Private Home Cooking Class with Paola in Rome

About this tour

Learn to cook Roman classics in Paola's home kitchen, where five decades of family cooking knowledge come alive over three hours. You'll prepare and eat dishes that define the city's food culture, guided by Paola herself alongside her husband Domenico and son Andrea. This isn't a sterile cooking school—it's an afternoon in a Roman household where food, stories, and hospitality are woven together. Wine and meals included.

Highlights

• Cook authentic Roman pasta and secondi with a practising cook
• Sit down to lunch and dinner you've made yourself
• Learn technique and philosophy from someone who's been doing this for decades
• Meet Paola, Domenico, Andrea, and Charlie the family dog
• Accessible kitchen; prams and infant seats available
• Small group, intimate setting in a real home

What to expect

Expect a hands-on afternoon. Paola will walk you through the fundamentals—how to handle dough, build flavours, time your cooking—as you work alongside her. You're not watching a demo; you're actually making the food. Domenico keeps things relaxed with stories and banter, while Andrea translates if needed. Once everything's ready, you'll eat what you've cooked with wine, surrounded by the kitchen's warmth. It's less 'class' and more 'cooking with a friend's family who happens to know what they're doing'.

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