Top Tuscany Food & Drink Classes - page 7

Learn how to make fresh, gluten‑free pasta from scratch in this playful, hands‑on cooking class in Florence. Under expert guidance, you’ll shape dough and master traditional Italian pasta techniques you won't find in cookbooks—minus the gluten. A delicious, inclusive kitchen experience that proves great food can be for everyone, this tour is sure to please travelers with dietary needs wanting authentic eats along with a new skill you can take home with you.

Delve into authentic Tuscan cuisine while in San Gimignano with this exclusive pasta-making lesson in a private home. Meet your host and head straight to the kitchen to get to work preparing three different classic pasta dishes from scratch. Perfect your technique so you can turn out fresh pasta like a pro and pair each with the perfect sauce. Cap off your hands-on experience by sampling each of the recipes you’ve prepared paired with local wines.

Discover Italian family secrets for creating the perfect pizza and tiramisu during a private cooking class in Lucca. This intimate workshop is perfect for food-loving travelers seeking an authentic culinary experience. You’ll enjoy the welcoming and laidback environment of a home kitchen, while learning insider techniques from an experienced cook. Afterward, you'll be ready to impress your friends back home with your new skills.

Join a one-of-a-kind experience that goes beyond a traditional wine tasting: become a winemaker for a day. In this exclusive masterclass, you'll sample six premium single-varietal wines, exploring their aromas, nuances, and unique characteristics under the guidance of an expert sommelier. Then comes the most exciting part, blend your own perfect wine, balancing body, intensity, and fragrance to craft a truly personalized creation. As you uncover the secrets of Tuscan winemaking, you'll also indulge in a selection of local gourmet specialties. To top it all off, you'll bottle your custom blend with a personalized label, bringing home a unique and authentic taste of Tuscany. A sensory and creative adventure, ideal for wine lovers who want to experience the artisanal and authentic side of Tuscan enology.

Immerse yourself in local culture as you prepare a traditional Italian meal under the guidance of a Cesarina—an Italian certified home cook. Meet your host at their home in Lucca, shop for seasonal ingredients together at the local market, then get hands-on in the kitchen as you make three regional dishes. Finally, join your host for a delicious lunch or dinner, accompanied by a selection of Italian wines.

If you have fallen in love with handmade Italian pasta in Tuscany but don’t know how to recreate this crowd-pleaser at home, learn the secrets to making fresh pici, tagliatelle, gnocchi, and traditional sauces during this Tuscan cooking class. Visit your host’s vineyard and olive grove, enjoy a wine tasting and sample of extra-virgin olive oil, and end your class with lunch or dinner in the rustic family kitchen to enjoy what you’ve prepared.

Discover how to recreate Tuscan cuisine in your kitchen in this hands-on cooking class for small groups. Don’t stress about getting left behind in a crowded and impersonal kitchen: create pasta dishes, sauces, and more from scratch with personalized guidance from your instructor, a professional chef and food historian. At the end of your class, enjoy a succulent lunch that you’ve made yourself.

Learn to prepare a full Italian meal from scratch during a small-group cooking class in Florence. Your instructor is a professional chef who takes you first on a shopping excursion to the Central Market, then leads you through making fresh pasta by hand, bruschetta, ragu sauce, and tiramisù. Includes lunch with wine, recipes, and a participation certificate to take home.

Satisfy your craving for authentic Italian pasta while learning kitchen tricks to take home with this small-group, evening cooking class at a chef’s private home in Florence. Help prepare several pasta shapes like ravioli, tagliatelle, or Florentine gnocchi, and sit down to enjoy the homemade meal along with chef specialties and wine pairings. The express lesson allows you to enjoy a full day of sightseeing before your memorable dinner.

You can't visit Italy without trying at least one pasta dish... So, we'll teach you two! Learn how to roll 'sfoglia' (fresh pasta) by hand and how to prepare 2 simple different kinds of pasta from scratch with your local host. As the icing on the cake, you will learn to prepare also the iconic Tiramisu. Share your passion for the Italian cuisine as you make new friends in this hands-on cooking class. It's a great way to truly experience Italian culture. This experience is held by Cesarine, the oldest Italy’s network of home cooks available in more than 500 cities all over the country. Cesarine stands for "home cook", they are passionate and welcoming local hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences. The Cesarine serve only local specialties from their family cookbooks to tell the great story of their traditional regional cuisine.

Rather than bringing home souvenirs from your trip to Chianti, this experience allows you to bring home new skills—the knowledge of how to make authentic Italian pasta from scratch. Taking place in a beautiful villa in the Italian countryside, the experience is private, which ensures one-to-one guidance from your instructor. Learn to prepare 2–3 types of fresh pasta with sauces—such as gnocchi, ravioli, and tagliatelle—and then enjoy feasting on them after your lesson.

