I will be happy to host you in my home where we will not only cook while enjoying the view of Florence but also taste our dishes that we will create together.I will offer you a cooking class with three recipes (appetizer, fresh pasta dish and dessert) and amidst chatter and laughter I will tell you about the family origin of my recipes and the secrets of executing them just as my mother and grandmother did.

Cooking while admiring Florence

We will learn how to make two types of Italian pasta and a classic Italian dessert.We will prepare ravioli stuffed with fresh ricotta cheese and fettuccine or spaghetti. As dessert, we will prepare a great tiramisù. The class is a good chance to discuss about the Italian food, special ingredients like ancient grain and our Way of life.

Fresh Pasta and Tiramisu

First of all, we will prepare risotto with seasonable vegetables.Together with pasta, risotto is a cornerstone of Italian cuisine, and learning to make a good risotto is a key point for chefs.After the risotto we will continue with Grandma rolls: these are the turkey rolls that my grandmother used to make me when I came back from a trip. To me, the turkey rolls, with their cheese gravy, smell like home!Last but not least Tiramisù: the king of Italian desserts.

Risotto, Grandma's rolls and Tiramisu

What could be better than cooking a perfect meal while learning its history?Of course, eating it! And with this cooking class you will have the opportunity to do that, in the perfect place, in my kitchen in Florence. From appetizer to dessert: Gnudi, schiacciata Fiorentina and more!Learn how to cook with seasonal ingredients and taste an extraordinary wine from our region!

Florence on a plate!

What's better than cooking a meal from scratch while learning the history of it? Simple: to eat it! The cooking class you were looking for is here, in the center of Florence!Just relax, sip some Tuscan wine, and learn how to cook some of the most traditional dishes of Florentine cuisine, from appetizer to dessert.

Florence on a plate! 

This experience is a challange of teamwork and creativity.Every person has the possibility to guide the entire process of producing pasta from dough, either in form of tagliatelle or ravioli.We start with making a dough out of flour and egg and then we will also make tiramisù, the dessert that needs to chill for a while. During the cooking class we need to show our good will to make everything work through collaboration because the pasta making is like a magic that connects people.

Small group hands-on cooking class: tagliatelle and ravioli

This menu is in complete harmony with the Tuscan culinary tradition that is based on the quality of the ingredients and not on the complexity of the recipes. As grandmothers would say: "It's not Tuscan what is made with more than three flavors." ("Non è toscano ciò che l'è fato con più di tre sapori").Each of the proposed recipes has the advantage of being prepared in company, by expert hands or not, and for guests who arrive at the last for for a drink in the company.

Three simple and tasty recipes

For my welcome gluttonous guests, I offer a course in gluten-free cake making.During this cooking class you will learn how to prepare some dessert recipes, all strictly gluten free.Under my guidance you will learn how to make the dough and all the processes presented.Each participant will have his or her own station and will be actively working, equipped with an apron and a handout, where the recipes will be explained, with the ingredients and the various steps.I look forward to seeing you!

Cooking class: glutenfree cakes and desserts

The warm atmosphere of Christmas on the table of a Cesarina

Join my cooking class where you can acquire unique techniques and the best tips for making a perfect typical Florentine meal consisting of an appetizer, first course, main course and of course a mouthwatering and delicious dessert.

Cooking class with three traditional Florentine recipes

The queen of my kitchen, the noodles my grandmother taught me, made with lots of love and topped with my special ragu! You can take a little piece of my family tradition with you, and spread the love of good food and tradition. We will put our hands to pasta together, as the sauce boils merrily beside us, our first will take shape! How beautiful and relaxing it is to roll pasta with a rolling pin, I will teach you with all the love my grandmother passed on to me. A good zero-mile wine, the welcome of my family, simple but tasty dishes are waiting for you in my Tuscan farmhouse, in the hills of Vinci, surrounded by olive trees and vineyards. I am waiting for you!

Grandma Alda's noodles

I'm waiting for you in Vinci, Leonardo's city on the hills of Tuscany, to discover the culinary secrets of my family. I will teach you how to make my masterpiece: ragù, a recipe that has its roots in two different places: Bologna, where my beloved grandfather came from, and my Tuscany. Over time, I have created a unique mix, and I will show you how to reproduce it as a true custodian of tradition. While the sauce is cooking, we will prepare the pasta with beans, typically Tuscan, with its simple and creamy goodness. In my philosophy, simple things are always the best! We will taste bruschette, made with Tuscan bread and seasoned with ragù, pasta with beans, which will be the main course, all accompanied by an excellent local wine and a typical dessert.