Tuscan cooking class in Montepulciano: Make pasta and eat it

Make three dishes from scratch and eat them at the table

A hands-on cooking class in Montepulciano teaches you to prepare a traditional Tuscan appetizer, fresh handmade pasta with its classic sauce, and a Tuscan dessert using local ingredients and time-honored techniques. The class lasts three hours and ends with lunch or dinner at the table, paired with a glass of local wine. Guides speak English, Spanish, Italian, French and one additional language. Children are welcome from age one.

The experience

You'll work with fresh local ingredients to learn the fundamentals of rural Tuscan home cooking. The menu stays rooted in what people actually cook at home: a typical appetizer, handmade pasta rolled and shaped by hand, its traditional sauce, and a Tuscan dessert. The techniques are straightforward, no culinary school shortcuts, and the instructor walks you through each step so you understand not just what to do but why it matters in Sienese cooking.

Once you've finished cooking, you sit down together to eat everything you've made. A glass of local wine comes with the meal, and the table becomes a place to share what you've learned and taste the flavors you've just created. This is the part that sticks: the recipes and the techniques stay with you, but the moment of sitting down to your own food, in a room that smells like what you've been working on for three hours, is what people remember.

What’s included

• The three-hour hands-on cooking class with fresh local ingredients.
• a welcome drink.
• a "Valdichiana Living" apron.
• lunch or dinner with a glass of local wine.

Before you book

Days and timesTuesday to SundayDepartures at 11:00 and 17:00

Book up to2d before

AgesAdult (18 to 60 years) · Senior (61 to 90 years) · Youth (12 to 17 years) · Child (6 to 11 years) · Infant (1 to 5 years)

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German 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.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Operated by Valdichiana Living

Is this one for you?If your guide speaks English, Spanish, Italian, French or the fifth language offered, you'll follow the instruction comfortably. If you speak a different language, check which one is available before booking.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (12 to 17 years); Child (6 to 11 years); Infant (1 to 5 years).

What will I actually cook in the class?

You'll prepare a typical Tuscan appetizer, fresh handmade pasta with its traditional sauce, and a Tuscan dessert. The exact dishes may shift slightly depending on what's in season, but the menu stays focused on the home-style cooking that defines rural Tuscan food.

Do I need cooking experience to join?

No. The class teaches the basics of traditional techniques step by step, so you learn as you go. The instructor covers the fundamentals of home-style cooking and time-honored methods without assuming you've cooked before.

What's included in the price?

The cooking class itself, a welcome drink, a "Valdichiana Living" apron to take home, and lunch or dinner with a glass of local wine once you've finished cooking are all included.