Pasta Cooking Class in Turin: Make & Eat Traditional Pasta

Knead dough, shape pasta, taste what you made

A pasta cooking class in Turin where you make traditional Genoese pasta by hand -- tagliatelle, tagliolini, croxetti and gnocchi -- then eat it at a reserved table in the trattoria with local wine and sauce included. The class runs about an hour and a half, children are welcome from age 6, and you leave with a printed recipe and the techniques to repeat it at home.

The Experience

You start with all the ingredients ready and your hands in the dough. The kneading is the part most people remember -- it's tactile and it settles both children and adults into the work. Over the next hour and a half, you'll learn to shape rustic tagliatelle with a knife the old way, roll tagliolini, press croxetti in an artisan mold, and form smooth and lined gnocchi. The space around you holds antique pasta tools hung like a museum collection, and the guide talks through each shape and the stories behind them. Photographs happen naturally as you work.

Once the pasta is ready, you move to the best table in the trattoria -- it's already reserved for you. The pasta comes out seasoned with traditional sauces, and local wine and water are poured. This is the moment the class builds toward: tasting what your hands made, sitting down with whoever came with you, the work on the plate. A diploma arrives at the end, and so does a printed recipe with all the ingredients and the secrets, so you can make the same pasta at home.

The guide speaks English, Spanish, Italian or French, and the trattoria is set up for families and groups. Children from age 6 can participate, and the space is wheelchair accessible. Public transportation runs nearby if you're not driving.

What’s included

• Pasta preparation and instruction for about an hour and a half.
• the freshly made pasta seasoned with traditional sauce.
• a reserved table at the trattoria for eating.
• local wine and bottled water.
• a printed recipe with ingredients and techniques.
• a chef diploma.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Pesto Experience a Sestri Levante

Is this one for you?You do the work yourself from start to finish -- kneading, shaping, learning the hand techniques -- with a live guide walking you through each step. This suits anyone who wants to actually make something, not watch it made, and who wants to leave knowing how to repeat it.

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Top questions

What kinds of pasta do you actually make in the class?

You make four types: rustic tagliatelle cut with a knife in the traditional way, tagliolini, croxetti pressed in an artisan mold, and both smooth and lined gnocchi. The guide shows you the hand techniques for each one.

Do you eat the pasta you made, or is it just a demonstration?

You eat the pasta you made. After the class ends, you sit at a reserved table in the trattoria and the pasta comes out seasoned with traditional sauce, with local wine and water included.

How long does the whole experience take?

The pasta preparation takes about an hour and a half, then you sit down to eat. Plan for roughly two to two and a half hours total from start to finish.

Can children do this class?

Children are welcome from age 6. The guide says kneading and shaping are things kids enjoy, and the class is designed to work for families and groups together.

Do you get to take anything home besides the food?

You receive a diploma printed with "Chef" on it, and a recipe card with all the ingredients and the techniques so you can make the same pasta at home whenever you want.