Pasta Cooking Class with Market Visit in Rome: Learn from an Italian chef

You make the pasta, the chef teaches you the dough.

A hands-on pasta cooking class in Rome where you learn to shape traditional Italian pasta from scratch, visit the Nomentano Market with your chef to source ingredients, then cook and eat what you've made. The class runs six hours with an Italian chef guiding you in English or Italian, and includes wine, coffee, limoncello and a participation certificate with recipes to take home.

The experience

The morning starts at the Nomentano Market, where your chef walks you through the stalls to see the products that go into the recipes you'll make. You're not just reading about Italian ingredients. You're standing in front of them, learning which tomatoes matter, what makes the flour work, why the locals buy from certain vendors. Back at the Kitchen of Mamma, you move to the counter and begin with the dough. The chef shows you how the texture changes, what the gluten does, when it's ready to rest. You shape the pasta by hand (fettuccine, ravioli, whatever the day calls for), and the instruction stays with you the whole time.

Lunch is the pasta you made, cooked and plated. A glass of wine comes with it, and the chef shares stories about Italian cooking while you eat what your hands built. The class wraps with coffee and limoncello, both on the house. Vegetarian options are available if you request them when you book. The kitchen does not offer vegan or gluten-free versions.

The whole experience runs six hours. You'll need casual clothes and a minimum age of 18 to join. The class operates with a live guide who speaks English and Italian, so the instruction is clear no matter which language you prefer. A certificate and a set of recipes go home with you at the end.

What’s included

• Market walk with your chef through the Nomentano Market.
• hands-on instruction in making fresh pasta from scratch.
• lunch with the pasta you made.
• a glass of Italian wine.
• coffee and limoncello.
• participation certificate and pasta recipes to take home.

Before you book

Days and timesNext departure: 1 Jun 2027

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AgesAdult (18 to 80 years) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupUp to 14 · max 4 per booking

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.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Pets welcomePublic transport nearby

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Is this one for you?Book this class if you want to learn by doing rather than watching. You're at the counter making the dough, not observing from a stool. The market visit at the start means you understand where the ingredients come from before you cook with them, which changes how the recipes stick with you afterward.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

What exactly do I learn to make in the pasta cooking class?

You learn to make traditional Italian pasta from scratch, including shaping fettuccine and ravioli by hand. The chef teaches you how to mix the dough, develop the gluten, and form the shapes that go into your lunch.

Do I get to eat the pasta I make?

Yes. The pasta you make is cooked and served as your lunch, with a glass of Italian wine included.

What happens at the Nomentano Market?

You walk through the market with your chef to see the fresh ingredients used in the recipes (tomatoes, flour, local products), and learn why the chef chooses certain vendors and what makes each ingredient matter.

What's included in the class fee?

The class includes the market walk, all instruction, lunch with your handmade pasta, a glass of wine, coffee, limoncello, and a participation certificate with pasta recipes to take home.

Can I do this class if I have dietary restrictions?

Vegetarian options are available if you request them at booking. The kitchen does not offer vegan or gluten-free versions, so those diets are not suitable for this class.