Florentine steak is one of Tuscany’s most iconic dishes, so ensure you sample the best version of this meat feast during a cooking class that offers a more immersive culinary experience than simply eating in a restaurant. Under the guidance of an expert chef, you’ll create a 3-course feast of which steak is the main event, and take away skills that’ll last longer than just your vacation.

Immerse yourself in a private pasta and tiramisu-making class in a welcoming home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and tiramisu and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner accompanied by local wines. During this private lesson, you will learn how to prepare 2 pasta recipes and the tiramisu dessert from scratch. Your Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of these iconic recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family once home with an Italian meal! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages. Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of 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.

Experience the authentic flavors of Tuscany with a guided winery tour and tasting in a stunning San Gimignano vineyard. Sample five premium Tuscan wines paired with bruschetta drizzled in estate-produced olive oil. Families are welcome—while adults enjoy the tasting, kids can visit friendly farm animals, sip fresh juices, and unleash their creativity in the interactive “Paint Your Own Wine Label” activity. A perfect blend of culture, flavor, and fun for all ages!

I am Simone Vergamini, "Best Sommelier of Tuscany 2023, 3rd place at the Best Sommelier of Italy 2018, 2021 and 2022. We can organize the tasting directly at your home or at the hotel where you are on holiday. The experience always includes an introduction to wine tasting, the history of the territory and wineries.5 wines accompanied by bread, cheese and oil from local production. These are wines selected from small producers, mainly organic certified We can organize the tasting directly at your home or at the hotel where you are on holiday, even in the center of Lucca. I'll take care of everything and you won't have to think about anything! I will set the table with tasting tablecloths and serve you wines in professional glasses! At the end of the tasting I will leave the bottles uncorked (if not finished :) so you can enjoy them during the holiday.

There’s no better way to get acquainted with a country’s culture than through its cuisine. Delve deeper into Florence’s food scene during a market tour and cooking class that lets you overcome the language barrier and sample local dishes that you may otherwise have missed. This tour proves ideal for food lovers and first-time visitors.

Embark on a gastronomic adventure with this indulgent Tuscan dinner. Experience the art of Italian cuisine through this interactive group experience, as you create classic dishes with your own hands that will delight everyone's palates. On the 3 course menu, feast upon exceptional delicacies like, ricotta and spinach soufflé, potato gnocchi in tomato basil, garlic sauce, chicken in marsala over mushrooms and chocolate soufflé.

When you’re in Arezzo, treat yourself to an immersive culinary experience, learning to create authentic pasta with a local. Taking place in your host’s personal home, this small-group cooking class covers the preparation of two pasta dishes as well as a classic tiramisu. As you cook, you’ll hear about Tuscan cuisine from your host, a member of the Cesarine community of passionate Italian home cooks.

Don’t just try lots of pasta while in Italy, take your exploration of this classic Italian staple to the next level with a pasta making class in Viareggio. Learn from a local cook how to roll pasta by hand and make different types of pasta dishes, as well as the iconic dessert tiramisu. Afterwards, feast on your creations so that you don’t leave hungry.

Want to get your hands dirty with dough? This is the cooking class experience for you! You will learn how to cook simple and delicious recipes with our Italian Chef to add a taste of Tuscany to your table while tasting our exclusive wines. After the cooking class, our wine expert will teach you the basic information for a wine tasting and will explain how wine permeates the culture of this territory. This is more than just a simple cooking class; it’s an experience that engages all your senses, leaving you with a deeper appreciation for the art of winemaking and the Tuscan cuisine. Whether you’re a wine connoisseur or a novice, this cooking class promises a memorable and enriching experience.

Spend a half-day in the Tuscan countryside learning a new skill with this small-group cooking class in Chianti. Learn the secrets of cooking like a Tuscan in the kitchen of a Renaissance villa. Get hands-on experience with guidance from expert chef instructors. Prepare either lunch or dinner, depending on the class you choose, and then eat what you've made along with local wine.

Learn how to prepare classic Italian dishes in this private Chianti cooking class. Enjoy an intensive cooking session with an English-speaking chef, where you’ll learn how to prepare a pasta dish, sauce, and dessert. Enjoy the fruits of your labor and then participate in a wine tasting of Prosecco and Chianti. End the tour with a visit to 2,500-year-old underground Etruscan granaries.

Immerse yourself in Tuscany’s culinary heritage with a hands-on pasta-making class. Create colorful tagliatelle and ravioli from scratch, enjoy a three-course meal with bruschetta, Chianti wine, and seasonal dessert. Take home recipes and an apron as mementos.

Tuscany is full of vineyards and olive groves, and the area of Chianti is world-famous for its wine. Take a tour of a winery to learn all about its history and production techniques, with the option for a walk in the vineyards. Then, sit back and taste four of its best wines, accompanied by two different olive oils also made on site served on toasted bruschetta.