aperitif featuring taralli, focaccia, wine, and seasonal vegetables. At the end, we will all sit down at the table, as tradition dictates, to enjoy the delicious dishes we have prepared.

Discover Sicily’s distinctive pasta traditions in this small-group cooking class in Palermo. Make three pasta dishes from scratch, working the dough by hand before rolling, filling, and shaping it yourself. Prepare fresh sauces to match, including a classic Sicilian pesto, with guidance at every step. Then sit down in the garden to enjoy the dishes you’ve made together.

If travel is about experiences, then this pasta-making class is travel at its finest. Led by Giuseppe, a Neapolitan chef and local, you’ll try your hand at making three traditional Italian pasta dishes, all in the comfort of Giuseppe’s home. Apron off and prosecco in hand, you’ll dine on your creations to an exquisite view, making new friends—and acquiring lifelong culinary skills.