Rome: Pasta & Gelato Cooking Class in City Center

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Free cancellationExcellent quality

1/19

Duration3h

GroupUp to 20

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Learn pasta by hand in Rome then taste homemade gelato

You’ll roll up your sleeves in central Rome to make pasta from scratch with locals who keep it lighthearted. Taste your own creations over wine, watch real gelato being made, and leave with recipes (and maybe flour on your shirt). It’s casual, hands-on fun — not just another cooking class.

Step-by-step itinerary

Hands-on Italian cooking class

Join professional chefs in Rome
Learn to make egg pasta dough
Prepare two types of pasta
Watch gelato making demonstration
Enjoy tasting your dishes with wine
Receive digital recipe booklet
Get Graduation Certificate

The Experience

“Don’t worry if your dough looks funny — even my nonna’s first batch was a disaster,” our chef Marco grinned, flour on his cheek. That set the tone right away. We were in this cozy kitchen just a few blocks from Piazza Navona, sleeves rolled up, surrounded by the soft clatter of bowls and the smell of eggs and semolina. I’d never actually touched fresh pasta dough before — it’s stickier than I thought, warm from my hands. Marco kept circling the table, giving little tips (“more pressure!”), but also telling stories about his childhood Sundays. I tried repeating one of the Italian words he said for “pinch” and everyone laughed (me included). It felt like dinner at a friend’s place more than a class.

We made ravioli first — filling them with this herby ricotta that smelled so fresh it almost reminded me of spring. Then tagliatelle, which is trickier to cut straight than you’d think (my strips looked like shoelaces). The best bit? We all sat down together after, pouring ourselves wine (unlimited, apparently — dangerous) and tasting what we’d made. There was this moment when the light hit the plates just right, and honestly, I still think about that view sometimes. The gelato part was more of a demo — Marco showed us how to get that creamy texture without fancy machines. Vanilla or chocolate — I went for chocolate, obviously.

I left with sauce on my shirt and a digital recipe booklet in my inbox (plus some sort of “graduation certificate” that made me laugh). If you’re vegetarian they’ll sort you out — one woman in our group didn’t eat meat and got her own filling without any fuss. Kids were there too, rolling dough with serious faces; nobody seemed out of place. The whole thing ran about three hours but didn’t feel rushed or too slow. I walked back through Rome as dusk settled in, smelling like basil and feeling oddly proud of my lumpy ravioli.

What’s included

Your experience includes hands-on pasta making from scratch with all tools and aprons provided.
a chef-led demonstration on crafting real Italian gelato.
unlimited wine for adults and soft drinks for kids.
a relaxed meal where you eat what you’ve cooked.
plus access to a digital recipe booklet and even a playful graduation certificate before heading back into Rome’s lively streets.

Good to know

Stroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Towns of Italy