Florence Cooking Class: Lasagna, Tiramisu & Market or Pasta Class

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Florence, Italy

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Booked 5+ times last week!

5 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.9

· Ted ·

Apr 2026

Great experience buying and making authentic Italian food. We made lasagna from scratch including the pasta layers and ragu sauce. We also made Tiramasu from scratch. Our host, Roberta, was engaging, friendly, talented and full of information. The wine flowed, samples were tasted and we were full from our wonderful creations. The morning/afternoon we spent in this class was one of the highlights of our 2 week Italy trip.

· Chantelle_W ·

Jun 2026

An amazing activity. The food was delicious, the teacher so friendly and knowledgeable. I particularly enjoyed the market visit!

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Overview

Learn about Florentine cuisine's history and its distinct flavor profiles with this cookery class. Including a market visit to collect ingredients, this offers a more immersive experience than dining out alone. See how locals shop at the Central Market to select fresh ingredients, discovering produce you might otherwise miss. Then learn to make Tuscan favorites like focaccia and fresh cheese, homemade pasta, and tiramisu. Afterwards, enjoy your meal paired with unlimited Chianti wine.

Learn how to make authetic Florentine dishes under a local chef's guidance
Enjoy an interative and hands-on cooking experience
Relax in a comfortable group setting
Take home what you have learned with a digital recipe booklet

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

Make pasta and tiramisu without any fancy equipment, so you can easily recreate these dishes at home.

Sample Menu

Main

Handmade Fresh Pasta (Included in the Fresh Pasta & Gelato)

Learn to prepare fresh handmade Italian pasta from scratch

Main

Nonna's Lasagna (Market Tour Lasagna & Tiramisu option only)

Prepare authentic Nonna's Lasagna from scratch

Dessert

Authentic Italian Tiramisù (Market Tour Lasagna & Tiramisu option only)

Master Italy's most iconic dessert by preparing authentic Tiramisù from scratch

Dessert

Artisanal Gelato Tasting ( Fresh Pasta & Gelato option only)

Enjoy a tasting of authentic artisanal Italian gelato or seasonal fruit sorbet after your fresh pasta cooking class

What's Included

ALL OPTIONS: Professional local chef and hands-on Florence Cooking Class
ALL OPTIONS: Small-group experience
ALL OPTIONS: Digital recipe booklet to recreate authentic Italian recipes at home
Alcoholic Beverages

ALL OPTIONS: Tuscan wine served during the experience
Meals

FRESH PASTA & GELATO OPTION: Fresh Pasta & Gelato
MARKET TOUR LASAGNA & TIRAMISU OPTION: Guided visit to Florence Central Market with seasonal tasting
Lunch

MARKET TOUR LASAGNA & TIRAMISU OPTION: Hands-on Nonna's Lasagna & Authentic Tiramisù Cooking Class
Premium local ingredients and cooking equipment

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Towns of Italy - Cooking School - Florence
Via Panicale, 43/r, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
Towns of Italy cooking school is located in Via Panicale 43 red (close to Central Market) Please be at the meeting point 15 minutes before the tour starting time

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Meet your chef-instructor and classmates in central Florence and head to the Central Market nearby. Step inside and meet the local vendors as you search for fresh ingredients. After gathering everything you need for your meal, walk to the cooking school.

Don your apron and get to work under the guidance of your chef, as you learn how to make a delicious Italian lasagna and tiramisu, just like nonna would make. Your chef will offer tips along the way, as well as samples from the market to nibble on.

Take a seat in the dining room once your meal is ready and toast your newfound friends with Chianti wine and feast on your creations.

With appetites and taste buds sated, depart with a diploma and a digital recipe booklet, so you can cook these dishes again for friends and family.

