Private Cooking Class with a Florentine Local in his Home Kitchen | La Vacanza Travel

Private Cooking Class with a Florentine Local in his Home Kitchen

Duration: 4 hours
Destination: Italy, Toscana, Florence
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  • 4 hours
  • Florence
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Join your host Alessio in the kitchen of his Florence apartment and learn to cook a regional Florentine meal from recipes that he has perfected over the years! Your hands-on cooking lesson will last about two hours and you will prepare three different dishes (such as an antipasto, main of meat or a pasta, and a dessert) from scratch. Enjoy learning about the skills and techniques that Alessio has honed over the years as you cook together, before you sit down at the table to share the meal you helped prepare.

This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about Italian culture and cuisine from a passionate local! If there is a specific Fiorentino dish you'd like to learn, please let Alessio know when making your booking and he'd be happy to teach you how to prepare it.

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Meet your host Alessio at his simple and sunlit apartment and join him at his dining table to enjoy a typical Fiorentino meal in a casual environment. Join your host Alessio in the kitchen of his apartment where he spends most of his time. You will learn to cook a regional Florentine meal from recipes that he has perfected over the years. Your hands-on cooking class will last about 1.5 hours. You will learn to cook three dishes from scratch such as an antipasto, main of meat or a pasta, and a dessert. As you cook together, enjoy learning about the skills and techniques that Alessio has honed over the years before you sit down at the table to share the meal you helped prepare with him. If there is a specific Fiorentino dish you'd like to learn, please let Alessio know when making your booking and he'd be happy to teach you how to prepare it.

Please note this is not a professional cooking experience in a cooking studio. It is a cooking experience with a bachelor passionate about food in his local Florence apartment.

Sample Menu

• Appetizer of Fiorentino crostini
• Pasta or main - Pasta such as pappardelle ai fungi (mushrooms) or risotto carciofi (artichoke risotto) or main such as ossobuco
• Tuscan bean soup or vegetable side
• Torta della nonna (cream pie) - or Schiacciata alla Fiorentina (orange sponge cake)

Inclusions
  • Private cooking class and homecooked meal with your host Alessio
  • Local alcohol (1-2 glasses)
  • Non-alcoholic beverages
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Vegetarian and vegan option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Private, personalized experience
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Departure Point

Hilti Store, Via Aretina, 115, 50136 Firenze FI, Italy


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

4 hours


User's Reviews

john369xyz

18 Oct, 2023

This experience was the worst we have encountered and the most expensive given the lack of any real value and ambience. We had great expectations of the cooking session being in Florence and were bitterly disappointed. The cook (rather than chef) looked as though he had just got out of bed and certainly did not look as though he was a serious cook/chef with poor clothing which exposed unpleasant parts of his body!! - certainly no apron or white chef's jacket were worn. The venue was small and very untidy and there seemed to be no flow to the cooking process. The mushrooms he had picked the previous day had worms coming from them which was offputting for us to say the least!! The eventual pasta and mushroom dish was very sticky and heavy however the orange sponge cake was OK. The wine he provided was very average and came from a bottle that was already open. The photo on your/La Vacanza Travel's site must be at least 10-15 years old as the cook is now 20 kgs heavier and looks nothing like the photo and the ktchen is much tidier in your photo, all of which was very misleading!! If we had known more about this experience beforehand, we certainly would have looked elsewhere for a cooking session. For around US$100 per person this was shocking value and I am surprised that you/La Vacanza Travel are able to keep offering this session. This individual is not helping your reputation for attracting visitors to Florence and to a cooking experience.

cherylbrownclnc

03 Oct, 2023

We (2 of us) met Alessio at his apartment ready for an authentic cooking experience. He buzzed us into the building and enthusiastically met us in the stairwell. We entered his apartment; he offered us aprons and we discussed menu options. We settled on a meal of multiple tapas, risotto, wine and desert. While Alessio instructed and educated us on our meal details we chopped, stirred, brushed, measured, fried, baked, toasted, roasted, zested, and grated all of the ingredients. Alessio spent time demonstrating techniques that included the best way to cut tomatoes, cut/bread/fry mushrooms, measure ingredients etc. We prepared: Tomato Bruschetta, Pumpkin Mushroom Risotto, Stracchino (Pork & Cheese Crostini) and Mushroom Crostini coupled with Prosecco. For dessert: Schiacciata A La Florentina and Vin Santo. Alessio is serious about sourcing his ingredients: Parmesan cheese, Mushrooms etc. Alessio is a mushroom expert who travels hours hunting, identifying and self harvesting multiple varieties of mushrooms from Italian forests. He also has his own Facebook mushroom page: Fungomaniaci. It was fun, relaxing, and educational. Alessio is a warm and welcoming host. A must book. You’ll be happy you did.

John_B

02 Oct, 2023

very expensive for an average experience: - cook looked as though he had just got out of bed - badly dressed with no apron - seemed disorganized - food was ok but very simple

855laurencem

20 Sep, 2023

When we arrived, the chef seemed to be either stoned or had just woken up. When you are hosting people who have paid a lot of money for an experience, you should be personable and entertaining, he was neither. The food we prepared was ok, but probably cost $10 for all the ingredients, there should have been better dishes based on what we paid. It was one of the most anticipated parts of our trip and turned out to be the worst experience of the trip.

Guide718122

28 Jun, 2023

This was truly one of the highlights of our trip. Booking was clear and easy to follow. Alessio provided the ingredients and skill to guide us in making a delicious dinner in his home. We made fresh pasta and used mushrooms that Alessio had personally foraged.. The conversation was engaging and we laughed! Highest recommendation.

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