Grandma's Cooking Class
Sometimes there is nothing better than ‘Nonna’s’ home style cooking. Comfort in the simplicity and familiarity of a dish cooked the same way for generations. During the class you will make two courses and a dessert. Once you have completed the lesson, you are able to enjoy the dishes that you prepared.
COOKING CLASS INFORMATION
The menu will be made up of traditional Italian dishes that are frequently cooked at home. Every family would have their own version, little modifications from the standard recipe, based on years of experience. An typical menu could include:
- Cotolette Pizzaiola style or Cotolette Rifatte
- Testaroli al pesto (a type of first course that is typical in households near the Tuscan-Ligurian border)
- Gattò Aretino (cake based dessert from Arezzo) or Castagnaccio (traditional chestnut dessert, baked in season in Florence)
The menu will change seasonally based on the availability of produce.
Dietary Requirements: Vegetarian/vegan options are available, but please advise us at the time of booking. Also, please let us know in advance if you have any dietary restrictions (lactose intolerant, no pork, no seafood, etc.).
Languages: English, Spanish, and Italian
Age Requirements: minimum age, 7 years old
WHAT IS INCLUDED
- Prepare your dinner together under the guidance of expert chefs
- Fun, hands-on class
- Small group sizes
- Enjoy your meal with local wine
- Bottled water
- Recipes to take home
MEETING POINT
Meet at the Cooking School in Via dei Velluti 20(red), Florence. Please note the time of your class (when booking and on your confirmation voucher) and make sure you arrive 15 minutes before the starting time.
Note: Florence street addresses are divided into two categories – black/blue numbers and red numbers. Black/blue numbers are residential, for apartment buildings. Red numbers are reserved for businesses and shops. Red numbers are often found up higher, level with the top on the entrance door. They are also often engraved, and the red paint long since gone, so they appear white. Google is getting better at incorporating Florence’s red numbers but is not always precise.
FlorenceForFun offers the cooking class in collaboration with a cooking school in Florence. Please take note of their terms and conditions which will apply to you in the event that you want to change or cancel your cooking class.
Terms and Conditions
All courses must be paid for in advance. Reservations made on our website can be paid by credit card.
The refund applies only for the booking cancellation until 7 working days before. In case of no show, the refund doesn’t apply.
Refund Policy: A full refund (excluding transaction costs and taxes) is possible if requested 7 working days before your scheduled cooking course. Refunds should be requested in writing by email to office@florenceforfun.org Please specify the name of the participant/s, the course you signed up for and the date that is was scheduled. Requests made by using the comments section on the website, phone call, text message, or via social media will not receive a response.
In case of no show, no refund will be issued.
Note that the cancellation policy for private lessons is different. Refunds should be requested at least 21 days before the lesson, after which no refund will be issued.
The Cooking School reserves the right to modifying or cancel courses and dates allowing a minimum of 5 days warning. The modification or cancellation of a course gives entitles the participant to reschedule the cooking class or course or request a full refund.
The participants are asked to arrive at the cooking school at least 15 minutes before the start of the course, otherwise they will be considered a no show.
Aggression, bullying, or harassment towards the other participants or the staff is absolutely not tolerated. Management reserves the right to refuse entry or to ask participants to leave if this is disrespected.