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Tuscan rural tradition: Pistoia in Summer

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Luisa

Pistoia

Duration 1h 30m

Max 6 guests

Spoken languages:  Italian and English

Tasting of traditional dishes.

Private Experience
Your experience
  • Cold cream of courgette with mozzarella, origano and anchovy
  • Homemade egg traditional pasta similar to maccheroni with season vegetables
  • Home made ice-cream stracciatella and season fresh fruit

Here is a Summer proposal of the Tuscan rural tradition. The experience will take place in the large kitchen with the possibility of accessing the garden and surrounding nurseries. You will taste an original appetizer served with slices of homemade bread and you will be surprised by the homemade garganelli with seasonal vegetable sauce: a unique egg pasta, portions of puff pastry formed with a wooden frame comb. The meal will end with homemade ice cream and fresh seasonal fruit.

Total: €75.00

€75.00 
per guest

€37.00 per child

Reviews
5.0
58 reviews
The cooking class with Luisa has been so much fun. She welcomed us into her home and made us feel like home as well. We made several shapes of egg pasta with the machine as well as by hand and then had a lovely meal with her sauce and the freshly made pasta. She then made us an espresso which we really enjoyed. Luisa's enthousiasm and warmth made the lesson so much fun, thank you so much Luisa! Would really recommend this class if you are in the neighbourhood of Pistoia (we drove 30 min from Lucca).

Sanne Buitendijk - September 2025

We had the best experience with Luisa! She was so friendly and welcoming. We started with the tiramisu and then made 2 different types of pasta and 3 different shapes of filled pasta. Luisa also turned the pasta into a delicious meal, and we ate everything we made together. Luisa was also very knowledgeable and explained the history of certain pasta and the local area! I can’t recommend this experience enough, we had the best time!

Francesca Ryan  - September 2025

We had a great time. It was an unforgettable experience for us. From now on, this will be one of the joint programs with my husband. We make pasta every Sunday. 😊🥰

Tünde  - August 2025

Excellent! Recommend highly especially for those interested in cooking. A first rate cultural experience.

Kurt Miller - August 2025

We had a very fun afternoon, making pasta with Luisa. She showed us how to make traditional egg pasta with her family's recipe. She shared her knowledge and experience by telling us how to make bigger quantities and the insight about the diffrent pasta making techniques. Afterwards we ate the self-made pasta while enjoying a good glass of local wine. Besides the talk about pasta, Luisa also told us about family tradition, history, Pistoia and more. We would recommend booking a cooking class by Luisa!

Jelle & Quinty - August 2025

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Luisa
Cesarina from 2022Location: Pistoia    Languages: Italian and English
"I was born in Romagna, but now after more than 35 years in Pistoia my home is Tuscany. In the green, but a few kilometers from the station and the Piazza del Duomo. I have a creative and curious soul and in the kitchen, through the dishes of the Romagna and Tuscan tradition, I express at best my spirit of welcome. I love to make homemade pasta, bake bread, cook the classic desserts of the tradition."
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