Private The Original Cooking Class With Nonna’s Lasagna & Local Market Tour In Florence

You will explore the Florence Food Market together with a group, then return to the kitchen to create famous Tuscan cuisine including Nonna's famous Sunday Lasagna, which is made the same way it has been handed down from generation to generation in Italian households. You’ll also make brushetta, homemade pasta, and an authentic Italian dessert. Get ready to show off your new knowledge and skills to family and friends when you return home.

Discover the Florence Food Market Accompanied by Your Personal Chef

Starting at a vibrant food market in Florence, you will be shopping for the freshest local, seasonal produce with your own personal chef to help you. Since you already know your group members, you'll be able to go at your own pace, ask questions freely, and enjoy a truly unique market experience. You will be able to interact with local farmers, butchers, and bakers, learning how to recognize premium products as locals do. Vegetarian options will always be available; if you need one ahead of time, please let us know.

Prepare Master Nonna's Renowned Lasagna in the Comfort of Your Own Kitchen

The Kitchen is entirely your experience; your professional chef has brought you to the point where you will create a full three-course Tuscan meal, but the highlight of your meal will be Nonna’s Sunday Lasagna. She creates her lasagna with many layers of fresh pasta, a delicious ragú, and a creamy béchamel, all baked to a wonderful golden brown. This workshop is an entirely hands-on, interactive cooking experience. You will learn to knead, layer, assemble and complete each dish on your own, while having the chef by your side to share his/her wealth of culinary knowledge expertly passed down and not found in any cookbook.

Take a Seat, Celebrate, and Bring a Taste of Italy Home

After all the pieces of your meal are assembled, it’s time to share your wonderful creation with family or friends and enjoy a lovely glass of Chianti to complement your meal. Don’t forget to take a moment to celebrate what you’ve accomplished and enjoy the flavors of your lasagna. The private cooking class experience is intimate, personalized and provides an opportunity to create individual ownership for each student through the learning process. This will culminate with a Certificate of Participation and a Digital Recipe Book containing the recipes for Nonna’s delicious Lasagna and other dishes so that participants can recreate the taste of Florence at home with their families. If your experience occurs on a Sunday or a public holiday, when the Mercato Centrale is closed, you will receive a substitute market experience via a private introduction and the opportunity for other tastings.

For bookings from 1 to 8 people: 8 DAYS Cancellation policy. Full penalty applies for cancellations in the last 7 DAYS prior to tour departure and no-shows. For bookings up to 9 people: availability and cancellation policy ON REQUEST!

This tour runs on rain or shine.

1. WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TOUR IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CELIAC.
2. Please inform us of any food intolerance or allergy in advance.
3. Please let us know in advance any special need or impaired mobility of the clients and we will do our best to accomodate them.
4. Please note that when the Central Market is closed (on Sundays and bank holidays) a special introduction and extra tastings at the cooking class location will substitute instead.