Tuscan Cooking Class in Arezzo: Make Pasta & Cantucci

Hand-rolled pasta, cantucci from scratch, lunch at a Tuscan farm

A cooking class at Podere Spedalone farm restaurant in Arezzo where you learn to make handmade pasta and cantucci biscuits from the chef, using ingredients grown on the property and nearby farms. The lesson runs about two and a half hours and ends with lunch of the dishes you prepared, served either outside overlooking Val d'Orcia or in the historical dining room. A guide leads the class in English, Italian or Romanian, and children from age two are welcome. Wine, beer and local sodas are available to purchase separately.

The experience

You start by learning to hand-roll two kinds of pasta typical to the region (tagliatelle or pappardelle) using traditional recipes and techniques the chef passes down from family generations. The same dough gets dressed two ways: one batch with tomato sauce, the other with meat sauce, both made in the restaurant's kitchen. Then the chef teaches you the secrets of cantucci, the hard almond biscuits that belong in Tuscan dessert.

After the lesson, you sit down to eat. Lunch includes two courses of the pasta you made with their two different sauces, plus the cantucci you baked for dessert. The meal happens either outside when weather allows, with views across Val d'Orcia, or in the historical dining room. Filtered water comes with the meal. Wine, beer and local artisanal sodas are sold separately on the property, starting at €4 for soda and €6 for beer, with local wine from €30 and up.

The property itself is part of the day. Podere Spedalone runs as a farm-to-table restaurant, so everything you cook with comes from the organic garden or nearby farms, picked for the season. Before and after the class, you have time to walk the grounds and take in the landscape. The space is wheelchair accessible, and the restaurant can provide specialized infant seats if you're traveling with small children.

What’s included

• Instruction from the chef in English, Italian or Romanian.
• all ingredients and equipment for making two kinds of handmade pasta and cantucci biscuits.
• lunch of the pasta dishes you prepared with two different sauces and the cantucci you baked.
• filtered water.
• time to explore the farm property before and after the class.
• a souvenir to take home.

Options for this experience

8 options

Tuscan cooking class featuring homemade pastas and Cantucci cookiesGuide in English, Italian or Romanian · 10:30Tuscan cooking class: Podere Spedalone offers lessons to learn the secrets of Tuscan cuisine, using traditions handed down by our parents

Class plus 1 local artisanal sodaGuide in English, Italian or Romanian · 10:30Class plus 1 local artisanal soda: cooking class with one 0.375 L bottle of locally produced artisanal soda. Various flavors available

Class plus locally produced beerGuide in English, Italian or Romanian · 10:30Class plus locally produced beer: class plus one premium 0.375 mL bottle of beer in Blonde Ale, IPA Pale Ale, Imperial Red Ale or Weiss flavors, served at class

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Class plus a 500 mL bottle of olive oilGuide in English, Italian or Romanian · 10:30Add a bottle of our olive oil: cooking class plus a 500 mL bottle of our organic olive oil, produced on our farm

Class plus a bottle of red wineGuide in English, Italian or Romanian · 10:30Class plus a bottle of red wine: class plus a bottle of red wine from the area, selected by our sommelier and served during or after the class

Class plus red wineGuide in English, Italian or Romanian · 10:30Class plus premium red wine: cooking class plus a premium bottle of red wine from the area, selected by our sommelier and served during or after the class

Class plus white or rosé wineGuide in English, Italian or Romanian · 10:30Class plus white or rosé wine: cooking class plus a premium bottle of white or rosé wine from the area, chosen to match the meal served after the class

Class plus Bistecca FiorentinaGuide in English, Italian or Romanian · 10:30Add a steak main course: add a main course of steak to the lunch of pastas you made! Our locally pastured Fiorentina Steak will turn your lunch into a feast

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Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 10:30

Book up to16h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Child (2 to 17 years)

GroupUp to 20

Live guideEnglish, Italian and Romanian

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 9 days ago

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcome

Operated by Ristorante La Pecora Bianca @ Podere Spedalone

Is this one for you?The chef leads the whole class, so you're learning directly from someone trained in the restaurant kitchen rather than watching a demonstration. If you want to come away knowing how to roll pasta by hand and recreate these dishes at home, the hands-on instruction and the lunch of your own creations make that possible in one morning.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Italian and Romanian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (2 to 17 years).

What two kinds of pasta do you learn to make in the class?

You hand-roll tagliatelle or pappardelle, the traditional pasta shapes of the region, using recipes passed down through the chef's family. Both get dressed with sauces made in the restaurant kitchen (one with tomato, one with meat), and both appear on your lunch plate.

What happens after the cooking lesson ends?

You sit down to lunch of the dishes you prepared: two courses of the pasta you rolled with their two sauces, plus the cantucci you baked for dessert. The meal is served either outside overlooking Val d'Orcia or in the historical dining room, depending on weather.

Is wine included in the class, or do I need to buy it?

Wine, beer and local sodas are not included but are available for purchase on the property during and after the class. Local soda costs €4, local beer €6, and local wine starts at €30 and up. You can also add a bottle of wine, beer, olive oil or other local products to your booking at checkout.

How long does the whole experience take?

The class and lunch together run about two and a half hours. You have time before and after to explore the farm property and its views of Val d'Orcia.

What ingredients does the chef use for the cooking?

Everything comes from the farm's organic garden or nearby farms, chosen for the season. The restaurant operates farm-to-table, so fresh herbs, vegetables and fruits are guaranteed home-grown and true to what is available when you visit.