Small group PURO Vegan pasta and bruschette Class in Florence

Recommended by 96% of travelers

Florence, Italy

2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Learn how to make authentic Italian pasta that's completely vegan in this hands-on class in Florence. You'll create three flavorful pasta dishes and a classic bruschetta, all prepared with organic, plant-based ingredients. Guided by professional chefs, you'll enjoy the process, savor your creations, and pair them with wine for a delightful experience.

Hands-on vegan Italian pasta-making class
Create 3 pasta dishes & 1 bruschetta and learn from expert local chefs
Sip on wine & other beverages
Experience a unique culinary tradition in Florence

Sample Menu

Main

Pasta without eggs in italian Style

Main

Potatoes Gnocchi

Main

Ravioli with buckwheat pasta

Main

Colored Pasta with veggy

Main

Pasta with eggs and cheese

What's Included

Wine
Cooking class
Personal Chef
Recipes
Local taxes
Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
Soda/Pop
Bottled water

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Via Romana, 41r, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy
INSIDE THE STORE TUSCAN TASTE FLORENCE VIA ROMANA 41 R the letter "R" indicates the RED color of the NUMBER. In Florence there are blue or black numbers (for private homes) and red numbers for commercial establishments. Follow the red number.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 12 hours of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Infant meals not included
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

A maximum of 12 people per booking
Comfortable clothing and shoes for the kitchen (possibly no open sandals or flip flops and no synthetic clothes with long sleeves)
Minimum age for partecipants 16 years old
IN THIS CLASS ARE NOT ALLOWED gluten free (Otherway ask for private class)
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Featured review

Erinn_P

This vegan cooking class was truly the highlight of our Florence trip. Chef Giulio was absolutely incredible: warm, knowledgeable, & so much fun to learn from. He guided us step by step through preparing three different vegan pasta dishes, along with crostini, and made the whole experience feel both approachable and special. We had so much amazing food during our time in Italy, but this stood out above everything else. My partner and I even agreed it was the best date we’ve been on in our almost eight years together. Between the laughter, the hands-on cooking, and the unforgettable flavors, this was an experience we’ll cherish forever. If you’re visiting Florence, this vegan cooking class is an absolute must!!!!!

Reviews

4.9

based on 24 reviews

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The best pasta making experience !

Kailee_S, Nov 2025

It was so great!! We had chef Julio and he was fantastic! He made making vegan pasta dishes from scratch fun & easy! Strongly recommend. We’d love to take another with him!

What a wonderful class!...

Tabitha_B, Oct 2025

What a wonderful class! We made several pasta dishes and it was a very relaxed and hands on class. Best pasta we have ever had!!

Delicious and fun experience

Sabrina_K, Oct 2025

Fun and enjoyable cooking class for vegans and vegetarians. Good for all levels of cooking experience! We got to make three types of pasta, including long pasta, tortellini and gnocchi. All were delicious and Chef Vary expertly changed around the ingredients for the vegan versions. Would love to come back someday!

A Must-Do in Florence: Vegan Pasta Made with Love

Erinn_P, Sep 2025

Excellent

Daniel_W, Apr 2025

We had an amazing time learning how to make vegan pasta with Chef Giulio. We made three types of vegan pastas relying on simple techniques and fresh ingredients and Giulio catered the recipes to our personal tastes. At the end we got to eat all of the pasta and drink lots of wine. Highly recommend. One note for people looking to take this class in the future is that the class itself is not strictly vegan (our class was combined with the vegetarian class), so if it offends you to see animal products used, be warned.

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Certo! Ecco la traduzione in inglese: --- Good evening, thank you very much for the lovely review and also for the suggestion to mention in the description that there might be some vegetarians in the group. I can confirm, however, that the class for vegans is entirely vegan and completely free from any contamination! Thanks again!

AMAZING EXPERIENCE

Bibi_G, Nov 2024

The overall class was amazing! The instructor was really knowledgeable and shared helpful cooking techniques. We did both vegan and non vegan pastas in the class. It was quite a unique, fun and memorable experience!

A wonderful and memorable experience

Amber_Z, Nov 2024

Roberto was an excellent host and teacher who created a playful yet informative experience for us all!!! It was definitely one of our highlights of our trip to Italy and would do it again if ever in Florence in the future!!! You won't regret the experience and the memories you'll make doing this class along with the amazing, and I mean absolutely amazing, food you'll get to eat!!!

Delicious pasta

Clarissa_C, Nov 2024

The class was great! The ingredients and process were simple and can easily be replicated at home. Giulio was an amazing instructor. He gave clear instructions and his friendly demeanor made us feel at ease. I would definitely take a class here again the next time I’m in Florence!!

Wonderful Experience

Kelly_M, Oct 2024

The chef was great, very informative and also funny. The three dishes of pasta we made were delicious and filling. It was a wonderful experience. Highly recommended!!

