Florence: Local Food Market Tour & Cooking Class with Wine Florence: Italian Food Market Tour and Cooking Experience
ID: GYG10918-10918
Category:
Country: Italy
Duration:
05:00 hours
Description
Learn how to shop and cook Tuscan style on this 5 hour tour in Florence. Visit the central food market with an expert food guide to collect fresh produce and sample local food and wines.
Enjoy this lovely and relaxed day with local famous chefs, and learn the art of the 2 things Italians do best — cooking and shopping. The day begins with a trip to the local market to gather the ingredients for the Tuscan feast you will learn to prepare.
With your chefs as your guides you will meet the butchers, the bakers, and the farmers selling vegetables from their gardens. Under their expert guidance you will taste the local food and wines, and learn how to distinguish the highest quality ingredients.
After this very enjoyable experience you will make you way to the charming home-style professional kitchen where you will learn to create an amazing Tuscan meal. You will learn how to prepare fresh Tuscan-style bruschetta, fresh home-made pasta, and a seasonal main course, all accompanied with a selection of Chianti wines. Be sure to pay attention to your guides as after you have finished cooking you can enjoy eating the meal you have just created.
Highlights
- Learn to cook a Tuscan feast during this cooking class in Florence
- Visit the central market and learn how to shop Italian style
- Use the products you buy from the market to create a delicious Tuscan feast
- Once you have created your amazing meal, sit down with a glass of Chianti and taste your own creation
- Receive your own Graduation Certificate from the Food & Wine Academy of Florence
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please note that when the Central Market is closed (on Sundays and bank holidays) a special introduction and extra tastings at the cooking class location will substitute instead
This experience is suitable for vegetarians (no meat or fish; some dishes contain eggs)
Children/teens under 18 y.o. must always be accompanied by at least one adult. If this requirement is not met, we reserve the right to exclude the under age participant and no refund will be due
Florencetown cooking school is located in Via Panicale 43red, near San Lorenzo Central Market. Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes prior to tour start time. Please note that when the Central Market is closed (on Sundays and bank holidays) a special introduction and extra tastings at the cooking class location will substitute instead.
INCLUDED
- Visit to Central market of Florence with chefs
- Food and local product tasting
- Cooking lesson with a local chef
- Use of apron and cooking utensils
- All ingredients for your lunch
- Lunch with unlimited wine
- Graduation certificate
- Digital booklet with recipes
NOT INCLUDED
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Tips
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
