Express Pasta-Making Lesson with Gourmet Dinner

Recommended by 90% of travelers

Florence, Italy

3 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

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.

1-hour evening cooking lesson and dinner in Florence
Learn to make fresh pasta dough from scratch
Enjoy the homemade pasta along with chef-prepared dishes for a hearty meal
Includes a welcome drink and wine pairings with dinner

What's Included

Bottled water
1-hour Hands-on cooking class for pasta
Recipes for each dish
Professional chef
Alcoholic Beverages

2 glass per person
Dinner

Food prepared during the class will be served

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
NO MINOR 16\NO GLUTEN FREE\NO VEGAN

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Via Romana, 41r, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy
VIA ROMANA corner VIA SANTA MARIA I ask you, please, not to use GPS but to look exclusively for the point in the corner between Via Romana and Via Santa Maria

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.5:30 pm

What To Expect

After spending a full day exploring Florence’s treasures, make your way to the private home of a local chef in the early evening. Settle into the authentic and well-equipped kitchen with a welcome glass of wine, and then roll up your sleeves for a 1-hour pasta-making lesson. Class size is limited to 10 to ensure an intimate environment and personalized attention from the chef.

Using fresh, seasonal ingredients, learn to prepare pasta dough from scratch and then shape it into classic varieties like ravioli, tagliatelle, pappardelle, and gnocchi. According to the day’s recipes, you might make filled pasta like ravioli with ricotta and parmesan, long pappardelle with tomato basil sauce, colored tagliatelle with pesto, or rich dishes like mushroom risotto or truffle butter gnocchi.

When the cooking’s done, join your new friends around a communal dining table overlooking the Boboli Gardens behind Pitti Palace. Dig into your fresh pasta creations, along with other dishes prepared by the chef such as succulent meats, vegetarian sides, and local cheeses paired with savory homemade jams. As with any proper Italian meal, plenty of wine will be served as well. Buon appetito!

Giardino di Boboli

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infant meals not included
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Dress code is smart casual
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required NOT ALLOWED: gluten free, eggs free, cheese free

A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
A maximum of 12 people per booking
under 16 year are not admitted
no for celiacs or anyone with gluten intolerance
no for those who are allergic to dairy products
no for those with egg allergy
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.6

based on 10 reviews

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Fun experience

Frances_J, Jul 2025

Fun and we made delicious food. I definitely would recommend and return. Chef was so fun and knowledgeable. A must do when in Florence.

Very rude host

Jeremy_K, Nov 2023

We had our purse stolen with our credit cards and one phone inside shortly before our cooking class. You can see from the police report we were in the police station shortly before the class was due to start. We had to cancel our cards, disable phone, and talk with the police. We are not from Italy so it was very difficult. I tried to explain to the chef but she showed no empathy and sent me a rude message about us being late. I can’t comment on the class but if something comes up know that you will not be given any grace.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

I don't tend to respond to reviews but specifically, considering what has been written, if only to give explanations to future guests I have to do so. Let's start from the fact that these customers have never contacted us, have not called and have not made us involved in anything. After more than 30 minutes of waiting, and after we have sent 2 messages without receiving any response, we decide, to be fair, to call (I would like to point out that it is not our obligation to contact the customer but, as always - our cooking school is 18 years old - we believe it is courteous to contact our guest to find out if there are any problems. The guests in question respond evasively but we can understand that they are trying to report a theft. I will just say that unfortunately I am so late that they will not be able to participate in the lesson (6 other guests had been waiting for 40 minutes now!) but I invite them, in order not to lose money, to come the next day (copy of the message also sent to the Viator platform). In response, the communication was abruptly interrupted and no one gets in touch again. The next day we receive a refund request to which I reply that the parameters did not exist (not even for Viator did the parameters exist for a refund) to refund it, it is a no show and that, moreover, it was me who I'm anxious to call. In response, I was threatened with a bad review if I didn't agree (threat made via message and therefore clearly visible). Well clearly I didn't agree, given the "fantastic review" but, I reported these guests and the threats or blackmail, if you prefer, are very unethical... thanks for those who wanted to read my version of events

Wonderful Pasta Making Experience!

floralba_A, Jul 2018

Chef Vary and Eduardo are the quintessential European hosts. Attentive, interested, informative, and engaging. This class was among the most memorable experiences for us in Europe; we not only learned how to different types of pasta but learned so much about the Italian culture through these professionals. An amazing time. I've been home three weeks now and make my own pasta every week thanks to Chef Vary!