PRIVATE Italian Home Cooking Class & Wine with Fabio & Christiane

Learn to cook with Fabio and enjoy a meal with this lovely couple

Learn to cook traditional Italian food and share a meal with a local

Traditional Italian cooking lesson in Florence with a local in the countryside

Traditional Italian cooking class in the countryside of Florence

Duration3h

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish, Italian

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

This is not your typical Italian cooking class. This is a chance to immerse yourself in a private cooking class with a delightful man passionate about regional Italian cuisine and share an authentic meal with a couple that has been married for 30 years and are still crazy in love!

Fabio lives on a hill in the countryside surrounded by olive trees. Fabio and Christiane (when she is home) welcome you into their colorful home with a refreshing drink. Fabio will explain how they pick olives and how olive oil is made. Next, join Fabio in his kitchen for a 2.5 hour hands-on cooking class. Learn to make fresh pasta, sauce, a main and dessert. Depending on the season, you might help Fabio make tagliatelle con ragù or squid risotto with wild fennel and orange peel, and cod with leeks and purple cabbage or pork chop with almonds. For dessert, enjoy castagnaccio, chestnut flour cake, a regional favorite or panna cotta with strawberry coulis in the summer over a pot of freshly brewed coffee.

Options

Cooking + lunch

Cooking + dinner

Farm Tour + Cooking + Meal

Local Farm + Supermarket Tour: Includes a visit to a local farm and neighborhood food shop for a more authentic Tuscan food experience.

What's included

Local wine
Round-trip transportation from central Florence (up to 3)
Optional add-on: Local farm and neighborhood food shop tour
Private Italian cooking experience in Fabio’s hilltop home

Hotel pick up and drop off

What to expect

Step into a home in the hills outside Florence for a private, hands-on Italian cooking experience with a local couple. Learn to cook and then sit down to enjoy the meal you prepared together, accompanied by local wine.

You will be picked up from a central Florence location for your 2-hour cooking class. Learn to make pasta from scratch and a seasonal sauce - either a fresh vegetable blend or Sicilian-style sauce. Next, prepare a local dish like a pork fillet with almonds or Fabio’s favorite, a pan-stewed cod with leeks and purple cabbage. Finish with a seasonal dessert.

If you choose the optional local farm and neighborhood food shop visit, stop at a local Tuscan farm for a short 15 minute visit to walk through the fields and learn about what is currently growing in the region. At the farmstand, you will purchase fresh seasonal vegetables you would like to cook with. Next, stop at a nearby local supermarket and specialty food shop where Tuscan residents buy their ingredients. Fabio will show you how to select the best cheese, fresh meat or fish. Depending on the menu and your preferences, you may visit the farm, the neighborhood market, or both.

Florence

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Up to 3 guests: Fabio will pick you up and drop you back at Via dei Renai 37, Florence.

4–6 guests: With your own car, meet Fabio at Trattoria Donnini and follow him to his home. Without a car, meet at Via dei Renai 37; a second car can be arranged for €100, paid directly to Fabio.

End point

Up to 3 guests: Fabio will pick you up and drop you back at Via dei Renai 37, Florence.

4–6 guests: With your own car, meet Fabio at Trattoria Donnini and follow him to his home. Without a car, meet at Via dei Renai 37; a second car can be arranged for €100, paid directly to Fabio.

Additional information

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Fabio's home is about 10km from the city center. For groups of up to 3 people, he or someone appointed by him will pick you up from a central meeting location (Via dei Renai 37, Firenze) and drop you off at the same place at the end of your experience. The cost for return transportation from the central meeting location is included in the price. Please include your WhatsApp number or local contact number in your booking so that it is easy to communicate, in case of traffic or other delays.
Fabio's car can only accommodate 3 guests. For groups of 4–6 people: If you have your own car, meet Fabio at Trattoria Donnini, Via di Rimaggio 22, Bagno a Ripoli, FI, and follow him to his home up the hill. If you do not have your own car, meet Fabio at Via dei Renai 37, Florence. He will arrange a second car for your group of 4–6 people for €100, payable directly to him.
Fabio can accommodate vegetarian, lactose-free and gluten-free diets in his Italian cooking class, so please inform him in advance if you have any dietary restrictions or allergies.
Please note that, as is common in many Italian homes, this residence does not have air conditioning.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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