11 Cooking Classes in Siena, Priced and Compared

1.Pasta and Tiramisu Cooking Class with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 274 reviews · 3 hours · from $81Our pick

At Trattoria Fonte Giusta, an English-speaking chef guides you through egg pasta, pici, gnocchi, and tiramisu. Begin with Prosecco, cook in a clean teaching kitchen, then sit down to eat your pasta and dessert with a glass of wine.

“What an amazing experience. The chef we had was fantastic. Ready to help when needed. His explanation of what we were doing allowed us to really experience pasta making. We met some very interesting people and enjoyed their company while making the pasta and then while enjoying the end product in their restaurant. Certainly recommend this experience”

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2.Pasta and Tiramisu Small Group Cooking Class with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 85 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $89Top rated

At Trattoria Fonte Giusta in central Siena, you’ll make fresh pasta and tiramisu with step-by-step help from instructors such as Denis or Victoria. The class includes Prosecco, wine, a shared meal of your cooking, and recipes by QR code. Expect traditional recipes, a social setting, and a full three hours.

“We cooked three pasta options and one dessert after which Guiseppe cooked all we made and the dishes were served up in the adjoining restaurant with wine and coffee. So well organised, all the equipment provided for a lovely experience.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 60 reviews · from $202

Join an Italian home cook such as Enza, Patrizia, or Genny for a three-hour Siena lesson in two pasta recipes and tiramisu. You will cook from family recipes, enjoy prosecco and snacks, then sit down for lunch or dinner with wine and coffee. Groups are limited to six.

“Amazing experience, felt like being part of the family. Tremendous knowledge shared with us during this activity and the quality and taste of the food was amazing. Worth it and don’t miss the opportunity. We will remember this experience for a long time. Thank you”

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4.Cesarine: Small group Pasta and Tiramisu class in Siena

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $214

Spend about three hours in a Siena home with a local Cesarina such as Ilaria, Alvaro, or Enza. Start with aperitivo, learn to roll and shape fresh pasta, prepare tiramisu, and eat what you make with drinks and local family recipes.

“Our night spent with Ilaria was one of the best nights of our 2 week trip in Italy . We cooked 2 types of pasta and tiramisu. She also had a “baby tiramisu “ for us to take back to the hotel to enjoy another night! Ilaria was warm, kind and generous! We shared the lovely meal with her husband and 14 year old daughter. Everything was delicious! Homemade ragu, bruschetta, wine completed our meal. Ilaria was a great teacher and I would highly recommend an evening spent with her at her beautiful home outside of Siena.”

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5.Cesarine: Pasta & Tiramisu Class at a Local’s Home in Siena

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $227

Meet a local Cesarina in her Siena home for a three-hour, hands-on lesson in two pasta dishes and tiramisu. Hosts such as Ilaria, Patrizia, and Enza teach family methods in English, with morning and evening classes available. You cook, eat, and finish back at the meeting point.

“Ilaria was amazing. She welcomed us into her home and showed us how to make tiramisu and 2 types of pasta. I'm not going to lie, she made it seem so easy. It made me feel like I could cook. It was a a private session with my gf and I. We both enjoyed the whole experience. We sat down to eat what we prepared and she had a bottle of wine and we ate and talked and we really can't say enough how great the experience was for us. I would highly recommend her and this experience.”

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6.Traditional Tuscan Cooking Class with Fresh Pasta

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 9 reviews · from $147

Join Chef Francesco at Scuola di cucina di Lella in Siena for a 3.5-hour lesson built around fresh pasta, Tuscan recipes, local ingredients, and a shared dinner with wine. You will help prepare a starter, soup, pasta, meat, side dish, and dessert, with English recipes to take home.

“We had a fantastic time learning how to make the items on the menu, and more importantly, we got some excellent background on the history of the dishes and their regional influences while we did it. We were a smaller group (only six people) so we all had a chance to get to know each other while working on the food. Chef Francesco was funny, passionate, and very encouraging as we painstakingly learned how to hand-roll pici to varying degrees of success”

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7.Tuscan, Italian, tiramisu cooking class and tasting 3 wines

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $102

At Fonte Giusta Academy in Siena, you’ll wear a chef’s hat, make gnocchi, pici, tortelli, and tiramisu, then eat the meal with Tuscan wines. English instruction, personal workstations, and a maximum of 15 participants make this a hands-on class for cooks of all levels.

“Great value, great experience! We thought we were going to make peposo, but didn’t. However we did get to eat some and it was delicious, as was the pasta, each with a different sauce. Tiramisu was to die for! They happily substituted white wine for the reds that were provided, as I only like white. Considering how much we got to eat, this was also a great deal!”

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8.Pasta-Making Class at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $202

Join a small-group pasta class in a Cesarina’s Siena home, where an English- or Italian-speaking host teaches three regional recipes from family cookbooks. You will prepare each dish at your own workstation, then sit down with local red and white wine, water, and coffee.

“nothing the meeting point was unclear because your app told us to be ine place and the class was totally in another to far to reach on time I emwant my money back!!!”

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9.Private Handmade Pasta Cooking Class in Tuscany

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 4 - 4.5 hours · from $294

Spend 4 to 4.5 hours in a private Tuscan kitchen studio near Siena, learning dough, fillings, pasta shapes, and sauces with a chef and sommelier. Use garden produce and local farm goods, then sit down to a full meal with wine pairings, dessert, water, and espresso.

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10.Cooking class with fresh pasta, meat and tastings of 4 wines

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $151

At Fontegiusta Academy in Siena, chef Dennis guides you through pici, gnocchi, tortelli, seasonal sauces, meat, and tiramisu. You cook at your own station, then eat the meal with four Tuscan wine pairings. Prosecco starts the class, and vegetarian or gluten-free options are available with notice.

“Awesome experience. Food and wine was great. Great company as well with the experience. Dennis was awesome and kept the experience fun!”

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11.Cesarine: Small Group Pasta Making Class at Local’s Home in Siena

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2 reviews · from $207

Spend about three hours in a Siena home with a Cesarina, Italy’s network of local home cooks. Prepare three traditional pasta dishes, eat what you make with regional red and white wines, and leave with an official apron and shopping bag. English ability may vary by host.

“Good pasta making class in an apartment in the centre of town. Enza spoke very good English. I had one to one tuition as no one else had booked on the class, it was good in one way as I had all the attention, but it might have been more fun if there'd been a couple of otRead more”

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