Cheese Tasting, Cooking Class & Farm-to-Table Activity in Tuscany

About this tour

Learn to cook two or three traditional Tuscan dishes in Ilaria's home kitchen in Fivizzano, a cook trained by her grandmother who once ran a trattoria in Florence. You'll harvest herbs and vegetables from her garden, prepare lunch together using family recipes, then sit down to eat in her Tuscan home with local wine. This 3.5-hour private experience connects you directly with Italian food culture and hospitality, away from tourist crowds.

Highlights

• Cook family recipes in a local home kitchen with Ilaria
• Pick fresh herbs and vegetables from the garden
• Taste cheese at a neighbouring farm
• Eat what you've made with local wine included
• Learn from a cook trained by her grandmother
• Private experience in a residential Tuscan neighbourhood

What to expect

You'll arrive at Ilaria's home in Fivizzano and start in the kitchen straightaway. She'll guide you through preparing 2–3 dishes from her family repertoire, using produce you've picked from her garden. Expect hands-on work: chopping, mixing, cooking at the stove. Midway through or after cooking, you'll visit a nearby local cheese farm to taste their products. Then you'll gather at Ilaria's dining table to eat everything you've made, paired with 1–2 glasses of local wine. The whole thing takes about 3.5 hours and feels like cooking lunch with a friend rather than attending a class.

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