Wanna Be Italiano - The Original Cooking Class & Market Food Tour in Florence
Meet a famous and charismatic chef and learn how to cook a nice Tuscan meal in the heart of Florence!
This is the first ever, original and most popular cooking class in Florence! Take part in a hands-on small group course that covers traditional, home-style Tuscan and Italian recipes. First, you take a little walk to the Central Market for grocery shopping with the chefs at the central market, picking up the ingredients for your lunch. You will meet the butchers, the bakers and the farmers selling vegetables fresh from their gardens. You will learn how to distinguish the highest quality ingredients and taste local and typical products.
After that fun experience, you will reach the fascinating home-like professional location, just a few steps from the central market, where you'll enjoy a delicious tasting of typical products and you will start putting your hands on the ingredients to create your own meal, driven by the expert guidance of the Chefs.
And finally, you get your Graduation Certificate!
We also offer a private version of this tour, which might have availability even if the booking calendar here shows no open dates. To check the availability of the private option, please click the following link: Wanna Be Italiano Original Private Cooking Class & Market Tour.
Rates - including tax
| Type | Rate |
|---|---|
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Adult Rate (Ages 13+): |
$109.98 |
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Child Rate (Ages 4-12): |
$76.69 |
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Child - Free (Ages 3 and Under): |
$0.00 |
Tour / Activity Details
9:00 am - Monday through Saturday (November through February)
48 Hours Minimum Advance Booking Required. Tour does not include local hotel pick-up; the convenient meeting point at the tour office will be specified on your E-Ticket. Rates are per person in US Dollars. Please order online or call us in the USA at 212-852-4822 to order or for more information.
There is a $6.95 USD processing fee per order. This is a flat fee regardless of the number of tickets or tours purchased on an order. There is a service charge per ticket. This charge will be reflected on your summary before you checkout. The total shown at checkout includes any fuel surcharges, service charges and tax. There are no additional charges, unless otherwise specified.
Tour / Activity Policies
Cancellation Policy: There are no refunds. All sales are final.
Change Fee Policy: If changes are allowed on a tour or activity, a $20.00 per reservation change fee will be applied for any change to a reservation. Please note that some tours and activities do not allow any changes. Date changes can only be made only if we can confirm availability on the new date. While we cannot guarantee any changes can be made, all change requests must be submitted a minimum of 48 hours prior to the tour departure and must be handled on an individual basis through our Reservations Center.
Tour / Activity Description
Covid-19 Protocols Updates
- Currently, all European Community citizens must show the Green Pass, as well as a document of recognition at the entrance of the main Italian monuments and museums, as well as every indoor bar and restaurant
- For guests arriving from outside Europe, the following items must be provided for entrance - 1) proof of Covid vaccination, or the negative result of the Covid test 48 hrs prior the museum entrance, and 2) a document of recognition.
- Those who do not possess the specified documents will NOT be able to enter. No exceptions or refund will be made.
- The wearing of a face mask is currently mandatory in all indoor public spaces in Italy.
Typical Menu
Your menu may slightly vary depending on the season and the fresh ingredients available, but will usually be made of bruschetta, different kinds of fresh home-made pasta from scratch (i.e. tagliatelle and ravioli), sauces for the pasta, and a dessert. You will enjoy eating the meal you prepared yourself, accompanied with two glasses of a selection of Chianti wine.
Inclusions
- Visit of the Central Market of Florence with the Chefs
- Food and Local Products Tasting (suitable for vegetarians, please specify during ordering process)
- Cooking class with the Chef
- Use of Apron and Cooking Utensils
- All Ingredients for Your Lunch
- Lunch with Wine Tasting (2 Glasses of Wine or Non-Alcoholic Beverages)
- Children are allowed on this tour, but Italian law prohibits anyone under age 18 from consuming alcoholic beverages
- Graduation Certificate
- Booklet with Recipes
- Free subscription to Food & Wine Club (25 Euro value) to access special discounts online on wine and other typical products
Important Information
- During the ordering process, you must agree to provide specific emailed agreement to the guides' standard Rain Policy and Terms and Conditions, which will be sent to you along with your E-Ticket.
- Please note that when the Central Market is closed (on Sundays and bank holidays) a special introduction and extra tastings at the cooking school will substitute instead.
- Please note any food intolerance or allergy during the ordering process.
- Please note any special need or impaired mobility of any participant during the ordering process and the Chefs will do their best to accomodate them.
48 Hours Minimum Advance Booking Required. Tour does not include local hotel pick-up; the convenient meeting point at the tour office will be specified on your E-Ticket. Rates are per person in US Dollars. Please order online or call us in the USA at 212-852-4822 to order or for more information.