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

You can't visit Italy without trying at least one pasta dish... So, I'll teach you two!Warm up with the authentic Italian Aperitivo with prosecco and 'stuzzichini' and learn how to roll 'sfoglia' (fresh pasta) by hand and how to prepare 2 pasta shapes from scratch. As the icing on the cake you'll learn the secrets of the iconic Italian dessert: Tiramisù.After this hands-on cooking class, enjoy what you’ve prepared for lunch or dinner with local wines and share your passion for the Italian cuisine as you make new friends.There’s no way to truly experience Italian culture other than a cooking workshop in a real local home.

Small group Pasta and Tiramisù class in Florence

Florence is a city full of history and charm, every street in its historic center displays wonderful works of art, and walking around you can enjoy its quiet and welcoming atmosphere. Florence also offers excellent cuisine, made up of simple but flavorful recipes. To enjoy it at its best, the ideal is to book a lunch or dinner or a cooking class at my home, I will teach you the secrets of my family, together we will prepare a complete menu from appetizer to dessert, or you can simply enjoy my dishes in my living room with a unique view of Florence, looking at Brunelleschi's dome and sipping a good glass of Chianti, ending with a "wow" tiramisu!

Cooking class with a view of Florence

We await you in the lemon house where the culinary experience of Florentine cuisine will remain in your heart. The lemon house of Villa Savonarola in the Antico Borgo di Pian dei Giullari, easily reached in a few minutes' drive from the historic center of Florence or by a long, healthy and fascinating scenic walk. If the season permits, lunch or dinner is served on the patio, from where you can admire beautiful sunsets. Our passion is genuine, km 0 products from our garden. The workshops we work with for sourcing meats and flours are historic stores, rich in tradition, culture and passion.During the fresh pasta cooking class we will tell you stories and anecdotes of tradition and lose ourselves in the magic of our garden.

Fresh pasta class in a lemon house on the hills of Florence

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

Home baking: Small breads, Pizzettas and pizzas

I love cooking and sharing food with others, and for the occasion I will show you the secrets of making real fresh pasta and traditional Italian desserts with an exciting cooking class, in my large and cozy kitchen.Step by step, we will make three recipes, amidst chatter, laughter and a few glasses of wine, and then go on to enjoy them.What are you waiting for to get your hands in the dough?

Three good recipes to try together!

These 3 dishes sum up the most famous dishes of the Tuscan and Romagna tradition. Each of you will put your hands in the pasta and try your hand at the 3 different egg pasta shapes. you can pèrtete making the pasta sheet with a rolling pin or use the old manual pasta machine. Participants will be given a handout with recipes and at the end of the course you can enjoy the dishes created together or take them with you.

The Pasta of a Time: Garganelli, Cappelletti, Tagliatelle

I will teach you 3 breads from the Tuscan-Romagna peasant tradition. They are poor doughs but rich in flavor and different textures. The Piadina is known all over the world but remember the real one is made with flour and lard. Then there is the fried variant and the tigelle cooked in the cast iron mold. During the course you will be provided with handouts with recipes and you can enjoy what you have prepared accompanied by soft cheeses and traditional Italian sliced meats.

Breads of yesteryear: Piadine, Fried pizza, Tigelle

In the Italian tradizone there are many formats of homemade pasta either just flour and water or egg pasta. The strozzapreti are an example of water and flour dough. The ingannaprit are made of egg pasta but are fake cappelletti, while the orecchioni are a half-moon shaped stuffed egg pasta format. I will tell you about the many variations both in families in the same region and in different regions of Italy.We will prepare together the 3 formats and their seasonings also related to the Tosco-Romagnola tradizone.

Pasta of yesteryear: Strozzapreti, Ingannaprit, Orecchioni

There is no best way to make bread but the way that best suits your disposition, your lifestyle.You will only need an electric oven, some utensils and a few basic rules and in a few hours you will taste your own bread.During this course, suitable for any age, we will make Tuscan schiacciata and thin pizza without yeast.You can do this with me and once in your homes, create and taste your own bread, in just 3 hours. During the class you will be given general information about Italian and foreign baking, you will knead and learn tricks and secrets about doughs, baking, shapes and textures. You will be given handouts with information and recipes for the two breads in the class. At the end you will either enjoy them with me or take them home with you.

Home baking: Tuscan Schiacciata and Thin Pizzas

Immerse yourself in the world of bread baking with our bread baking class. With the help of just a few tools and your electric oven, you can create your own fresh bread at home in just three hours.During the class, we will guide you in the creation of two types of bread: the large loaf "Pane delle Caserosse" with a golden, crispy crust, and the Piadina Romagnola.You will learn the secrets of doughs, baking, shapes and textures.At the end of the class, you will have the opportunity to enjoy your breads with us or take them home with the recipes and information provided during the class. Don't miss the opportunity to create your own homemade bread and delight your palate with the authentic flavors of Italian baking!