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

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

Gl'ignudi:their name derives from a word in our dialect,and is used to indicate something stripped off like in Renaissance art the figures of Michelangelo.But the dish has appropriated this name because it is the classic filling of ravioli ,but without the fresh pasta coating.After all,eggs were a very precious commodity as well as flour and one could not afford to waste it on the pastry.Potato gnocchi: date back to the same period as i'gnudi.Cristoforo Messisbugo and Bartolomeo Scappi, two of the greatest Renaissance cooks called them maccaroni-called gnocchiSo make a reservation and be tempted to learn these dishes you will prepare all topped with aglione or herb sauce and parmesan, buondolce tiramisu.

Strozzapreti or gnudi and potato gnocchi

Are you ready to get your hands in the dough and convene a unique day kneading breadsticks and bread just like my grandmother Otelia used to do?Step by step I will show you the various steps to make a good dough and give the shapes for a great breadstick, perfect as an appetizer along with many delicious DIY dips, and great to munch on between breaks.The fun is guaranteed.

We knead following Grandma Otelia's recipes

I can't wait to host you at my house and show you all the steps to make a simple but tasty pizza.I will tell you a few culinary secrets during the kneading and topping of the pizza. When the cooking is done, we will enjoy our pizza together with other dishes of Tuscan and Italian cuisine, concluding with the inevitable tiramisu!When you return home, you will have all the knowledge you need to cook a delicious pizza for your friends and family!About Cesarina Donatella: "I studied art and architecture. I like to experiment with different artistic techniques, from paper-mâché to ceramics, and cooking recipes, from making fresh pasta to crunchy pizza!".

Pizza cooking class in Florence

In this cooking class you will learn the basic recipe for tiramisu and a thousand variations of it.For example, I will teach you the recipe for tiramisu with limoncello, pistachio or cantuccini or Bacio Perugina. We could prepare according to season the variant with strawberries or with Nutella.You'll discover it all when you arrive...I'll be waiting for you to make the basic tiramisu and then we'll make together different variations all to be tasted and consumed with an excellent vin santo or special sweet wine from Florence. You won't be able to leave with sweets alone then we will prepare together a first Florentine dish the penne strascicate accompanied by a good red wine...and a nice coffee!

Tiramisu and its variations: from limoncello to chocolate

My grandmother Emma's fried food will always remain the only fried food' really good', she would prepare it early in the morning and cook it when I got home from school. I will have it prepared for you following Grandma Emma's recipe.An appetizer of coccoli or sommommoli (rice fritters) served with fresh cheese, mortadella or salamiFried chops or fried chicken with vegetablesRice fritters or St. Joseph's Day pancakes, all accompanied by excellent wine, coffee and...

Grandma Emma's fried food

I'll be waiting for you to prepare excellent vegetarian pasta dishes together, which you can repurpose in your dinners with friends, telling the stories of the different recipes: the crespelle of Caterina dè Medici, known as early as the 14th century, gnudi and ricotta and spinach ravioli with butter and sage.

Ricotta crepes, surprise ravioli and i'gnudi

Come and taste dishes made in the tradition of my family. I offer you a particular cooking class, we will prepare together the crostoni that they made at the vinaino outside the city, gnocchi seasoned with garlic and the revised Pistocchi cioccolat cake. All accompanied by quality wine, coffee and water... I'll wait for you!

Cooking class with three Florentine recipes

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 warm atmosphere of Christmas on the table of a Cesarina

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!