Top 15 Arezzo Cooking Classes

1.Hands-On Cooking Class in an Exclusive Kitchen in Cortona

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $217Our pick

In Cortona, you’ll cook a full Tuscan meal in a private kitchen with a local chef such as Glenda, Elena, or Cristina. Prepare seasonal antipasti, handmade pasta, sauce, a second course, contorno, and dessert, then eat with local wine. Pickup may be arranged, and groups are limited to 10.

“Chef Elena was wonderful. She taught us to make delicious meals that we can make at home. Throwing out every box of Ronzoni that I have”

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2.Exclusive Cooking Lessons in Tuscany with a Professional Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $143

Join Chef Fabrizio in Arezzo for a four-hour, hands-on Tuscan cooking class in a semi-professional kitchen. Make a three or four-course meal with seasonal organic ingredients, take a Prosecco break, pair your food with local wine, and leave with a recipe book. Dietary needs can be handled with advance notice.

“We had a fantastic time discussing food, culture and life as we learned the art of pasta making and lemon chicken with Febrezzio. A great family event and would recommend for anyone!”

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3.Personal Chef – Cooking class at your villa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $180

Chef Asia Chirdo brings a private pasta class and personal chef service to your villa in the Val d’Orcia area. In about three and a half hours, you’ll make ravioli, tagliatelle, and spaghetti alla chitarra, then eat them with seasonal sauces and homemade tiramisu. The class is private, taught in English, and includes a digital recipe booklet.

“Asia and her team created a once in in a lifetime experience at the Villa. Her menu over the week was excellent! Regional, authentic, thoughtful. Our pasta making class was thorough and very accessible for our group who were first time pasta makers.”

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4.Colorful Pasta Tagliatelle and Ravioli Cooking Class near Arezzo

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $119

At a private home in Pergine Valdarno near Arezzo, host Maria teaches you to make colorful egg pasta with spinach, beetroot, cacao, and squid ink. Shape tagliatelle and ravioli, cook your work, and sit down to a three-course meal with Chianti and homemade crostata. Groups are limited to six.

“Maria welcomed us in her home. Together with 3 other students she showed us how to make fresh pasta. After the course we cooked the pasta and enjoyed a great dinner. We enjoyed the food and wine.”

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5.Cooking class in Tuscan Villa near Cortona

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $203

Join Chef Dandy and his family in their hilltop villa near Castiglion Fiorentino for a five-hour Tuscan cooking class. You will make fresh tagliatelle, ragù, and tiramisu, then sit down to eat with local wine, garden produce, and olive oil made from the family’s own trees. The class is in English and ends where it begins.

“Great time learning how to cook an Italian dish and desert. learned how to cck to get the best flavor without adding extra ingredients. Chef Danny is very passionate about his cooking and shares that with you”

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6.Colorful Tagliatelle and Ravioli Cooking Class near Arezzo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 3 hours · from $116

In a small group of up to four, Maria guides you through fresh tagliatelle and ravioli made with spinach, beetroot, cacao, and squid ink. You will mix dough, shape pasta, prepare quick sauces, then eat a three-course meal with Chianti, homemade crostata, and recipes to use at home.

“Großartig, super authentisch, sehr sympathisch, super lecker Können wir nur weiter empfehlen :)”

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7.Dining Experience at a local’s Home in Cortona with Show Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 8 reviews · from $115Best value

In Cortona, near Arezzo, you’ll join a local family for a 2.5-hour four-course dinner with a cooking demonstration. Hosts such as Marzia, Stefano, and Anna have served family recipes, local wine, and warm conversation. This is a dining experience, not a hands-on cooking class, and groups are limited to 10 people.

“Setting beautiful. Hostess lovely. This was supposed to be "show cooking" we were served a meal in the dining room. Meal was tasty, but nothing we couldn't have gotten at an area restaurant for much less money. Hostess apologized several times that her helper didn't show up. Perhaps she should have cancelled”

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8.Cooking class Cortona

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $161

Meet Chef Dandy in Castiglion Fiorentino for a private, English-language cooking class at a villa in Val di Chiana. Make fresh pasta, Tuscan ragù, bruschetta, and tiramisu with homemade ingredients, then share the meal with local wine. His mother helps teach the pasta-making, and the experience includes recipes, photos, and a playful certificate ceremony.

