Florence: Small-Group Pasta Class & Wine Tasting

You Shape the Menu, Then Cook It Together in Florence

You arrive and help choose the day's menu with the group, then spend hours making two types of fresh pasta and two sauces from scratch under a professional chef's eye. You eat everything you've cooked together, with wine, and leave with printed recipes. Small groups mean real instruction, not a crowd.

Step-by-step itinerary

Interactive pasta cooking class in Florence

• Arrive at cooking school
• Decide menu with group
• Prepare fresh dough for pasta
• Shape and fill traditional pasta
• Make two types of pasta sauces
• Create classic Italian starters
• Enjoy the handmade pasta dishes

The experience

You walk into a real cooking school in Florence and within minutes you're standing at a counter with flour on your hands and a group of strangers who are about to become your collaborators. The chef asks what you want to make (ravioli with pumpkin, tagliatelle with meat sauce, spaghetti with porcini mushrooms, whatever the seasonal ingredients suggest), and the group decides together. That's the whole thing right there. It's not a demo where you watch someone else cook. You're building the pasta from scratch: rolling dough, shaping it, filling it, saucing it. The class stays small, 10–12 people max, so there's real space to move and the chef actually sees what your hands are doing.

What makes this different from a standard cooking class is that the menu isn't locked in before you arrive. The chef guides the group through what's fresh that day (organic, local ingredients from Tuscany), and you all choose together what goes on the table. Someone wants to try pear ravioli, someone else votes for the lemon version, and suddenly you're making both. The sauces come next, built from scratch by you, not poured from a jar. By the time you sit down to eat what you've made, you've already invested in it. The wine pairing happens during lunch, and it's included. You eat together, the people you just cooked with, and the pasta tastes different because you know exactly what went into it.

The whole thing takes a few hours (class and shared meal together), and you leave with the recipes printed out so you can try it again at home. Parking is outside the city center (Florence's old town is car-free and gated), so plan to leave your car in a garage or lot before you arrive. Dress is smart casual, and if you have any allergies or dietary needs beyond gluten-free, tell them when you book so they can plan around it.

What’s included

• Your experience includes the hands-on pasta class with a professional chef, all organic seasonal ingredients, two types of fresh handmade pasta and two sauces you prepare yourself, traditional bruschette or Tuscan panzanella, a shared lunch featuring the pasta you've made, wine pairing with the meal, bottled water, printed recipes to take home, and all taxes and fees.
• No cooking demo.
• You do the cooking.

Options for this experience

6 options

Gnocchi Pasta ClassGuide in English · 10:00 and 18:00Gnocchi & Co Class: Learn the craft of making perfect, pillowy gnocchi from scratch, light and fluffy, served with rich, flavorful sauces. Duration: 3 hours. Create magic in the kitchen as you make gnocchi, pasta and sauces entirely from scratch, using 100% organic and seasonal ingredients. GNOCCHI and PASTA: Bruschette, gnocchi with sauce, pasta with sauce, ravioli with sauce. Organic wine: always red or white and always organic. Water.

Pici and Ravioli Tuscan StyleGuide in English · 10:00 and 18:00Authentic Tuscan Pasta: Enjoy authentic Tuscan pasta with fresh, seasonal flavors, paired with Chianti DOC wine. Lunch or dinner: Depending on your reservation, you will be entitled to either lunch or dinner. Extra information: Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate gluten-free guests or guests under the age of 15.

Pasta lesson for vegans or vegetariansGuide in English · 10:00 and 18:00Not allowed: minors under 16. Fresh pasta, vegan and vegetarian: Traditional, authentic vegan and vegetarian fresh pasta, made from scratch with local organic flours and seasonal ingredients. Fresh pasta, vegan and vegetarian. Duration: 3 hours. Lunch or dinner: Enjoy your pasta lunch or dinner. 2 vegan pastas and 1 vegetarian: Please note that two of the dishes will be vegan, while one will be vegetarian, including cheese and eggs.

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Pasta and Countryside FlavorsGuide in English · 10:00 and 18:00Rustic Tuscan Cooking: Add a full menu of authentic country traditions to your pasta dish! Duration: 3 hours. One appetizer (bruschetta or another option), two fresh local pastas (pici, ravioli), and one main dish (vegetarian or meat). Please ask in advance. Lunch or dinner not allowed. Not suitable for gluten-free (designed for gluten-free guests). Minors under 16. Vegan.

Upgrade to a wine tasting is availableGuide in English · 17:00Exclusive wine tasting: Boost your pasta-making experience with a four-step sensory tasting of three iconic Tuscan wines plus one special surprise. Duration: 5 hours. Iconic Tuscan Wine: Exclusively organic, biodynamic natural wines from small producers.

Pasta class that includes a visit to a local marketGuide in English · 09:00MEETING POINT ADDRESS: Piazza Santo Spirito, in front of the church, at 9 am. Duration: 4 hours. Shop with your chef for fresh ingredients, then enjoy a hands-on Tuscan pasta class. Piazza San Spirito not allowed. Gluten. Minors under 16. We regret that guests with limited mobility or who use wheelchairs cannot be accommodated. Gluten-free.

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Information

Lasts 2h 30m, runs every day, 4 start times, from € 110 per person, with a live guide in English, in groups of up to 12 and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesMonday, Thursday and Saturday: 10:00, 17:00 and 18:00Tuesday and Friday: 09:00, 10:00, 17:00 and 18:00Wednesday: 09:00, 10:00 and 18:00Sunday: 10:00 and 18:00

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AgesAdult (14 and older) · Under 14: can't be booked

GroupUp to 12

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Operated by Chef Vary

Is this one for you?Right for anyone who wants to actually make pasta, not watch someone else make it, and doesn't mind a group setting where the menu gets decided together. The small size and hands-on format mean real instruction. The shared meal and wine make it social, not rushed.

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Top questions

Can I do this class if I'm gluten-free?

No, this class works with regular wheat pasta. The school runs a separate gluten-free class in a different kitchen if you need that option.

What's the minimum age?

Guests must be at least 14 years old. Wine is included with lunch, so the minimum drinking age is 18.

How many people are in the class?

10–12 people maximum, so it stays small and hands-on.

Do I need cooking experience?

No. The chef guides you through every step, from rolling dough to shaping and filling. It's designed for beginners.

What if I have food allergies?

Let the school know at booking. They'll work with you to adapt the menu, but gluten-free is the one exception they can't accommodate in this shared class.

Is parking included?

No. Florence's city center is car-free and gated. You'll need to park in a garage or lot outside the walls before arriving. Plan for a parking fee.

What's included in the price?

The class, all ingredients, wine, shared lunch with the pasta you made, recipes to take home, and water. Taxes and fees are included.

Can I bring my partner or friend?

Yes, you can book together. The group decides the menu as a whole, so you'll be cooking alongside each other and others in the class.