Pasta and Tiramisu Cooking Class in Pistoia

Roll pasta, learn tiramisu, taste what you made

A hands-on cooking class in Pistoia where you learn to make fresh pasta from scratch and prepare tiramisu in a local home cook's kitchen, then eat everything you've prepared with local wines and coffee. The class runs three hours and includes an Italian aperitivo at the start. Your host is a Cesarine: a member of Italy's network of home cooks who teach from their family recipes.

The experience

You start with an Italian aperitivo (prosecco and nibbles), then move into the kitchen to learn two kinds of fresh pasta. Your host teaches you how to roll sfoglia, the traditional thin sheet pasta, by hand, then guides you through making two simple pasta shapes from scratch. The recipes come from their family cookbook, not a restaurant menu, so you're learning the way locals actually cook at home.

After the pasta, you prepare tiramisu together. Once everything is done, you sit down to eat the dishes you've made, paired with local wines, water and coffee. The whole class takes three hours and happens in your host's home in Pistoia, not a commercial kitchen. You'll cook alongside other travelers who signed up for the same class, so it's a small group learning together.

Your host speaks English or Italian depending on which morning or afternoon session you choose. Public transportation runs nearby if you need to get there without a car. Cesarine hosts across Italy run these classes in their own homes, and they're known for welcoming travelers like family and sharing the regional cooking that matters to them.

What’s included

• Italian aperitivo with prosecco and nibbles.
• hands-on instruction in making two fresh pasta shapes and tiramisu.
• lunch of everything you prepared.
• local wines, water and coffee.
• live guide in English or Italian.

Options for this experience

2 options

Morning cooking classGuide in English or Italian · 10:00Lunch

Afternoon cooking classGuide in English or Italian · 17:00

You pick the guide language when booking.

You see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates & prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 10:00 and 17:00

Book up to10h before

AgesAdult (9 and older) · Child (4 to 8 years) · Infant (under 4): free

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglish and Italian

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.

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Good to know

Public transport nearby

Operated by Cesarine: Cooking Class

Is this one for you?Pick the morning session if you want the class to end by early afternoon, or the afternoon slot if you prefer to start later in the day. Either way, you're cooking in a home kitchen with a local host, not in a commercial cooking school, so the pace is unhurried and the recipes are the ones the family actually uses.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 8 years); Infant (under 4): free.

What exactly do I learn to make in this class?

You make two kinds of fresh pasta from scratch, learning to roll sfoglia by hand, and prepare tiramisu. All three dishes come from your host's family recipes.

Do I get to eat what we cook?

Yes. After the class ends, you sit down to eat all the pasta and tiramisu you've made, with local wines, water and coffee included.

Is this a private class or will there be other people?

You cook with other travelers who booked the same session. It's a small group, not a private lesson, so you'll make new friends while you cook.

Can I choose a morning or afternoon time?

Yes. You pick either the morning or afternoon cooking class when you book, and your host will teach in English or Italian accordingly.

Where exactly does the class happen?

The class is held in your host's home in Pistoia. They're a Cesarine (a local home cook from Italy's network), who teaches from their own kitchen.