PRIVATE Sant’Ambrogio Market Tour & Class with Author Patrizia

Explore Florence’s Sant’Ambrogio Market with food author Patrizia, select fresh local ingredients, and head to her family’s historic 1759 apartment for a hands-on Italian cooking class. Prepare traditional Tuscan and Emilia-Romagna dishes, then enjoy your homemade meal with Italian wine.

Meet your host Patrizia at a coffee bar near the Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio. Walk through the market, meet vendors and select fresh products to use during your cooking lesson. Your market tour will last about one hour, after which you will walk about 15 minutes back to Patrizia’s home to begin your Florence cooking class and meal.

Join Patrizia at her family’s apartment located in the center of Florence in a traditional building of the area built in 1759. In your hands-on Florence cooking class, Patrizia will teach you traditional Italian dishes from Florence and Italy’s Emilia Romagna Region. You will prepare a first course, typically a fresh pasta like tagliatelle, ravioli, or gnocchi, a second course of meat, and dessert. Your cooking lesson will last about 2 ½ hours; after you finish cooking, sit down together to enjoy your meal and some delicious Italian wine in a local home.

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Menu may vary depending on the season
• If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
• Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
• There will be a small amount of walking, about 15 minutes, back to Patrizia’s home, so you should wear comfortable shoes and be prepared for some light exercise. Patrizia lives on the second floor of an apartment building so you will need to climb some stairs to enter her home.
• Please note that, as is common in many Italian homes, this residence does not have air conditioning.