Mercato Centrale

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Vegetarian cooking classes can also be catered for, please specify when booking
Please note that when Florence Central Market is closed (on Sundays and bank holidays), the market visit will be replaced by a special introduction and extra tastings at the cooking class school

We are sorry to inform you that pets are not permitted on our tours
Children/teens under 18 y.o. must always be accompanied by at least one adult. If this requirement is not met, we reserve the right to exclude the under age participant and no refund will be due
Please inform us of any food intolerance or allergy in advance - We regret to inform you that this class is not suitable for Celiacs.
Not suitable for Celiacs
Eggs cannot be excluded from the meal since having some dishes containing them.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 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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Ted

Reviews

4.9

based on 1,729 reviews

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Great class

Ryan_N, Jul 2026

Had a wonderful time learning from Chef Roberta. Everyone enjoyed the experience and took away some new techniques and experiences.

An amazing activity. The...

Chantelle_W, Jun 2026

An amazing activity. The food was delicious, the teacher so friendly and knowledgeable. I particularly enjoyed the market visit!

This Italian cooking...

Ryan_C, Jun 2026

This Italian cooking class was extremely informative and so much fun! We even got to do a market tour before we began cooking! We get to eat our food we make at the end! It was so delicious!

When in Florence (Fierenze)….

MichaelLamont_L, Jun 2026

It was the best experience!!!! Our instructor Roberta was so informative, funny and patient. We learned a lot and would recommend the class to anyone coming to Florence!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fantastic Class!

Ronda_B, Jun 2026

Fabulous class and so much fun. The lasagna was delicious and the recipe is definitely doable at home!

Never got the recipe

John_C, Jun 2026

Great! We had so much fun! The instructor was awesome and very knowledgeable. However, we never received the recipe that was promised. The instructor told us we would receive it in an email following the class. We cooked lasagna and tiramisu.

Response from Host, Jun 2026

Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We are delighted to hear that you had so much fun and enjoyed the class with our knowledgeable instructor. We are very sorry that you did not receive the recipes afterward. Please note that a QR code is available in the classroom, allowing guests to download the recipes directly during the experience. However, we understand that this may have been missed. We would be happy to send them to you—just contact us at info@townsofitaly.com or send us a message through the Tour Optima app, which you should have used to receive our tour reminders. Grazie, and we hope to welcome you again soon for another authentic Italian experience!

Perfect cooking class

Denise_H, May 2026

A great and thorough experience learning about techniques and the correct way to prepare Italian food

Had a great time cooking authentic Italian food

Ted, Apr 2026

Cooking Italian w/Alice is fabulouso!

Liz_T, Mar 2026

This was a fabulous experience! Alice, who led the cooking class and took us to the local market, was wonderful! Super personable and an educated/accredited chef herself, she provided our small group (5) with plenty of cooking tips as well as history of certain foods in Italy. The market tour was super and we got to taste various eevo’s, balsamic, truffle products, pistachio cream and more. Loved learning how to make a lasagna that doesn’t collapse once cutting into it after it’s done in the oven as well as tiramisu from scratch. I highly recommend this program and Alice!!

Amazing experience with...

Alyssa_F, Mar 2026

Amazing experience with chef Jon! He was very kind, knowledgeable, and entertaining. We wanted an italian cooking experience and this class exceeded our expectations!

No carbs left behind..

Amy_B, Mar 2026

Not only was the experience fun and informative, the chefs were cute too! The market tour was very interesting and the food was fabulous! What a fun way to start off our trip.

Fantastic Experience with Chef Jon

Kim_B, Mar 2026

Our pasta cooking class with Chef Jon in Florence was a wonderful experience. He had great energy from the start and made the class fun, engaging, and relaxed. Chef Jon was a fantastic and very patient teacher, guiding us step by step as we learned how to make fresh pasta. His instructions were clear and encouraging, which made the whole process approachable even for beginners. It was obvious that he truly loves what he does, and that passion really came through during the class. We learned a lot, laughed a lot, and left with new skills and great memories. Highly recommended.

Passionate and Refined Chefs

Lyudmila_H, Feb 2026

Absolutely wonderful experience with Tommaso and Jon. Both are very talented and take this business seriously. Will do again when we visit next time, hopefully with the same chefs.

