Top Lombardy Cooking Classes

Learn the secrets to preparing Italy’s most iconic dish with the help of a passionate local host and home cook in Milan with this authentic pizza-making class. Join Armando in his Milanese kitchen and create authentic Italian pizza from scratch together. Chat about life in this buzzy city and gather tips for visiting and dining as you create your pizza, then feast on your handiwork to cap off your experience.

Discover a tasting itinerary that celebrates the Italian dairy tradition in a contemporary key. Accompanied by Expert staff, you can taste a selection of excellent cheeses, told and explained to enhance their aromas and characteristics. The tastings are paired with glasses of wine carefully chosen to enhance the flavors, creating surprising and harmonious combinations. The experience takes place in a refined and relaxing environment, designed to make you live a moment of authentic pleasure and discovery, ideal for those who love good food and want to know stories and curiosities about Italian cheeses.

With Damiano, your local host, you will discover the best technique to make Italian pasta from scratch. You will also be able to enjoy your creation in a fantastic garden. Why we love this experience: • Authentic Italian experience: fresh pasta, ragù alla bolognese, tiramisú and espresso • Located in the countryside a few kilometers from Como • If you catch the train, Damiano will pick you up from the station! • Damiano is a professional chef and will teach you the skills to recreate everything at home

Italy has a vast and varied culinary heritage, and our local hosts are proud to share its hidden secrets. Share your passion for Italian gastronomy with other lovely guests, immerse yourself in the vibrant local market and enjoy an authentic hands-on cooking class. You'll visit the local market with your Cesarina host, who will teach you all about how to select the best ingredients with the seasons. Then, you'll return to their home, warm up with an Italian Aperitivo and enjoy the class. You'll learn how to make one iconic Pasta type, typical of the city you are visiting, and the famous Tiramisu. After the class, you will enjoy everything you've prepared with local wines. This experience is the perfect choice if you want to encounter the real Italian regional gastronomy through genuine connections, food, and friendship.

Prepare to take immense pleasure in astounding their guests with a blend of traditional recipes infused with a touch of creativity. Learn new recipes, spanning from appetizers to desserts. To truly comprehend the magic of their cooking, one must experience it firsthand. What to Expect: • Hands-on training from a professional local chef • Learn new cooking techniques that can easily be repeated at home • Discover new traditions and learn historical tips about Italy's unique cuisine

We will teach you how to prepare a good dough, its leavening, spreading, garnishing and cooking tricks to make tasty pizzas. Between one batch and another, you can relax with a glass of wine or beer in the kitchen or in the garden of an early 1900s villa in a town near the shores of Lake Maggiore. It will be possible - at times - to be accompanied by the music of an accordion played live.

Italy offers you an incredibly wide range of vines. Some of them are famous all over the world, some others are known only by local people. You will taste three different kind of local wines paired to some food to enjoy an Italian aperitivo. A professional and passionate sommelier will guide you through this fascinating world.

Learn time-tested local recipes you can reuse back home during this three-hour cooking workshop, which takes place in an authentic Italian home. First, watch a hands-on demonstration of three different recipes from the region. Then, put your lessons to the test in your own personal cooking station. All private classes include a sit-down meal, a selection of red and white wines, and two take-home souvenir gifts.

Start with a panoramic walk in Bergamo, visit Piazza Pontida market for local ingredients, then enjoy a hands-on cooking session at home with tigelle, frittatine, pancetta, dessert, and wine

Step into a true Italian home and master the art of pizza-making in a breathtaking setting with panoramic views of Lake Como. In this hands-on class, you'll learn how to create traditional pizza dough from scratch, using only genuine, locally sourced ingredients. We’ll harvest fresh cherry tomatoes, zucchini, eggplants, and basil straight from the garden to top our pizzas, ensuring a farm-to-table experience like no other. Then, we'll fire up the oven and bake our creations to perfection. Once our pizzas are ready, we’ll sit in the garden and enjoy them together, surrounded by the stunning Lake Como landscape. But the experience doesn’t end there—a homemade tiramisu and a special mountain-herb digestif will complete our meal, giving you the full taste of Italian hospitality. Whether you're a pizza enthusiast or a complete beginner, this class will leave you with skills to recreate authentic Italian pizza at home, along with unforgettable memories of Lake Como's beauty and flavors.

You will learn the secrets of the true Italian Gelato by preparing it with your hands, trained by a pro Ice cream chef. You will eat the flavored ice cream of your choice and you will learn how to do it perfectly starting from the processing of the best seasonal products or your favorites. The drinks will be all inclusive. The lesson will be private to have the maximum competence and to dedicate myself totally to your needs, after the lesson and after receiving my book in pdf, you can really open your ice cream shop if you want it. I will teach you to work the products and equipment in a professional way and I will give you my support if necessary even after the lesson.

