Welcome to "Cooking in Italy"

This is a guide to cooking classes and holidays of all types in Italy. We will be adding new classes and vacations as fast as we can. If you know of one that we haven't included please let us know and we'll be happy to insert them.

Below are the latest additions. To view all the schools please browse by region using the menu on the left.



Cook for fun at Relais Regina GiovannaCook at Seliano Tenuta Seliano is the agriturismo (farm-inn) on my dear friend Baronessa Cecilia Bellelli Bartta's farm.

At least four times a year, I use her farm as a base for culinary vacations that include some hands on cooking, wonderful eating and interesting culinary gastromomic and cultural touring in the south of Italy.


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Academia BarillaAcademia Barilla Embark on a journey to the Academia Barilla and experience the true art of fine Italian cuisine and culture! A secret treasure tucked away in the heart of the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, Parma is one of Europe’s greatest food capitals. It is here that you will find the acclaimed Academia Barilla Culinary Center, a unique destination for professional chefs, cooking enthusiasts and food lovers. Academia Barilla offers a full immersion culinary experience in the breathtaking region of Emilia-Romagna.

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Pasta al PestoPasta al Pesto Stefania’s Cooking Studio in Tuscany is located within the medieval castle that originally established Panzano in Chianti in the 13th century, and has unsurpassed views of the countryside and sunsets that give Conca d’Oro (the Golden Valley) its name.
Her cooking lessons are imbued with the joy and passion that Stefania brings to food, cooking and the rest of her life.

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Under the Tuscan MoonUnder the Tuscan Moon is located outside the historical town of Radda-in-Chianti. The cooking classes take place in a beautifully restored rustic farmhouse, once a hayloft and stable, situated right in the heart of Chianti wine region between Florence and Siena. Our courses aim to stimulate your culinary creativity and teach you to prepare typical Tuscan dishes that are simple and delicious, using the best regional organic produce.

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Stile MediterraneoStile Mediterraneo We introduce you to the authentic Puglia (Apulia) and Southern Italy showing aspects rarely seen by travellers! Cinzia will host you at her house, providing bed and breakfast accommodation in a beautiful historical palace. The palace is located in a small village off the tourist tracks and just outside Lecce (the baroque capital of Puglia).

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Italian Food ArtisansItalian Food Artisans with cookbook author Pamela Sheldon Johns. Immerse yourself in the culture and lifestyle of Italy by experiencing the passion of food and wine in the kitchen, at the table, and in the marketplace with Pamela Sheldon Johns. Pamela, an award-winning cookbook author with 15 delicious books, has been coordinating culinary workshops in several regions of Italy for over 15 years.

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Cook for fun at Relais Regina GiovannaRelais Regina Giovanna is an intimate and familiar luxury farmhouse located about 4 km far from Sorrento, one of the "pearls" in the Gulf of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno, facing Capri. An ideal setting for those wishing to spend their stay in peace and tranquillity, relaxing in this corner of Paradise where the peace and quiet surrounding guarantee the best of holiday.!

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Toscana MiaToscana Mia, Italian cooking and wine classes organized in private homes with Italians for 1 day to 1 week, to study with truly Italian people in a truly Tuscan enviroment, hence steeping in a Tuscan experience to the maximum. Enjoy the delights of fine Italian cuisine and wines to share the love for living the Italians are famous for. Cooking with Simonetta & Paola, really fluent in English, is fun, lively and friendly and give the possibility of learning cooking secrets from long experience in cooking and teaching.

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Fontana del PapaFontana del Papa Ever dream of waking up in a rustic farmhouse north of Rome... in a room with a view, where outside your window is an unspoiled landscape including 500 olive trees? Sit down to a wholesome breakfast made with country-fresh ingredients?
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Discover SorianoDiscover Soriano Step into the beautiful country kitchen of our Villa Eddarella, situated right alongside the Umbria and Lazio border, among rolling hills peppered with centuries old farmhouses. Look out one window as you see the hills of Tuscany in the distance, while through another you gaze at the mountains of Umbria.
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La Cucina del SoleLa Cucina del Sole, Italian cooking school "La Cucina del Sole" in Amsterdam organizes cooking holidays in Tuscany twice a year. The cooking lessons are given in English and Dutch by Nicoletta Tavella, chef cook and owner of Italian cooking school La Cucina del Sole in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Nicoletta was born and raised in Italy and teaches Italian cooking since 2001.

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