Florence, hands-on cooking class

Michele_C, Feb 2026

Very informative and interactive, hands on cooking class. Host, Alice, was amazing with presentation and explanation. She was intentional and determined to make sure we were all successful in our efforts and our meal was delicious!! Highly recommend!!

This is probably the most...

Erin_X, Dec 2025

This is probably the most knowledgable and experienced chef we've encountered in any of the cooking classes. John is a master storyteller too.

Fun Class

Tara_M, Dec 2025

We had such a great time! This was our second time doing this class. Frederico was so fun. He’s was knowledgeable made the class and market visit a great way to spend the day.

The best cooking experience

Jennifer_B, Dec 2025

Exploring the market with a chef that grew up in Florence was so much fun and informative. Spending our early afternoon cooking with Tomasso as our chef was the best experience. The company was great and the food was delicious. Highly recommend!

We had a great time making pasta and tiramisu!

Michelle_S, Dec 2025

We had a great time! We made pumpkin ravioli, another pasta and tiramisu! It was all delicious. We also toured the market to purchase the ground beef and sample some of the olive oils and balsamic vinegar. We ate what we cooked at the end of our class, and drank wine!

Alice was an excellent...

gabriela_y, Nov 2025

Alice was an excellent instructor!! She’s a natural in the kitchen and explain everything really well!! By far a most do when in Florence!

Fun time and great recipes

Don_R, Nov 2025

We are so glad that we booked this small group class (9 people) . We had Chef Tommaso, he was excellent!! He kept the group involved and kept us entertained. His assistant was also excellent, ensuring all the needed supplies were available and our work area clean. I would highly recommend this class, it started at 9am and ended at 2pm and we all walked out with a full belly, from our day of cooking.

Awesome

Dennis_B, Oct 2025

Amazing! Tomasino was a fabulous instructor! We learned a lot and had so much fun! Market tour was interesting!

What a fun experience....

Ruth_S, Oct 2025

What a fun experience. The trip to the Mercato Centrale was interesting and the truffle shop was an excellent experience. Our chef was informative, funny, and we all had a great time. We highly recommend this experience.

Great cooking class with...

Barbara_R, Oct 2025

Great cooking class with Alice! First we shopped at the Central Market in Florence and then returned to the classroom/kitchen and made pasta, ravioli and tira miso.

Fun and delicious.

Judy_L, Oct 2025

It was so much fun. The instructor was excellent. The recipes are delicious and we learned so much for such a wonderful experience.

Frederico was a great...

Jordan_A, Oct 2025

Frederico was a great host!! The class was so much fun, he was very knowledgeable about Italian cuisine but made it fun for all skill levels! Delicious food and a wonderful time at the market too

Time with family

Ellen_S, Oct 2025

It is a relaxed experience , the market experience is more of a local food tasting with an opportunity to buy items from local merchants

Family Pasta making

Melissa_H, Oct 2025

So much fun. Really enjoyed learning how to make pasta, bolognese sauce, tiramisu and of course yummy wine. Tommaso was a wonderful teacher.

Definitely don’t miss this one!

Stacie_L, Oct 2025

This cooking class was amazing! Even my husband learned to cook pasta. The tour of the market was also incredible with truffle, tasting and balsamic vinegar tasting. If you can get Federico as your chef, he was the best!

Thought you knew how to make pasta?

Christopher_G, Sep 2025

This is a very informative cooking class. I try to do a cooking class on all my vacations and this one was fabulous. You will learn from an accomplished chef specific techniques for making pasta and Italian sauces. The trip around the market is also fun. Alyce was our chef/host and I cannot say enough positive things about how she conducted to activity.

Amazing experience and chef!

Michael_B, Sep 2025

Absolutely amazing! Jon was a very charismatic and knowledgeable chef! This has been our favorite excursion so far. We learned so many ways to elevate our daily cooking. We will be recommending this to friends!