4 Hours Market Tour and Guided Pasta Cooking Class in Florence
Explore Florence's market with an expert, discovering local delicacies. Join a chef-led cooking class at Mama Florence to craft fresh Tuscan pasta and sauces, enhancing your culinary skills.
10 meals
Experience Details
Embark on a captivating journey through Florence's bustling food market, guided by our friendly English-speaking expert. The Florence market is a treasure trove where the stalls overflow with the bounty of the lush green belt surrounding the city. Here, local producers bring their goods before the dawn, setting the stage for an authentic Italian farm-to-table experience. From seasonal produce to fresh and salt-cured meats, an array of cheeses, and more, you'll witness a cornucopia of flavors, colors, and aromas in this foodie's paradise.
Your adventure continues as you step into Mama Florence Cooking School, where you'll embark on a pasta-making odyssey. Our English-speaking professional chef, a true pasta virtuoso, will guide you through the alchemy of transforming simple, fresh, local Tuscan ingredients into handcrafted pasta and delectable, harmonizing sauces. From kneading and rolling to the art of cutting, you'll create pasta shapes like ravioli, tagliatelle, and tagliolini.
Sample Menu
What You Get
Good To Know
- No special food requirement can be accommodated without giving us notice. It is essential that you email us ahead of booking with any food allergies you may have. Should you show up without giving us notice unfortunately we may have to turn you down. In this case you are not entitled to a refund
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Alcohol not allowed for those under 18 years of age
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
What You’ll Experience
Meeting & Pickup
Meeting PointPiazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini, Firenze Città Metropolitana di Firenze Toscana, Italy, IT, 50123
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End PointThis experience ends at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
My daughter and I had a great time during the market tour and the cooking class. It was a great bonding experience. My daughter wanted us to get a pasta maker when we got home. She said making p...read more
Our Mama Florence fun began with Lavinia and her tour of Il Mercato Centrale Firenze. We learned about the various foods (produce, meats, baked goods, seafood and pastas) and the long-standing hist...read more
The teaching experience was professional and extremely informative. I learned several things about cooking that I had never learned before. It was nice to learn the correct way to prepare certain d...read more
We had an amazing experience with Mateo! The class was so much fun and the atmosphere was very welcoming. The food was delicious and we would recommend this class to anyone visiting Florence.
We had Lisa for our market tour and she was sooo fun and friendly! Our market tour was truly one of the highlights of our whole trip- definitely recommend doing this in addition to your cooking cla...read more
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