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Private Market Tour and Pasta Making Class in Florence
Private Market Tour, Pasta Making Class and Dinner with a Local Chef in Florence
Enjoy a private market tour with a local in Florence
Private Market Tour, Pasta Making Class and Dinner with a Local Chef in Florence
Private Market Tour, Pasta Making Class and Dinner with a Local Chef in Florence

Private Market Tour and Pasta Making Class in Florence

By Traveling Spoon, Inc
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Overview

Meet your host Cinzia, a kind and gentle host for whom food is love and life, and explore her favourite local food stores to shop at. Start with a cup of coffee at one of Cinzia's favourite cafes before you visit a high-end, historical supermarket known for its high-quality, speciality products. Next, visit a small family-owned supermarket to pick up fresh vegetables for your cooking class. Depending on the menu, you may make a few additional stops at either a wine, bread, chocolate or cheese shop. 

Your hands-on cooking class takes place on the patio in Cinzia’s home. Watch as Cinzia prepares an starter for you to enjoy before you roll up your sleeves and learn to cook regional Italian pasta from recipes passed down through generations of Cinzia’s family. You will cook three Italian dishes from scratch including a side or dessert. Choose between a menu of either three handmade pastas and accompanying sauces or a pasta and meat main course. Please note your preference when booking.

Activity location

  • Florence
    • Florence, Italy, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Loggia del Bigallo
    • 1 Piazza di San Giovanni
    • 50122, Firenze, Toscana, Italy

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedAll taxes, fees and handling charges
  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal prosecco and wine (1-2 glasses)
  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate tour of local supermarkets and cooking class with your host Cinzia
  • What's includedWhat's includedService charge
  • What's includedWhat's includedHome cooked authentic Italian dinner
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and drop-off

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • If any travellers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Please note just the market experience is unavailable for the months of July and August, as it is too hot.
  • Please note: Unlike a typical single market tour, this is a tour of several shops that sell high-quality Italian food and produce.
  • For the cooking class, if you have a preference between learning to cook three pastas or one pasta and a meat main, please include it when making your booking. If you don't include your choice, your host will decide your menu for the day.
  • Menu varies based on the season
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Florence
  • 6h
Shop and cook like a local with your lovely host Cinzia who takes you on a walking market tour and then brings you home to cook an Italian meal. After a cup of coffee, enjoy visiting La Pegna, a high-end, historical store known for its speciality, high-quality products, pastas and spices. Next visit a few family-owned and artisanal stores selling regional produce and products. After your tour, join Cinzia in her home for your hands-on Italian cooking class. Learn to make pasta from scratch as well as additional Italian dishes that you will enjoy with your hosts. Cinzia first learned to cook watching her mother and grandmother cook in the kitchen. She went on to study professionally at a cooking and pastry school in Italy. Cinzia truly enjoys sharing her passion for local ingredients and traditions and leaving a piece of her culture with travellers. Cinzia has been trained in vegetarian, celiac and macrobiotic cooking and is happy to accommodate your special dietary requests.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESFlorence
    • Florence, Italy, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLELoggia del Bigallo
    • 1 Piazza di San Giovanni
    • 50122, Firenze, Toscana, Italy

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