Top Tuscany Dining Experiences

Learn to make pizza and gelato during this culinary experience on a Tuscan estate near Florence, perfect for lovers of culture and cuisine. Your professional Italian chef provides a fun hands-on cooking lesson that culminates in a 3-course feast of appetizers, pizza, and gelato, accompanied by wine and beer. Plus, you'll receive a recipe booklet to take home and practice your newfound skills.

Visit a 900-year-old Tuscan castle, where you can learn how to make pasta and taste wine from the historic cellars, on this half-day tour. With a small group, eat a lunch of pasta you made by hand and taste three wines. After lunch, enjoy free time to explore the vineyards and wander the castle's grounds.

Experience the best that Italy has to offer with this excursion that combines wine tasting and a Fiat 500 tour. Departing from Florence, hop behind the wheel of a gorgeous 1960s model and journey into the Tuscan hills with your convoy. Then, park your classic ride at a 15th-century wine estate and villa.

Visit the highlights of Tuscany in a single day on a tour from Florence. Explore Pisa, Chianti, San Gimignano, and enjoy a guided walking tour and entrance ticket to the cathedral Siena. Then visit a family-run Chianti winery for a traditional Italian lunch accompanied by a Chianti tasting. 

Try your hand in an Italian kitchen on this cooking class in Florence. Set in a palace in the heart of the city, learn how to whip up an authentic 4-course dinner with the help of an expert instructor. Craft Tuscan classics such as fresh pasta, chicken stew and tiramisu for dessert. Reward your hard work afterward with a feast of your creations, paired with delicious Tuscan wine. Numbers are limited to 16 in this small-group workshop in order to keep your experience intimate.

Join Francesca in her Florentine home to learn how to make traditional Italian dishes with this private hands-on cooking class. Discover the secrets to turning out authentic, hand-rolled pasta and gnocchi with a variety of sauces while enjoying insights about the city’s culture and cuisine from your local host and instructor. Top off your experience by sitting down to feast on the fresh dishes you've prepared together.

Learn to cook traditional Italian dishes during this Tuscan cooking class in Siena. From homemade pastas to juicy cuts of meat, a professional chef leads you through a combination of family-favorite recipes and time-tested dishes, culminating with a shared meal and excellent wine. This class is held in a professional kitchen and limited to a small group of 15 people or fewer for a more intimate experience.

Discover the secrets to turning out fresh pasta and classic tiramisù like a real Italian 'mamma' with this home cooking class. Join a local cook in her kitchen and learn how to make two different types of pasta from scratch, then try your hand as assembling a creamy tiramisù under her careful guidance. Top off your class with a family-style lunch or dinner featuring the dishes you've created together.

Explore the hidden passageways of the Palazzo Vecchio on this small-group tour in Florence. Enjoy the opportunity to visit areas of the museum that have historically not been open to the general public, such as medieval stairways and narrow passageways behind hidden doors. Hear about the history of the building and its contents from your local guide. At the conclusion of the tour, head to an historic restaurant int the Medicean district for a traditional Florentine lunch.

You can't visit Italy without trying at least one pasta dish... So, we'll teach you two! Learn how to roll 'sfoglia' (fresh pasta) by hand and how to prepare 2 simple different kinds of pasta (filled pasta + fresh pasta) from scratch with your Cesarina. As the icing on the cake you will learn to prepare also the iconic Tiramisu. Share your passion for the Italian cuisine as you make new friends in this hands-on cooking class. It's a great way to truly experience Italian culture. • Learn to roll 'sfoglia' (fresh pasta) by hand • Learn to make 2 iconic pasta types • Learn to make the iconic tiramisu • Small-group cooking class with a maximum of 12 people. Share your passion for the Italian cuisine with other lovely guests • Enjoy an Italian Aperitivo to warm-up Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country. They are welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Escape the bustle of the city and immerse yourself in Tuscany's stunning countryside during this private half-day horseback ride and wine tasting in Chianti. Discover lesser-known locales among rolling hills and vineyards, topped off by a guided tour of a historic wine estate, sampling of three Chianti wines, and a tasty pasta lunch.

Spend a romantic evening in the Chianti region with a winery visit and dinner outdoors in the vineyard.

Learn how to make two types of homemade Italian pasta—topped off by a tasty tiramisu dessert—during this small-group cooking workshop in Montepulciano. Head to the home of a local Tuscan cook and enjoy an intimate class in a group capped at 12 people. A tasting of your creations is included, paired with wine and prosecco.

