Authentic Tuscan Pasta Class in Florence with Local Chef Cinzia

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Florence, Italy

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

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Overview

For a truly memorable meal and culinary experience in Florence, join a local chef in preparing an authentic Italian menu of fresh pasta and other Tuscan dishes. During a private cooking lesson, help choose and make different types of fresh pasta with sauces or one pasta and a meat dish if you like, finished off with a decadent Italian dessert. Learn kitchen tips and tricks passed down through generations so you can recreate the flavors of Tuscany back home.

Get a personalized, hands-on cooking class at a local Florentine's home
Learn to make traditional pasta, sauce, and other Tuscan specialties
Menu can accommodate vegetarian and other specific dietary requests provided in advance
Delicious way to get immersed in Florentine culture and cuisine with a lovely local

Sample Menu

Starter

Traditional Tuscan appetizer

Bruschette, coccoli or charcuterie

Main

Fresh pasta and sauce

Pappardelle, tagliatelle, ravioli, tortelli or gnocchi with an accompanying sauce

Main

Chicken cacciatore

Chicken, pork or beef

Starter

Side seasonal vegetable

Stewed artichokes, carrots, etc. or salad

Dessert

Traditional Italian dessert

Tiramisù, cantucci, brutti ma buoni, panna cotta or chocolate soufflé

Starter

Prosecco, wine and liqueur

What's Included

Private cooking class and homecooked dinner with your host Cinzia
Local prosecco and wine (1-2 glasses)
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Via di Scandicci, Firenze FI, Italy
Meet Cinzia at her home in Via di Scandicci, Florence. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighbourhood details, and not the exact address. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon confirmation.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking as your host plans your menu in advance

Vegetarian and vegan option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Private, personalized experience
Menu varies depending on the season
For the cooking class, if you have a preference between learning to cook three pastas or one pasta and a meat main, please include it when making your booking - if you don't include your choice, your host will decide your menu for the day
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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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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Featured review

Erica_S

Cinzia welcomes you into her lovely home and gives you a truly memorable experience that you will cherish for a lifetime. She is so kind and makes the lessons so enjoyable with all of her experience. We learned so much and our food was so delicious! One of our favorite things about our trip!

Reviews

5.0

based on 47 reviews

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Wonderful cooking experience!

Erica_S, Jul 2025

Response from Host, Jul 2025

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We are thrilled to hear that your experience with Cinzia was such a special and memorable part of your trip. She truly loves sharing her passion for food and culture, and we are so glad that came through during your time with her. Learning, cooking, and connecting in such a personal setting is what Traveling Spoon is all about. We hope the memories (and recipes!) stay with you for a long time and that we can welcome you on another delicious experience soon!

Delightful Evening

Kerry_H, May 2025

Chef Cinzia was a delight. We had a wonderful late afternoon/early evening learning, enjoying and eating/drinking. Chef was approachable and knowledgeable -- without the overtones of authoritative pomposity. We had a delight!!

Outstanding host and an enjoyable experience!

Joseph_L, Jun 2023

Outstanding host makes for an outstanding experience. Thank you Cienza for teaching us your craft and sharing a wonderful meal and evening.

wonderful

michael_o, Mar 2023

the host cenzia was great and very informative plus the food was excellent. she was very attentive to our questions and presented in a way that was helpful to understand.

Fun way to spend a night.

Dana_N, Jul 2022

So fun! Cinzia taught us about the traditional Tuscan method of making pasta. First, we prepared a protein pasta dough. Next we let the dough rest while we prepared a potato and spinach gnocchi. Then we prepared tagliatelle with a classic tomato garlic sauce, pecorino stuffed ravioli with pear and shallot sauce and gorgonzola cream sauce for the gnocchi. For dessert, we prepared a coffee mousse. My family had a lot of fun. For planning purposes, I had difficulty getting a taxi to Cinzia's and back to the hotel so I would recommend making arrangements for transportation in advance. Her home is roughly a 15 minute drive from the Piazza del Duomo.

We had a great...

Robert_W, Jun 2022

We had a great experience. It was fun, informative, encouraging and most importantly delicious! We purchased gift certificates for our driend to have an online course. Do this, you won't regret it.

Cinzia is a wonderful chef and host!

Katherine_H, Nov 2021

Cinzia is a delight! I would highly, highly recommend booking this experience with her. Our boys loved making their own pasta, and we had so much fun putting all the ingredients and courses together. Cinzia was a terrific host, and I would love to book her again to come to our flat if we have a full kitchen.

Amazing Tuscan dinner!

Angela_W, Aug 2021

Such a lovely evening! My dad and I took Cinzia’s cooking class and it was the highlight of our time in Florence. The patio was beautiful and we learned skills we will definitely use when returning back to the US. Overall, it felt like we were having a fun night in a friend’s home and we can’t wait to make our own pasta at home! Thank you Cinzia!