Authentic Cooking Class in Cortona: Pizza or Gnocchi, and Pasta




Authentic Cooking Class in Cortona: Pizza or Gnocchi, and Pasta
Discover Italy's flavors in a hands-on pasta and pizza cooking class in Cortona. Join Simonetta to uncover Tuscan culinary secrets and enjoy an authentic meal amidst stunning countryside.
Experience Details
Step into an authentic Tuscan kitchen for a hands-on culinary masterclass! Discover the secrets behind Italy's most iconic dishes and learn how to easily recreate them at home. Depending on the day of your visit, you will learn to master the perfect Pizza along with either fresh handmade Pasta (including Ravioli) OR traditional potato Gnocchi.
Guided step-by-step by an expert local chef, you will get your hands in the dough, learning how to knead, roll, and shape the perfect base. You will also discover the differences between regional pizza styles and how to pair the best fresh ingredients. Best of all, after the hard work is done, you will sit down to enjoy a rewarding 4-course feast featuring the exact dishes you prepared, starting with a fluffy homemade focaccia! Vegetarian and vegan options are fully available upon request, ensuring everyone can enjoy a perfect Italian meal.
Sample Menu
What You Get
Good To Know
- Meeting Point: Casa Bellavista Address: Casa Bellavista is easily accessible by car from either the north or south via the A1 motorway. Exit at Val di Chiana. Take the highway towards Perugia, exit at the next exit (Foiano della Chiana - Cortona). After the exit, follow signs to Foiano, and after 400 meters. turn right towards S. Catherine - Fratta. After about 2.8 km near a ruined house, turn right and follow the road uphill for about 1 km. At the fork, turn right. Caution: the road forks again and you should stay to the left. Continue for 600 meters and then turn right where a dirt road begins… You will see Casa Bellavista before you at the end of the road. The coordinates for GPS navigation devices are: NORTH 43.2444686 EAST 11.8706998
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Children under 3 are free
What You’ll Experience
Meeting & Pickup
Casa Bellavista BB, Case Sparse, Cortona Provincia di Arezzo Toscana, Italy, IT, 52044
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Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
Amazing time! The host chef and her staff were amazing! Would love to learn more! Beautiful setting!
This was a fun experience where my friends and i learned how to make pici pasta, dried olive crusted filet and a delicious Parmesan flan. Sylvia was such a vivacious chef/teacher. It was very inter...read more



Wonderful host. Great food experience with an outstanding facility. Food, wine, pizza, pasta for all. Highly recommend.
Proprietaria brava e simpatica, esaurienti le spiegazioni, ottimi gli ingredienti. Alla fine un ottimo pranzo meritato con saporiti i risultati.

We throughly enjoyed the balance of a DYI and chef-prepped dinner in our villa. They brought everything we needed to make a 3-course meal, the translator was informative and friendly, and the chef ...read more



