About this tour
Start your morning at San Lorenzo market in Florence with a local chef, selecting ingredients for lunch before heading to the kitchen. Over five hours, you'll make bruschetta, fresh pasta, sauce and dessert from scratch, then sit down to eat what you've cooked alongside two glasses of Italian wine. You'll leave with a recipe booklet and certificate, ready to recreate the day at home.
Highlights
- Browse San Lorenzo's stalls with your chef guide
- Hand-roll pasta and build sauces from market ingredients
- Lunch paired with two glasses of local wine
- Take home recipes and completion certificate
- Small group setting with professional kitchen setup
What to expect
You'll arrive at San Lorenzo market in the early morning when it's busiest, walking through produce stalls and butchers with your chef who points out what's seasonal and best value. Back in the kitchen, expect hands-on instruction: rolling pasta dough, making bruschetta toppings, balancing sauce flavours. There's rhythm to it—you're not watching demos, you're doing the work. By midday you'll sit together, eat what you've made, drink wine that tastes better because you know the ingredients. The pace is unhurried; plenty of time for questions and tasting as you go.
Good to know
Market visits don't happen Sundays or public holidays—you'll do extra tastings at the cooking space instead. Mention any food allergies when booking. You need to be 18 to drink the wine. Public transport is close by if you're not driving.
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