Hosted through Cozymeal, this customizable, small-group, 4-course cooking class in Milan welcomes just 8 guests to a studio kitchen near the city center. With expert local chefs guiding you, you’ll build your own menu, preparing authentic Northern Italian dishes from antipasti to dessert. Menu - First course: Aperitivo — selection of Chianti-region cheeses and salumi - Second course: Starter of choice — such as chickpea pie or tomato bruschetta - Third course: Handmade pasta or risotto — choose from tortellini, maccheroni, bucatini or saffron risotto - Fourth course: Sauce of choice — options like seafood ragù, osso buco or all’Amatriciana - Dessert: Italian dessert of choice — tiramisù, chestnut cake, zuppa inglese or homemade gelato This interactive workshop combines flexibility, tradition and regional flavors, ensuring every guest enjoys a personalized gourmet Milanese experience.

Choosing between two of Italy’s most famous dishes is always a challenge, but what if you could enjoy both pasta and risotto in one meal? Learn the culinary secrets behind the two classic Italian recipes during this hands-on cooking class and create a selection of fresh pasta, creamy risotto, and tasty sauces under the guidance of a professional chef. When it’s ready, sit down to tuck into your delicious homemade lunch or dinner.

Hosted through Cozymeal, this 4-course cooking class in Milan welcomes just 8 guests for an intimate culinary experience. In a cozy kitchen setting, you’ll prepare traditional recipes that highlight Northern Italy’s flavors, from handmade pastas to a timeless dessert. The menu you will prepare includes: - First course: Tasting of salumi and cheese sourced from a Chianti farm - Second course: Long handmade pasta such as tagliatelle or fettuccine - Third course: Seasonal ravioli topped with sage-infused butter - Dessert: Traditional tiramisù with mascarpone and espresso, served with limoncello Blending hands-on cooking with regional traditions, this workshop offers authentic recipes, cultural insights and the charm of Italian home hospitality.

Hosted through Cozymeal, this small-group 3-course cooking class in Milan welcomes only 8 guests for a truly personalized experience. Set in a cozy home-style studio, you’ll enjoy Italian wine and limoncello as you prepare a menu of regional classics alongside a skilled local chef. The menu you will prepare includes: - First course: Aperitivo of Chianti-region salumi and cheese, plus bruschetta with sausage, rosemary and melted cheese - Second course: Handmade pasta, including garganelli alla Amatriciana, fettuccine carbonara and seasonal ravioli with sage butter - Dessert: Traditional tiramisù with mascarpone and espresso-soaked ladyfingers Blending Milanese hospitality with hands-on instruction, this class combines authentic recipes, cultural storytelling and warm camaraderie for an unforgettable evening.

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! The atmosphere will be relaxed and fun but you will learn real cooking techniques. The specialty of this experience also lies in the use of the moka, in how to maintain and guard it as in real Italian families. You will know the true story of this incredible and untouchable dessert!

This experience is ideal for food lovers looking to immerse themselves in Italian culinary traditions in a lively and popular Milan location.

It is not a simple course, but a real immersion in the Italian craft tradition. This activity is special because: You will be an active member of the Chef's brigade, working in a professional laboratory (Chef and the City) on your desks, in a dynamic and practical environment. The focus is on learning the techniques necessary to master the masterpieces of traditional Italian pastry (Canestrelli, Cantucci, Torta Caprese). The experience culminates in a moment of taste and conviviality at the table, where you can savor your creations, with wine included, and receive digital recipes. It is the unique combination of professionalism, intensive practice and joy of sharing that makes this lesson a gift for the senses and spirit.

Learn to make a traditional Piacenza recipe in a 2-hour hands-on session. Prepare step by step, enjoy tasting with wine, and take home the recipe with expert tips

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 for a real pizza delivery! The atmosphere will be relaxed and fun but you will learn real cooking techniques. The specialty of this experience is also in making the pizza dough by hand, using the right ingredients and fresh products!

Cook fresh ravioli, fettuccine, and tiramisu in Milan with a local chef. Taste your homemade dishes in a warm, local restaurant atmosphere. Enjoy 2 glasses of wine plus 1 Prosecco or soft drinks. Small group experience in a welcoming, hands-on setting Take home real Italian cooking skills and recipes to recreate easily.

The course provides a solid and practical foundation for learning to read a wine, recognize its quality and pair it correctly at the table. Each meeting includes a theoretical part and a guided tasting of 4 wines. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 19:30 to 21:30 at Verve Lab.

Step inside an exclusive boutique craft brewery near Desenzano del Garda for an intimate, small-group tasting experience. This hidden gem offers a direct, personal look at where premium raw ingredients are transformed into authentic, small-batch beers. Breathe in the intense, earthy aromas of roasted malts and fresh hops as you walk among the active fermentation tanks. You will even get the rare chance to climb the stairs and peer directly inside the vats where the magic is bubbling—a hands-on, authentic perspective that large-scale commercial tours simply cannot provide. After the close-up view of the tanks, the focus shifts entirely to your palate. Our passionate brewing expert will guide you through a curated tasting of four distinct craft beers. Experience the crisp clarity of a traditional blonde or the complex layers of an audacious Belgian-style brew, each showcasing its unique style.

Learn how to knead fresh pasta by hand Make your perfect dumplings Let yourself be guided to learn how to make panna cotta Taste and share your meal with a good glass of Italian wine Get the recipes so you can recreate them at home