Wanna Be Italiano - The original Cooking Class & Market Tour in Florence

Our chefs Jon and Tomasso were so fun, kind, and helpful! The food we made was delicious and I know we will be able to use what we learned when we get home. The facility is air conditioned and pleasant, perfect for a hot summer day. The market tour at the beginning was lovely, we tasted cheeses and breads and learned so much from Jon. I would do this tour again in a heartbeat. Grazie!

Our chefs were wonderful and the food was delicious. We had a lovely time and the 5 hours flew by. It is important to note that you do not do all the cooking. The sauces are made by the chef with us watching and you are given the recipes, but you get to see how it is done step by step. It was great fun to make the pasta and the tiramisu. The walk through the market was very informative and the samples we ate there were great. Niccolo and Caterna were wonderful.

Wonderful food experience. Visit to the Central Market and then watched Chef Niccolo make the BEST bolognese ragu ever. We then each made fresh pasta - tagliatelle and ravioli followed by making tiramisu. It was better than expected. Our two kids (12 and 14) loved it!

Super class. Chef was engaging, knowledgeable, and well prepared. Definitely worth the time. The kitchen was well equipped and organized. Plenty of room for everyone in the class. Best is that you got to eat everything you made.

The Tomaso our instructor was fun, patient and knowledgeable….made the experience wonderful…..highly recommend if your in Florence Italy

I took two cooking classes in Florence and they were so very different. This one was truly a disappointment. Catarina our chef was fabulous and did her best with the circumstances. However we (group of 5) paid for a class that was to include a market tour, appetizer (bruschetta, pasta making and sauces along with dessert and wine. This class was on a Sunday and the market was closed. The prep staff failed to get the all the fresh ingredients necessary so Catarina had to improvise and blended tomatoes to start a sauce. No fresh tomatoes hence so bruschetta. We mostly watched the class as a demo. The main hands on part was making the Tiramisu that involved beating egg yolks and whipping whites. As well as making pasta. We watched the preparation of the Ragu and tomato sauce. This was not as hands on as expected. One of the participants was vegetarian and received pesto sauce. The recipes were printed on double sided paper. No booklet was provided and no recipe for the pesto. So the vegetarian participant missed out on that part. The red wine was not good and we overheard other participants also complain about the wine. It looked like they refilled old Chianti wine basket bottle with cheap wine. Those who wanted soda were given soda. All in all the location was convenient. Food tasted good. It just was not comparable to the other cooking class I had taken in Florence.

The class was super fun. The chef was a great teacher. The class was really hands on. The food we made was delicious! I’m excited to try the recipes at home!!

Making everything from scratch! We have not received the recipes we did that day. I'm hoping we get them soon.

This is a wonderful class. We have been to week-long cooking classes in Italy and this ranks right near the top of all of them. The chefs were very helpful, had interesting cooking tips and made all of us feel welcome. We made great food with excellent cooking instructions. The food was authentic Italian food that everyone could eat. The trip to the marked with a cheese tasting stop was great fun. I have made two of the recipes since returning to the states and received rave reviews and requests for the recipes from everyone. Take the plunge and sign up.

Making pasta and new friends was an experience to remember forever. Touring the marketplace and learning about the process from a professional was amazing.