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Italy and beyond

Learn to cook the Italian way, from the people who do it daily

Every class here is compared on the things that decide whether it is worth your afternoon: what you cook, how long you stand at the bench, how many people are in the room, and what the price really includes.

Try pasta in Rome, gluten free or tiramisu

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The Best 11 Wine Tasting Tours in Italy for 2024

820
classes compared
131
ranked guides
6
cities
€5
cheapest class

01 / Destinations

Where do you want to cook?

Start with a city. Each guide ranks the classes actually running there.

All destinations

60 guides

Italy

Rome, Florence, Sicily and the Amalfi Coast

5 guides

New York

Pasta and pizza classes across the city

5 guides

London

Hands-on Italian cookery in town

4 guides

Los Angeles

From Eataly to neighbourhood kitchens

3 guides

Sydney

Pasta, pizza and long lunches

3 guides

Melbourne

Classes across the inner suburbs

02 / Method

What we check before a class makes a list

01

The real price
What it costs once wine, a market trip or a meal is counted. Classes on the site start around €5.

02

Time at the bench
How long the session runs, and how much of it you spend cooking rather than watching.

03

Group size
How many people share the kitchen, because twelve is a different afternoon to thirty.

04

What you actually cook
The dishes by name, and whether you sit down and eat them afterwards.

Details come from the page each class is booked on, and every guide carries a “How we chose these” note explaining what was compared. We earn a commission on some bookings, which never changes the order.

03 / Guides

Ranked guides

131 comparisons, each one re-checked against the school's own booking page.

Every guide

04 / Recipes

Cook it at home first

The dishes these classes teach, written out so you can try them tonight.

All recipes
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Recipes

Best Italian Stuffed Peppers Recipe

These incredible stuffed peppers are full of classic Italian flavors and they are surprisingly easy to make. Stuffed peppers are a wonderful complete meal that everyone in the family will enjoy.

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Recipes

Grandma Style Polenta Recipe

If you have been looking for the perfect creamy polenta recipe, look no further! This authentic Italian polenta is made with rich chicken broth, fine cornmeal, and plenty of grated parmesan cheese.

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Recipes

Easy Saltimbocca Alla Romana Recipe

Saltimbocca alla Romana is a fantastic, traditional Roman dish that you can easily make for a weeknight dinner. Tender veal cutlets are topped with salty prosciutto and a single sage leaf for a delicious and pretty meal.

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Recipes

Saucy Chicken Cacciatore Recipe

This chicken cacciatore recipe is extremely easy to make and full of authentic Italian flavor. This is a perfect weeknight meal that is sure to fill you up and put a smile on your face.

05 / Trips

Make a holiday of it

Multi-day cooking trips, where the kitchen is the point of the week.

All trips