Absorb the Tuscan atmosphere and indulge in a wine tasting class and 4-course Tuscan dinner in San Gimignano. Head to Tenuta Torciano Winery and begin sampling some of the vineyard’s best wines accompanied with appetizers and informative commentary from the sommelier. Then sit down to a delicious Tuscan dinner that has been paired with more local wines.

San Gimignano is surrounded by quiet countryside dotted with small wine estates. Visit one of these traditional farms and connect with local hosts on this tour and wine tasting experience. Take in the organic farm's garden, orchard, vineyard, olive grove, "vinsantaia" aging room, and cellar. Then enjoy a tasting featuring three organic wines of your choice paired with the farm's own olive oil plus local cheeses and cold cuts.

Journey straight to the source of one of Italy's most prized varietals on an all-inclusive day trip to Montalcino. Tour the charming medieval village at you leisure and visit two family-run wineries to taste Brunello di Montalcino and other fine regional wines, paired with a traditional Tuscan lunch. Leave the planning and driving to a guide who knows the area well, and simply enjoy a delicious day in Tuscan wine country.

Discover the art of pasta making and other Italian cooking techniques at a 2-hour class in Tuscany. Visit a winery and learn to create three varieties of pasta plus other Tuscan classics, with guidance from a chef. Then, savor your creations for lunch or dinner. Afterward, enjoy an estate tour and tastings of 15 home-made winery products, including wines and olive oils. Choose a lunchtime or evening class, with no hotel pickup or drop-off included.

Step into the kitchen and prepare a delicious Tuscan meal during this 3-hour hands-on cooking class. Learn to make a 4-course seasonal Tuscan meal with your chef from start to finish such as homemade pasta, truffle lasagna, crostinis, steak, and tiramisu. Also enjoy a tasting of a variety of local wines, olive oils, and vinegars to get a well-rounded look at Tuscan cuisine.

Combine a sommelier-led wine tasting with a traditional Tuscan lunch during this gourmet Montepulciano excursion. Sample four local wines paired with regional products from within an authentic, centuries-old underground wine cellar. Then, sit down to a two-course Italian meal of cold cuts, cheeses, and fresh pasta, with vegetarian options available.

Experience the thrill of finding Italy’s most precious tuber with an experienced forager in the Tuscany countryside during this authentic truffle hunt outside San Miniato. Meet Francesca and her truffle dog and set out for a jaunt through the woods to find fresh truffles. Afterwards, relax at her family farmhouse over lunch featuring the truffles you’ve found together.

When dining out the first thing to remember is that Italy didn’t even become a country until the unification of its 20 regions in 1861. For this reason, Italians, and especially Florentine’s are still, even today, very much connected to and proud of their regional culture and of course cuisine. Our authentic Florentine dining experience will take you back in time to the origins of some of Florence’s most renowned dishes. To the tables of the nobleman and peasants alike. To the courts and banquets hosted by the Medici. Your hosts, Monica and Simone, will guide you on a culinary journey explaining each dish including both its historical origin but sometimes more importantly its cultural significance. Your four course meal will be accompanied by a selection of traditional, locally produced wines and exceptional extra virgin olive oil. Our Florentine Food Experience is a deep dive into local history and culture through our traditions at the table. Buon Appetito

Florentine steak, or 'bistecca fiorentina', is among the most iconic dishes in Tuscany, made from heirloom Chianina beef. With this exclusive insider experience, learn the secrets behind the true Florentine steak from the cut to the cooking in a traditional trattoria. Grill your steak to perfection under the watchful eye of your chef instructor, then savor the fuit of your labors as part of a three-course Tuscan meal with wine.

Italy's culinary culture is like nowhere else on earth, and taking a cooking class is a great way to bring a bit of that culture home with you. With this private cooking class, you'll learn how to cook in the home of a local expert. You'll start with a visit to a market to choose three to five ingredients, followed by a private cooking class where you'll get to create, and eat, a meal all your own.

With the chef's advice you will discover the typical and characteristic tastes of traditional Tuscan cuisine, timeless dishes of which you will learn all the secrets. You will eat what you have cooked yourself with your hands, and we can guarantee that there is no greater satisfaction! The menu always includes a vegetarian dish. In the case of celiac disease it is possible to identify an ad hoc menu, but it must be shared by all the participants to avoid contamination. It is kindly requested to communicate in advance any food allergies or intolerances