The 6 Cooking Classes in Lucca We Would Book

1.Cesarine: Small group Pasta and Tiramisu with Mamma in Lucca

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 181 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $187Our pick

Spend about three hours in a Lucca home with a Cesarine cook, preparing two pasta dishes and tiramisu from scratch. Hosts vary, including Silvia, Rossana, Andrea, Monica, and Ginevra. Expect a hands-on lesson, a shared meal with wine and coffee, and a small group of no more than 12.

“The whole experience was amazing. Sylvia was the best teacher and such a warm and loving person. We had a great mix of people the night we had our lesson from other countries and it was just perfect. Would highly recommend!!!”

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2.Pasta Cooking Class with a Local Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · from $157Top rated

Spend four hours at Antonietta and Piero’s farmhouse in the hills around Lucca. Make fresh pasta from scratch, prepare bruschetta, taste garden-grown produce, and sit down to a Tuscan meal with local wine, dessert, coffee, and homemade limoncello. The small group is limited to six.

“The cooking class was amazing. Antoniette is an amazing chef with a lot of knowledge and patience to share all her knowledge with us. The food was DELICIOUS, everything was super fresh, some things from her own garden/farm. This was a party of 7, and my whole family enjoyed the experience. Piero is also an outstanding host, as well as Monica and our interpreter. We felt like home the whole time, and we had a lovely dinner, wine tasting and great conversation after cooking. I'd do it again, totally recommended!”

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3.Pasta and Tiramisu Class at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 56 reviews · from $202

Spend three hours in a Lucca family home learning two pasta recipes and tiramisu from an Italian home cook. Hosts such as Silvia, Monica, Paolo, and Assunta offer hands-on guidance, family recipes, prosecco, wine, coffee, and a generous meal around the table.

“We loved the class, Sylvia was an excellent teacher and we learned so much. The food was all brilliant and no one was hungry when we left. Highly recommend this class. The only change I would suggest is clearer information regarding the meeting place as we were sent 2 different locations and this was rather confusing. The only other suggestion might be to offer more than just red wine.”

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4.Cesarine: Fresh Pasta Class & Meal at Local’s Home in Lucca

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 34 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $215

Join a Cesarine host in Lucca for a three-hour pasta class inside a local home. Depending on your host, you may prepare tordelli Lucchese, maccheroni tortellati, matuffi, gnocchi, or tagliatelle, then sit down with wine to eat what you made.

“This was not as advertised. I expected a nice farm house and lovely woman (or gentleman) to guide us in cooking some wonderful Italian meals. Instead it was a HOT apartment in the city (which could be overlooked) but we only made ONE pasta which was then tossed in olive oil and parmesan cheese. That was it, that was our cooking experience from a 20ish something (although nice) young man. This was in no way as advertised or a fun event.”

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5.Private Home-made Pasta Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $147Best value

Spend four hours at a family farmhouse near Lucca with Giacomo, Helena, and Dario. Learn to knead, roll, shape, and cook fresh pasta, use garden herbs, taste Tuscan food and wine, and finish with a three-course meal under the olive trees.

“Amazing experience. So welcoming and knowledgable. Would strongly recommend.”

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6.Fresh Pasta-Making Class at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 5 reviews · from $202

Spend three hours in a local Lucca home learning fresh pasta with an Italian English-speaking cook. Hosts such as Silvia and Genevra teach family recipes, then serve the dishes you prepare with drinks and wine. Groups are capped at eight, with morning or evening times available.

“Silvia is a very nice host that taught us how to prepare 2 pasta dishes and an appetizer All food tasted very good. The company providing the posting needs to be more specific about the foods you will prepare.”

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