Personalized Italian Cooking Class in Cortona

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Personalized Italian Cooking Class in Cortona

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
5 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 12 guests
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Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Join a cozy cooking class in Cortona, Italy. Learn to craft traditional dishes using garden-fresh ingredients with guidance from a welcoming local family. Savor culture and cuisine together.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Discover the heart of Italian cuisine in a cozy home setting in Cortona .

This personalized cooking class offers an intimate experience where you’ll learn to prepare traditional dishes using fresh ingredients from the garden.

Led by an American chef who has lived here in Tuscany for the past 25 years and has been doing cooking classes for 15 of those years with his Italian wife, .

This class isn’t just about cooking; it’s about sharing a slice of life and culture in a warm, inviting atmosphere.

Sample Menu

STARTER
Tuscany starters
Panzanella, polenta and fresh ricotta
MAIN
Fresh pici pasta
Fresh pici pasta is the local pasta from Cortona
MAIN
Chianina steak
Chianina steak, the famose bistecca fiorentina
DESSERT
Italian dessert
It can be panna cotta or Chocolate cake

What You Get

Meals

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

You will learn how to cook an Italian meal, following local recipes and using fresh ingredients All the dietary needs are welcome Children are welcome

Meeting & Pickup

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Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.

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Ric and Deborah opened our minds and their home for an incredible night in Cortona
June 22, 2026

The food in Italy is so delicious that you'd think it has to be too complicated to be available to us mere mortals. Chef Ric (a transplanted American) and his beautiful wife Deborah (true Italian...read more

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So much more than just a tour guide
June 06, 2026

Deborah is an amazing tour guide. Her love for Tuscany is evident in her knowledge and passion for the food, history, agriculture, and the people that make it such a magical place. We really wanted...read more

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