Private cooking class in Milan: Choose your menu

Learn to cook in a real Italian home, not a classroom

A private cooking class in a Milanese home where you choose the menu (pasta, risotto, pizza or dessert), and cook step by step with an Italian chef born and based in Italy. You'll learn real techniques in a relaxed, personal atmosphere, then sit down together to eat everything you've prepared, with wine, water and coffee included. A digital recipe booklet goes home with you.

The experience

You pick the menu before you arrive. The chef works with your tastes and preferences, so you might choose fresh handmade pasta with two sauces, risotto, pizza, traditional Italian specialties, or classic desserts like tiramisù. The menu is customized and agreed in advance. This is not a preset curriculum but a conversation about what you want to cook and eat.

Once you step into the warm Milanese home, you'll start with a small Italian aperitivo, then move straight into the kitchen. The experience is completely hands-on: you cook step by step alongside the chef, learning real Italian techniques, tips and traditions in a relaxed, personal setting. There's no demonstration-and-watch format here. You're doing the work, making the pasta, building the sauces, finishing the dessert. The chef guides you through each stage, correcting technique and sharing the reasoning behind the choices Italian cooks make.

At the end, you sit down at the table together to enjoy everything you've prepared, with wine, water and coffee. The way a meal happens in a real Italian home. You leave with a digital recipe booklet so you can recreate the dishes in your own kitchen later. The experience runs three hours and includes all tools, snacks, the full dinner you've cooked, and beverages. The chef speaks English, Spanish, Italian or French.

What’s included

• All cooking tools and equipment.
• an Italian aperitivo at the start.
• the full three-course meal you've prepared.
• wine, water, coffee and tea.
• snacks.
• all fees and taxes.
• a digital recipe booklet to take home.
• a surprise gift for each guest.

Information

Lasts 3h, runs every day, 7 start times, from € 250 per person, with a live guide in English, Spanish, French and Italian, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery day7 departure times: 16:00, 16:30, 17:00, 17:30, 18:00, 18:30 and 19:00Another time? ›

GroupPrivate7 group tours ›

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French and ItalianOther languages ›

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

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AgesAdult (8 to 79 years) · Senior (80 and older) · Youth (6 to 7 years) · Child (4 to 5 years) · Infant (under 4): free

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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Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Casa Pastrocchi Home Cooking Milan

Is this one for you?Three hours is enough to learn two pasta shapes, two sauces and a dessert, then eat together: a morning or afternoon block that leaves the rest of your day free. If you want to cook but need flexibility around your schedule in Milan, confirm the available time slots when you book.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (6 to 7 years); Child (4 to 5 years); Infant (under 4): free.

What pasta shapes can I learn to make?

You choose from tagliatelle, fettuccine, pappardelle, tagliolini, ravioli, tortellini or tortelloni, depending on what appeals to you and what you want to learn. The chef will guide you through the technique for whichever shape you pick.

Do I need cooking experience to join?

No prior experience is required. The class is designed to teach you real Italian techniques from the ground up, and the chef adapts the pace and detail to your skill level.

Can I request a specific sauce or dessert?

Yes. Before the class, you'll discuss the menu with the chef and decide what you'd like to prepare. You might choose pomodoro, cacio e pepe, carbonara, amatriciana, or other Italian specialties, along with a dessert like tiramisù.

Is wine included?

Wine is included with the meal at the end of the class, along with water and coffee. The minimum age for alcoholic drinks is 18 years old.