11 Siena Cooking Classes to Build a Day Around

1.Tuscan Cooking Class in Central Siena

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 337 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $157Our pick

At Scuola di Cucina di Lella in central Siena, chef Francesco leads an English-language class in fresh pasta and traditional Tuscan cooking. You prepare about five recipes, from starter to dessert, then sit down to eat with a quarter bottle of Tuscan IGT wine. Giulia may assist with translation and hosting.

“I have had cooking classes on several international trips to include a previous to Italy and trips to Morocco and Spain. All were great experiences but this was hands down the best. The food was great but the multi-lingual aspect along with cultural insights made it truly memorable.”

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2.Pasta and Tiramisu Cooking Class with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 274 reviews · 3 hours · from $81Best value

Meet your English-speaking chef at Trattoria Fonte Giusta in Siena for a three-hour class covering egg pasta, pici, gnocchi, and tiramisu. Guides such as Dennis and Natalia keep the lesson friendly and practical. You will eat the pasta you prepare, enjoy a glass of Prosecco on arrival, and finish with wine and dessert.

“Our instructor Dennis was wonderful- patient and with a sense of humor! We learned a lot and our group had participants from Korea, Brazil, Sweden, and from the US-Colorado and Boston! Would recommend the experience.”

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3.A Brunello Cooking Class with Vineyards View Winery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 221 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $313

Meet your chef at Castello Tricerchi near Montalcino for a four-hour, English-language class limited to 10 people. Make filled pasta, pici or tagliatelle, and a Tuscan dessert, then eat your work with Rosso and Brunello. The castle, cellar, terrace views, and optional Siena or Florence pickup round out the day.

“Our cooking instructor was wonderful, and very patient! The view for cooking and the meal was amazing.”

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4.Small group Cooking Class in Chianti Farmhouse

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 162 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $139

Meet Chef Simone near Castelnuovo Berardenga and spend about four hours cooking in a Chianti farmhouse kitchen. You’ll prepare bruschetta, handmade pasta, sauce, and tiramisu, then eat your meal with wine. The English-language class has a maximum of 14 people and includes a recipe card.

“This experience was absolutely our favorite! Chef Simone is incredibly welcoming. He teaches you how to make delicious pasta as well as tiramisu. Then at the end you get to sit down and enjoy a relaxing meal of the food you created. Thank you, Chef Simone’!”

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5.Small Group Cooking Class in Chianti Farmhouse

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 146 reviews · from $130

Spend four hours cooking Tuscan dishes with multilingual chef Simone at his Chianti farmhouse near Siena. You may prepare handmade pasta, spinach and ricotta ravioli, bruschetta, or tiramisu using family recipes, then sit down to eat with drinks included. Expect a warm, hands-on class in a rustic home setting, not a quick demonstration.

“It was so fun! Was a great experience and a great memory for me and my husband on our honeymoon. Highly recommend!”

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6.Small-group Cooking Class in a Chianti Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 21 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $100

Spend 3.5 hours at a Chianti farmhouse with Italian chef Simone, learning traditional pasta, bruschetta, crostini, and tiramisu. You will use fresh ingredients, eat the meal you prepare, and enjoy wine with views across the hills. The class is offered in Italian, English, and Spanish, with parking included.

“Liked: good instruction, good food Other participants were very nice. Would have liked to have seen the steps that were done without us,, i.e. dressing ravioli, making bruschetta. Perhaps a small cookbook or handout.”

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7.Traditional Tuscan Cooking Class with Fresh Pasta

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 9 reviews · from $147

Spend 3.5 hours at Scuola di cucina di Lella learning Tuscan recipes with Chef Francesco and an English-speaking host. You will prepare fresh pasta by hand, help with a starter, soup, meat, side dish, and dessert, then eat the meal with local red wine. Vegetarian and gluten-free substitutions are available.

“We had a fantastic time learning how to make the items on the menu, and more importantly, we got some excellent background on the history of the dishes and their regional influences while we did it. We were a smaller group (only six people) so we all had a chance to get to know each other while working on the food. Chef Francesco was funny, passionate, and very encouraging as we painstakingly learned how to hand-roll pici to varying degrees of success”

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8.Cooking Class with Cristiana and Mamma Nora

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $146

Spend 5.5 hours at Fattoria Renaccino near Siena with Cristiana and Mamma Nora. You will make homemade pasta, a savory sauce, and a classic Italian dessert, then sit down to eat with bruschetta and wine. Summer classes use an outdoor kitchen beneath a Tuscan porch, with optional visits to the vegetable gardens and chicken coop.

“It was a fantastic day filled with laughs and love for the cooking. Very nice environment in the countryside. Can really recommend it.”

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9.Siena countryside: cooking class in a real Tuscan farmhouse

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $141

At Agriturismo Il Caggio near Siena, Rebecca and her mother guide you through about three hours of hands-on cooking. Make fresh pasta, seasonal starters, and a Tuscan dessert with farm ingredients, then sit down to a three-course meal. The four-hour experience includes drinks, an apron, tools, recipes, and a visit to the 20-hectare farm.

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10.Family Cooking Class: Pizza and Tiramisù from Siena

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $130

Spend four hours in the Chianti countryside learning pizza and tiramisù with local chefs Simone and Sofia. Knead dough, add seasonal toppings, prepare mascarpone cream and ladyfingers, then eat what you made with drinks included. English and Italian instruction is available.

“Our chef, Simone and Sofia are the best, very kind and caring, very knowledgeable and have this lovely way of explaining difficult things into simple! They are absolutely the BEST!”

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11.Private Handmade Pasta Cooking Class in Tuscany

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 4 - 4.5 hours · from $294

In the Siena countryside, a professional chef and sommelier guide your private class through two pasta dishes, from dough and fillings to sauces. You cook in a 1720 farmhouse kitchen using garden vegetables and local products, then sit down to a full meal with wine pairings, dessert, water, espresso, and an ebook of recipes.

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