Tuscan Cooking Class in Central Siena

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Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English, Italian
Lella's Cooking School is large and well equipped
After the class dinner is served with what you have prepared!
Fresh hand-made pasta.
Prepare a traditional tuscan menu from starter to dessert!
Group cooking class with a maximum of 15 people

Transportation to/from attractions

Overview

Tuscan Cooking Class. Cooking Class of traditional Tuscan meal from starter to dessert including a fresh home-made pasta at the end of the lesson dinner with all prepared accompanied with Chianti Wine. The maximum number of customers per lesson 15 people. The school has applied all the legal regulations for sanitizing from Coronavirus. The school provides customers with everything necessary established by current safety standards (masks, gels, etc.). Customers actively participate in the preparation of recipes Use of seasonal and local ingredients Vegetarian and gluten-free menus available Customers will learn all the secrets of Italian and Tuscan cuisine and will receive handouts with the prepared recipes Private lessons on request in the morning

Meeting points

Siena, Via Fontebranda Address: Scuola di Cucina di Lella Via Fontebranda 69 - 53100 SIENA • Tuscany • ITALY

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Join our Tuscan cooking class in Siena. The school was the first in Siena, founded in 1996. The lessons will be held by Francesco, the owner of the cooking school, that has always been a passionate lover of traditional tuscan family recipes, coupled with only the healthiest and most authentic local ingredients. Francesco teaches how to prepare a full Tuscan menù from starter to dessert including a fresh home-made pasta. The menu is not always the same, but every time we prepare 5 recipes, find an example below. Of course we can choose between various starters, soups, fresh pastas, like, ravioli, gnocchi and pici, with related condiments. For example, there can be a main course of meat with side dishes. Desserts can be typical from Tuscany, or typical of other Italian regions. At the end of each lesson, the meal is served with the food prepared during the lesson, together with a ¼ per person of excellent Tuscan IGT wine. The group lessons are in ENGLISH On request and only for private lessons, we can offer other languages (french, german, spanish, japanese, chinese, russian). During the booking procedure, please leave your cellphone number for any quick communication.

Sample Menu

STARTER

Pappa con il pomodoro

Tuscan bread and tomato soup

MAIN

Pici with Aglione sauce

A local fresh pasta with a typical sauce.

MAIN

Arista in porchetta con patate arrosto

DESSERT

Typical cakes from Siena

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Transport is wheelchair accessible

Free Cancellation

May 25100% refund

May 26No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Authentic Tuscan cooking class

Published on Jan, 2025

We absolutely loved this authentic Tuscany cooking class. The chef was fantastic and the food that we ate at the end of the class outstanding.

An absolute must - cooking lessons, Tuscan style.

Published on Jan, 2025

Both Francesco and Julia were absolutely wonderful to learn from. Although I speak Italian fluently, it was not a necessity. The recipes were written out and easy to follow. They used simple ingredients that could easily be found once we return to the states, fortunately. I highly recommend this event. Preparing the food was interesting which culminated in eating the food we prepared. Everything tasted delicious! We also enjoyed chatting with our fellow classmates from Australia.

Fantastic cooking experience

Published on Dec, 2024

This fun, informative class was a trip highlight. We had excellent instructors who showed us how to make Tuscan soup, pick with h an easy and delicious sauce, meat w/shallots, and almond Christmas cookies. Recipes are easy enough to make at home, with simple ingredients. Thanks for a wonderful evening!

Learning, cooking and dining in Tuscany

Published on Dec, 2024

What a fantastic experience! We learned so much in this fun, instructive class. All the delicious recipes used simple, easy-to-find ingredients — dishes I’ll actually make at home. This was a highlight of our trip!

A fun way to have dinner and learn about Tuscan cuisine

Published on Nov, 2024

Lella has retired, the cooking classes are now run by her successor Francesco, but don't let that deter you, Francesco did a great job running the class, in both Italian and English, with support from a translator when needed. Everyone was encouraged to have hands-on participation in the cooking, it was a lot of fun. The food we prepared included a Tuscan soup with bread, hand-made pici pasta and a sauce to go with it, and panacotta. There was plenty of wine to accompany the meal when the cooking was done. A very enjoyable afternoon and evening!