Private Market and Cooking Class with Lunch in Florence

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5 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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English, Italian
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Discover Florence's culinary gems! Enjoy a personalized market tour, cook a 3-course meal, and savor authentic flavors with local insight. A half-day escape into Tuscan traditions.

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

Experience Details

Meet the owners of local businesses and engage in an uplifting, eye-opening experience browsing through local produce.


Grasp the local traditions and language by interacting with the locals and experiencing their unmatched hospitality.


Create a 3-course menu that you’ll cook later by using the ingredients you hand-picked from the local shops.


Get to know the local crafts and understand the heritage of this area through its shops, some of which are older than 100 years.


Join our chef in an authentic walkthrough of what the area has to offer and how to shop for the best ingredients.


To enjoy this tour to the fullest, you need to get away from the din of the city for half a day of immersion in the slow-paced, more genuine way of life of the people in Tuscany.

What You Get

Bottled water
Lunch
In-vehicle air conditioning
Air-conditioned vehicle
TIps
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages are only available to those over 18 years of age

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

In this tour, you'll meet the owners of local shops, open-air market stalls, or farms in the Mugello Valley near Florence and shop for locally sourced ingredients that will add an unmistakable charm to your recipes. We will be accompanied by our in-house English-speaking chef, who will oversee all phases of the tour. Once you have collected all the ingredients, our chef will guide you in the preparation of a 3-course lunch.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Firenze Santa Maria Novella, Piazza della Stazione, Firenze Città Metropolitana di Firenze Toscana, Italy, IT, 50123

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We start the experience from Piazza Garibaldi - Borgo San Lorenzo. This location can be reached with train to Borgo S.Lorenzo train station + 10/15 minutes walk We also provide transfer service from SMN Train Station In Florence (side Piazza Adua)
End Point

This 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.

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Earliest available date: June 26, 2025
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