Cooking class in Florence?

There are lots of options for cooking classes in Florence. Here are a few from Rick's current Florence guidebook that you might consider:

Florencetown. You’ll start with a trip to the Mercato Centrale for shopping and tasting, then settle into their kitchen for a cooking lesson that finishes with a big feast eating everything you cooked. You’ll meet butchers and bakers, and make bruschetta, pasta, a main course, and dessert (likely tiramisù). Groups are intimate and small (from 1-25 people, €85/person, for 10 percent discount use the code “RICKSTEVES2014,” Mon-Sat 10:00-15:00, runs rain or shine, chef Giovanni, Via de Lamberti 1, tel. 055-012-3994, www.florencetown.com). They also offer a three-hour pizza- and gelato-making class (€45, daily at 18:00).

ArtViva Walking Tours--This company offers a variety of tours (up to 12/day year-round) featuring downtown Florence and museum highlights. Their guides are native English speakers. The three-hour “Original Florence” walk hits the main sights while weaving a picture of Florentine life in medieval and Renaissance times. Tours go rain or shine with as few as four participants (€25, daily at 9:15 in high season). Museum tours include the Uffizi Gallery (€39, includes admission, 2 hours), Accademia (called “Original David” tour, €35, includes admission, 1 hour), and “Original Florence in One Day” (€94, includes admission to Uffizi and Accademia plus 3-hour town walk, 6 hours). Their brochure and website list more activities, including biking and hiking tours, wine tours, and cooking classes. They also offer minibus tours throughout Tuscany (including Volterra--hard to reach by public transit) and Cinque Terre day trips (Mon-Sat 8:00-18:00, Sun 8:30-13:30, near Piazza della Repubblica at Via de’ Sassetti 1, second floor, above Odeon Cinema, tel. 055-264-5033 during day or mobile 329-613-2730 from 18:00-20:00, www.artviva.com).

Paola Migliorini and her partners offer museum tours, city walking tours, private cooking classes, wine tours, and Tuscan excursions by van--you can tailor tours as you like (€60/hour without car, €70/hour in an 8-seat van, tel. 055-472-448, mobile 347-657-2611, www.florencetour.com, info@florencetour.com); they also do private tours from the cruise-ship port of Livorno.

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http://www.desinare.it/en/ is a brand new cooking school in Florence, not cheap but quite interesting one also for the location...