About this tour
Work alongside the chefs of a Tuscan farm-table restaurant to craft handmade pasta and cantucci biscuits using techniques rooted in family tradition. Based on a historic property overlooking Val d'Orcia near Pienza, this 2.5-hour session teaches you to shape fresh pasta by hand and master the dry biscuit recipe locals have made for generations. You'll eat two courses of your own creations paired with house-made sauces, plus the biscuits you've baked, straight from a working kitchen in one of Italy's most striking landscapes.
Highlights
- Hand-roll pasta sheets and form shapes under chef guidance
- Bake cantucci biscuits using a traditional family recipe
- Eat lunch of your own dishes with two different sauces
- Learn techniques passed down through generations of cooks
- Val d'Orcia views from a historic Pienza property
- Take home your cantucci as a souvenir
What to expect
You'll start in the restaurant kitchen where the chef demonstrates core techniques: mixing flour and eggs into dough, kneading by hand, rolling and cutting pasta shapes. Everyone works at their own pace, with hands-on help to get the hang of the motions. While pasta rests, you'll prepare and bake the cantucci dough. Then move to the dining room where the kitchen finishes your pasta with two distinct sauces. You'll eat two full pasta courses, followed by the cantucci you've baked, with filtered water included. The whole experience unfolds within the restaurant's historic setting overlooking the Tuscan countryside.
Good to know
Wine, beer and soft drinks are available for purchase on-site (local wine from €30, beer €6, artisanal sodas €4). The space is wheelchair accessible with accessible transport. No gluten-free options available. Bring an appetite—you'll eat generously at lunch.
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