Great Family Fun

lisa_k, Sep 2024

Great way to keep young adult children engaged in doing family outing. Our chef were great at explaining how easy it was to make fresh pasta (vegan option too). We made 3 wonderful sauces to go w/ 3 different pastas. Class also has GF for other students too. People in our group were fun , eat what you make at the end. Wine included! We closed the place down laughing & sharing stories after!

A Fantastic Experience for an Omnivore and a Vegan

Savannah_H, Aug 2024

Irene is a fabulous instructor, and as I am vegan easily and respectfully accomodated me at every step! 2 of 3 of the pastas we made were completely vegan and the food was amazing. We learned a lot and the experience was engaging, fun, and everyrthing we hoped. She also took the time to make some excellent recommendations in Florence for the interests of each person in the class - from vegan food to jewelry to best cities to live in. I would absolutely recommend this experience to anyone!!

Vegan Pasta - delicious

KendraLee_P, Jun 2024

Chef Giulio was great. The class was fun and the food was delicious. I don’t generally eat store bought pasta. Plan to make it fresh now. Absolutely excellent class.

Amazing cooking class

Aviv_H, May 2024

Amazing experience! Our instructor Gulio was so funny and set a perfect vibe for the evening. Also the pasta was delicious and we learned a lot from him. Thank you so much for this night!

Fantastic pasta making class!

Lauren_C, Apr 2024

Incredible pasta making class! Lots of fun and we learnt 3+ different pasta making techniques and make 3 different sauces from scratch! Highly recommend!

A wonderful experience....

Juanita_B, Mar 2024

A wonderful experience. The class was so much fun and the food we made was delicious, plus we learned so much about making pasta.

Fantastic

Ashley_R, Nov 2023

My husband and I did the vegan and vegetarian cooking class and loved it ! Chef Vary showed us the itialian way and we learned a bit about the culture more as well through cooking. The food we made was delicious !! She made us feel at ease that we would not mess it up. And comes with recipes at the end ! Would take her class again.

Great experience!

Martina_R, Sep 2023

Great experience! We really enjoyed being able to learn different pasta making techniques, working with really fresh ingredients, as well as learning more about the Italian way of living! Being able to eat the fruits of our labor with a glass of wine was fabulous as well! Roberto was an excellent teacher!

Fun times!

Amaneet_G, Jul 2023

My husband and I had a great experience! The cooking class was so much fun and the small group that we were with made it even better. The recipes were great and the family style meal afterwards had to be the best part. Would highly recommend this cooking class!

Great experience

Scott_C, Jul 2023

Firstly, as per the description and previous reviews please be mindful this class isn't entirely vegan. However I did this class with my partner who is omni and it was a great experience. Two of the three dishes we cooked were vegan (the other was vegetarian). The food is cooked as group so you dont have to touch or prepare not vegan ingredients if youre not comfortable. It was such a great experience to learn how to cook authentic pasta and sauces. I can't thank our chef enough for his guidance, patience and expertise. I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting to learn how to make pasta from scratch.

Fantastic food and learning experience

Helen_H, Mar 2023

Vary was wonderful. So energetic and keen to share her expertise. All the food we made was delicious- and we were mainly beginners being guided by Vary. As the description says, it is some vegan and some vegetarian food but Vary made sure that I (vegan) had plenty of choice! Would definitely recommend.

NOT vegan

Colter_S, Jan 2023

Despite saying the word ‘vegan’ multiple times, this class is NOT vegan and is only vegetarian. When the instructor found out I was vegan she chastised me for ‘not reading carefully enough’. She added an extra vegan pasta to the recipes we were cooking, which I appreciated, but was visibly annoyed.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

I am appalled by this review bordering on defamatory, false and biased. The class is vegan and vegetarian! 2 vegan dishes and one vegetarian! The class is described in detail and in the description found expressly not only in the VEGAN and VEGETARIAN title (it seems already implicit) this: "The class includes vegetarian and vegan dishes (2 vegan and 1 vegetarian with eggs and cheese)" This guest clearly has n't read the program and given his attitude that I would define as not very "friendly" I decided to add an extra vegan dish. In conclusion, as scheduled, we had the following menu: vegan caramelized tomato spaghetti, vegan cavatelli with green turnip potatoes and black garlic, vegan gnocchi with radicchio and vegetarian pumpkin ravioli... So 3 vegan dishes, 1 vegetarian, extra coffee offered. I really want to specify all this, so that new customers know that this is truly a VEGAN and VEGETARIAN class (more vegan as you could see from the menu). What did he want?

Fresh, fun, fantastic

Jennifer_S, Aug 2019

Chef Vary really knows her stuff. We used only the freshest, in season vegetables and quality ingredients. She accommodated all of needs and issues in our private class for 3. Her "can do" style pushed my teen granddaughters to do the work and learn the techniques. When we ate our self made food they said, "This is the best food I have ever eaten!".