About this tour
Spend three and a half hours in a Florentine garden learning Tuscan cookery from two seasoned local chefs. You'll source ingredients at a nearby market, then prepare and share a proper meal together, complete with regional wines. This isn't a performance—you're cooking alongside people who know the land and its food, taking home recipes and genuine techniques rather than tourist-friendly shortcuts.
Highlights
- Shop a local market with your instructors for fresh, seasonal produce
- Prepare multiple Tuscan dishes from scratch in a garden kitchen
- Cook and eat together, sharing wine and conversation with your hosts
- Collect handwritten recipes passed down through years of practice
- Organic, homegrown ingredients straight from the property
What to expect
Your day begins at a working market where the chefs point out what's good and why—expect to understand their logic, not just fill a basket. Back in the garden kitchen, you'll work through several dishes, with hands-on guidance rather than demonstration-only teaching. There's real work here: chopping, mixing, tasting, adjusting. Lunch arrives when it's ready, eaten outdoors or in, with wine poured generously and conversation meandering the way it does when people actually enjoy cooking together. By the end, you'll have cooked food you'd make again and know how to do it.
Good to know
Inform your hosts of dietary needs or allergies before arriving. Wheelchair accessible. Public transport links are nearby if you're not driving. Wear comfortable clothes and closed shoes—you'll be on your feet cooking and moving between market and kitchen.
Tour sold and operated by Viator via Viator. Descriptions on this page are original BugBitten summaries written by our team — not copied from the operator. Prices and availability are confirmed at checkout.