Small-Group Cooking Class in Castle with Optional Transfer

About this tour

Learn to cook Tuscan classics at Villa Pandolfini, a 14th-century estate overlooking Florence. This 4-hour hands-on class with professional chefs guides you through preparing a four-course meal using seasonal ingredients, finishing with a tour of the villa's wine cellars. Groups stay small (6–8 people typically), so you'll get proper attention and leave with genuine technique rather than just recipes.

Highlights

• Cook a four-course Tuscan meal alongside trained chefs
• Work with seasonal, fresh ingredients in a historic kitchen
• Tour 14th-century villa and original wine cellars
• Sit down together to eat what you've prepared
• Wine and beverages included throughout
• Optional market visit with chef to source ingredients

What to expect

You'll arrive at the villa and jump straight into preparation—no watching from the sidelines. A chef walks you through each dish while you handle the chopping, mixing, and cooking. The pace is realistic: you're not rushing to finish twelve courses, just getting your hands properly dirty with four solid ones. Between cooking stages there's breathing room to chat with fellow cooks and sip wine. Once everything's plated, you sit together to eat in the villa's dining room. The cellar tour happens afterwards if time allows—it's a bonus, not guaranteed. Expect flour under your fingernails and honest conversation about why Tuscan cooking works.

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