Florence Market Tour, Shop With The Chef & Hands On Cooking Class ~ Chose from 1 day Cooking Class or Cooking Class and Market Tour!
Join Chef Lorena and discover the Mercato di Sant’ Ambrogio Market while shopping with the chef followed by a hands-on cooking class in the heart of Florence. Florence’s outside market is brimming with venders selling their farm-to-table ingredients from the nearby farms in the hills of Chianti, Tuscany. Following the market tour, tie on your aprons and head to the kitchen!!!
In your hands-on Florence cooking class, learn how to prepare Tuscan antipasto, pasta, risotto, main courses and desserts with Chef Lorena. She learned how to cook with her grandmother making fresh handmade pasta like tagliatelle and Florentine almond biscotti. Her passion started when she was a child and continued saying, “it was always in my heart and soul.”
Tuscan menus include crespelle alla fiorentina, Florentine crepes stuffed with spinach and ricotta; tagliatelle ai fungi porcini, handmade pasta with mushrooms; and ravioli di ricotta, handmade pasta stuffed with ricotta. Learn how to prepare Tuscan pappa al pomodoro, or Panzanella, Florentine bread salad with tomato and seasonal vegetables. Main courses include pollo Florentine, chicken Florentine, or Steak Florentine. Vegetarian menus are also available. Desserts are delicious from torta di mele, Tuscan apple cake and cantucci, twice-baked almond biscotti, and tiramisù al vinsanto. Following each cooking class, everyone enjoys the food that was prepared in the cooking class with a toast of local wine.
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Classes begin at 10:30am and end approximately at 2:30pm.
Program Includes:
- Market Visit to Florence’s historic landmark marketplace learning about local farm-fresh products with our English-speaking Chef.
- Hands-on Florence cooking class preparing antipasto, fresh pasta or risotto, main course – meat, fish or vegetarian and dessert.
- Lunch follows and everyone enjoys the food that was prepared in the cooking class with a toast of local wine included.
- Cooking Vacations’ chef’s apron with recipes.
Program Prices:
295E per person, based on 2 guests Cooking Class.
395E per person, based on 2 guests Market Tour & Cooking Class
For Single Guests: If you are traveling on your own, please call us for the best group price. We are happy to welcome you into an already scheduled group.
* Please note: One-day cooking classes do not include transportation, accommodations, or any other excursions. If you would like to add on transfers to and from your hotel or cruise ship port ~ please let us know your group size and we will be happy to provide a price and reserve the transfer(s) for you. If you have a non-cooker who would like dine, but not cook, please let us know and we will also send you pricing.