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Express Pasta-Making Lesson with Gourmet Dinner

Florence, Italy
Become a Skilled Chef in 60 Minutes with Gourmet Dinner
  • 3 hours
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Satisfy your craving for authentic Italian pasta while learning kitchen tricks to take home with this evening cooking class at a chef’s private home in Florence. Help prepare filled and shaped pastas dishes like ravioli with ricotta, pesto tagliatelle, or Florentine gnocchi, and sit down to enjoy the homemade feast along with chef specialties and wine pairings. With only 1 hour of hands-on cooking time, the express lesson allows you to enjoy a full day of sightseeing before your memorable dinner.
  • 1-hour evening cooking lesson and dinner in Florence
  • Learn to make fresh pasta dough from scratch
  • Help prepare an authentic Italian dish like ricotta ravioli, pesto tagliatelle, mushroom risotto, or truffle butter gnocchi
  • Enjoy the homemade pasta along with chef-prepared dishes for a hearty meal
  • Held at the private home with a local chef near the Pitti Palace
  • Includes a welcome drink and wine pairings with dinner

What's Included

  • Bottled water
  • 1-hour Hands-on cooking class for pasta
  • Recipes for each dish
  • Professional chef
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Dinner
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • NO MINOR 16\NO GLUTEN FREE\NO VEGAN

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Via Romana, 41R, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

    VIA ROMANA corner VIA SANTA MARIA I ask you, please, not to use GPS but to look exclusively for the point in the corner between Via Romana and Via Santa Maria

Start time

05:00 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

After spending a full day exploring Florence’s treasures, make your way to the private home of a local chef in the early evening. Settle into the authentic and well-equipped kitchen with a welcome glass of wine, and then roll up your sleeves for a 1-hour pasta-making lesson. Class size is limited to 10 to ensure an intimate environment and personalized attention from the chef.

Using fresh, seasonal ingredients, learn to prepare pasta dough from scratch and then shape it into classic varieties like ravioli, tagliatelle, pappardelle, and gnocchi. According to the day’s recipes, you might make filled pasta like ravioli with ricotta and parmesan, long pappardelle with tomato basil sauce, colored tagliatelle with pesto, or rich dishes like mushroom risotto or truffle butter gnocchi.

When the cooking’s done, join your new friends around a communal dining table overlooking the Boboli Gardens behind Pitti Palace. Dig into your fresh pasta creations, along with other dishes prepared by the chef such as succulent meats, vegetarian sides, and local cheeses paired with savory homemade jams. As with any proper Italian meal, plenty of wine will be served as well. Buon appetito!

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant meals not included
  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required NOT ALLOWED: gluten free, eggs free, cheese free
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • A maximum of 12 people per booking
  • under 16 year are not admitted
  • no for celiacs or anyone with gluten intolerance
  • no for those who are allergic to dairy products
  • no for those with egg allergy
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Very rude host
Jeremy_K, Nov 2023
We had our purse stolen with our credit cards and one phone inside shortly before our cooking class. You can see from the police report we were in the police station shortly before the class was due to start. We had to cancel our cards, disable phone, and talk with the police. We are not from Italy so it was very difficult. I tried to explain to the chef but she showed no empathy and sent me a rude message about us being late. I can’t comment on the class but if something comes up know that you will not be given any grace.
Response from Host, Dec 2023
I don't tend to respond to reviews but specifically, considering what has been written, if only to give explanations to future guests I have to do so. Let's start from the fact that these customers have never contacted us, have not called and have not made us involved in anything. After more than 30 minutes of waiting, and after we have sent 2 messages without receiving any response, we decide, to be fair, to call (I would like to point out that it is not our obligation to contact the customer but, as always - our cooking school is 18 years old - we believe it is courteous to contact our guest to find out if there are any problems. The guests in question respond evasively but we can understand that they are trying to report a theft. I will just say that unfortunately I am so late that they will not be able to participate in the lesson (6 other guests had been waiting for 40 minutes now!) but I invite them, in order not to lose money, to come the next day (copy of the message also sent to the Viator platform). In response, the communication was abruptly interrupted and no one gets in touch again. The next day we receive a refund request to which I reply that the parameters did not exist (not even for Viator did the parameters exist for a refund) to refund it, it is a no show and that, moreover, it was me who I'm anxious to call. In response, I was threatened with a bad review if I didn't agree (threat made via message and therefore clearly visible). Well clearly I didn't agree, given the "fantastic review" but, I reported these guests and the threats or blackmail, if you prefer, are very unethical... thanks for those who wanted to read my version of events
Wonderful Pasta Making Experience!
floralba_A, Jul 2018
Chef Vary and Eduardo are the quintessential European hosts. Attentive, interested, informative, and engaging. This class was among the most memorable experiences for us in Europe; we not only learned how to different types of pasta but learned so much about the Italian culture through these professionals. An amazing time. I've been home three weeks now and make my own pasta every week thanks to Chef Vary!

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