“This experience was so much fun! Our host was such a character - amazing stories and great food with an Italian family. Chef Dandy was so welcoming, and we loved that his mother was part of the class as well, showing us exactly how to make the dough. If you're looking for a relaxing day where you learn to make some delicious dishes - this is a great experience for you. And, compared to some other cooking classes available, it was very reasonably priced for what you get. We even had a certification ceremony and Chef Dandy sent us tons of cute pics he took during the class and all…”

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9.Private Cooking Class with Tasting in Arezzo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $174

Spend about three hours in a Cesarina’s home near Arezzo, cooking a seasonal starter, fresh pasta, and a Tuscan dessert. Hosts such as Dina, Francisco, Tania, and Stefania have offered warm welcomes, family help, garden dining, and practical lessons. You’ll taste your meal with local red or white wine in a private setting.

“It was a great experience making pasta and meeting my cesarine Tania. Definately doing it again, when i go to italy”

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10.Pasta and Pizza cooking class in Cortona

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $162

At Casa Bellavista near Cortona, Simonetta guides you through pizza dough, tagliatelle, ravioli, and possibly gnocchi in a three-hour, hands-on class. You prepare a Tuscan lunch, eat what you make, and take home the recipes. The rural meeting point is reached by car, with no hotel pickup included.

“Wonderful host. Great food experience with an outstanding facility. Food, wine, pizza, pasta for all. Highly recommend.”

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11.Tuscan Cooking Class of Homemade Pastas and Cantucci Cookies

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $153

At Podere Spedalone near Pienza, an English-speaking chef guides you through two hand-rolled Tuscan pastas, sauces, and cantucci cookies. You then eat your creations as a two-course lunch, outdoors overlooking Val d’Orcia when weather allows or inside the historic dining room. The class lasts about 2.5 hours.

“We had the best time. The pasta was delicious. We learned so much and the views were gorgeous. I would highly recommend.”

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12.Arezzo: Cooking Class at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $164

Join a certified home cook, such as Orlanda, in a private family home near Arezzo. Over three hours, you’ll prepare three local recipes from family cookbooks, then sit down to eat with water, wine, coffee, and possibly homemade specialties. English and Italian instruction is available.

“We had a wonderful time with Orlanda and her family. We felt like a part of the family from the minute we arrived and just loved it. We got to make various dishes and learned so much, and then had all kinds of homemade wine and grappa to go with it. Cannot recommend enough as a wonderful Tuscan experience!”

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13.Dining experience at a local’s home in Arezzo with show cooking

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · from $121

Meet a Cesarina host in a private Arezzo home for a hands-on cooking session and four-course meal. You will help prepare family recipes, then eat starter, pasta, main course, side dish, and dessert with regional wine, water, and espresso. Host Caroline has earned praise for her attentive welcome and excellent cooking.

“Wow! What an experience! Our host was amazing. It was his first time, but he seemed like he has been hosting and cooking for years. We were given great instructions and communication was prompt and efficient. We arrived on time and were warmly greeted to a beautifRead more”

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14.Arezzo: pasta e tiramisù cooking class organic Tuscan farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $283

At Agriturismo Le Ceregne Bio near Arezzo, Giada leads a four-hour class in English or Italian. You will make tagliatelle, ravioli, gnocchi, and tiramisù, then eat what you prepared with organic farm wine. The class is limited to 10 people and includes ingredients, equipment, coffee, water, and a welcome cappuccino.

“It’s was really nice, thanks to our hostess. The pastas and tiramisu were excellent !”

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15.4 days,all inclusive Cooking holiday and tours, in Tuscany

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2 reviews · from $2,787

Spend four days near Arezzo at a private villa with chef Fabrizio, learning three traditional Italian menus in small groups of up to six. Your package includes three nights, all meals with drinks, station transfers, an Arezzo tour, a Tuscan trattoria lunch, and a winery visit featuring Chianti and Chardonnay.

“We thoroughly enjoyed the cooking classes and walking tours but this tour should not be offered until at least May. The pool was not open, we could not get the promised wine tour as they were closed for Easter and the grounds were not ready.”

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