PRIVATE Italian Home Cooking Class & Wine with Fabio & Christiane
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.
What's Included
- Alcoholic beverages Local wine
- Optional add-on: Local food shop visit
- Round-trip transportation from central Florence
- Private Italian cooking experience in Fabio’s hilltop home
- Hotel pick up and drop off
Meeting Location
Via dei Renai
37, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
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 food shop visit, join Fabio for a stop at a neighborhood food shop where locals buy fresh ingredients. He'll share tips on selecting quality Italian cheeses, fresh meat, fish, and seasonal produce for your cooking class. Depending on the season and availability, you may visit a local Tuscan farm instead to discover fresh, locally grown vegetables.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Fabio's home is about 10km from the city center. 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 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.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).
- Alcoholic beverages. Local wine.
- Optional add-on: Local food shop visit.
- Round-trip transportation from central Florence.
- Private Italian cooking experience in Fabio’s hilltop home.
- Hotel pick up and drop off.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
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Oct 2026What's Included
- Alcoholic beveragesLocal wine
- Optional add-on: Local food shop visit
- Round-trip transportation from central Florence
- Private Italian cooking experience in Fabio’s hilltop home
- Hotel pick up and drop off
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Fabio's home is about 10km from the city center. 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 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.
