Florence: Wanna Be Italiano - The Original Cooking Class with Local Market Tour

Florence cooking class with Central Market tour and local chef

This 5-hour cooking class starts at Florence's Central Market (Mercato Centrale), continues in the kitchen with a professional local chef, and ends at the table with the meal you have prepared. Wine tasting and a digital recipe booklet are included. It is the most comprehensive cooking experience in Florence, covering sourcing, preparation, and eating in a single session.

Florence Central Market tour with the chef

The chef guides you through the Central Market, explaining ingredient selection and what to look for in Tuscan produce. Vendors selling fresh pasta, cheeses, cured meats, vegetables, and bread have operated here for over a century. The tour connects the cooking class to its supply chain, showing where great Tuscan food begins.

Cooking with a professional Florentine chef

In the kitchen, the chef teaches a complete Tuscan meal. The recipes are traditional but taught with professional technique: proper skills, correct timing, and the small details that elevate home cooking. All tools, ingredients, and equipment are provided. The 5-hour duration allows thorough instruction, and the small group ensures personal attention.

Eating your cooking with wine in Florence

After cooking, you eat what you prepared, accompanied by wine tasting. A digital recipe booklet ensures you can recreate the dishes at home. The combination of market visit, cooking instruction, meal, and wine provides a complete immersion in Florentine food culture that a restaurant meal cannot match.

Book your Florence cooking class tickets

From market to kitchen to table. Book your cooking class today.