The World’s 9 Best Cooking Classes

1.Undiscovered Charleston: Half Day Food, Wine & History Tour with Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 948 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) Our pick

Chef Forrest Parker leads a 90-minute Charleston walk focused on food, culture, architecture, and the people who shaped Lowcountry cooking. The tour ends at Bistro Au Vin with a cooking demonstration, three-course lunch, wine pairings, and recipes for your kitchen. Groups are limited to 11 people.

“Great historical info and fabulous food!! Would highly recommend for all visitors. Chef was very entertaining!”

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2.Florence Cooking Course with Historic Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 151 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $95

Meet at Piazza San Lorenzo for a guided visit to Mercato Centrale, with tastings of truffle, cheese, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and local produce. Then walk to a cooking school to prepare a Tuscan starter, pasta or another main, a second main, and dessert with an English-speaking chef such as Francesco, Caterina, Greta, or Stefano.

“I don’t remember our chefs name but she was fabulous. We started at the Centrale Market and did a truffle, balsamic and olive oil tasting and it was wonderful. After the market we walked to the cooking school which was about a 10-15 min walk. The school is lovely and our group was 4 of us so it was a more intimate cooking experience. We made 4 courses and everything was so simple to make and turned out delicious. My favorite course was the chicken, it was exceptional. My Mom and I enjoyed this class so much and would do it again.”

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3.Mojo Workshop Cooking Class in Ancient Canarian Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 127 reviews · 2 hours · from $34Best value

Join Chef Ave and Erik at Casa Carmen in Chirche for a two-hour, small-group workshop on traditional Canarian mojo sauces. You will grind fresh ingredients with a mortar and pestle, hear stories about Tenerife, and share a generous tasting of mojos, papas arrugadas, tapas, wine, beer, and lemonade.

“Loved the entire experience!! Great hosts, beautiful home and amazing mojo!! Also the village is so quaint and beautiful. Got to enjoy learning a lot about history & food!! 10 out of 10!!!”

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4.Five Shapes of Pasta Cooking Class in Ancient Tavern

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · from $67

Join chefs Emanuele and Angelo in Rome’s late-1800s Osteria Cucina for a hands-on class limited to 10 people. Roll pasta by hand, shape ravioli, tortellini, agnolotti del plin, cappelletti, and fettuccine, then eat your work with two sauces, prosecco, wine, cheese, and express tiramisu.

“This was a great experience, and something more hands on than sight seeing. Emmanuel was inclusive and engaging, and made everyone feel comfortable. I went with my mum and we learnt a lot, highly recommend!”

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5.Syracuse: Traditional Cooking Class & Ancient Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 72 reviews · from $134

Meet Chef Ettore at Piazza Pancali and walk through Ortigia’s Ancient Market, tasting and choosing fresh ingredients with his guidance. Then cook Sicilian dishes in a small group of up to eight and eat what you make. Menus can reflect your preferences, with seafood, fresh pasta, tuna, pistachio pesto, and local sweets among the possible dishes.

“Cooking with Ettore was an amazing experience. Etorre is extremly nice and has good english. He took us to the local market where we bought some fish and ingredients. Then we went to his kitchen and prepared pasta with seafood, fried mullet fish and eggplants with tomatoes and cheese. For desert we made some conolies and also had some briush with ricota. Everything was tasty.”

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6.Cooking Class in a Historic Home in the Heart of Brindisi

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 28 reviews · from $90

In Brindisi’s old town, an English-speaking daughter and her mother or aunt teach you to make orecchiette, a starter, main course, and dessert. You’ll cook with farm-grown ingredients, then sit down for local wine, family stories, and a full homemade meal in a historic family home.

“Such a beautiful story and experience, would definitely recommend if you’re in brindisi, perfect way to spend the evening.”

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7.Sicilian cooking class in the historic baglio Florio Adamo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $94

Spend 3.5 hours at the former Florio factory with Liliana and Vito, preparing caponata, arancine, handmade Perciasacchi pasta, almond pesto, bruschetta, and ricotta cassatelle. You will cook with seasonal farm ingredients, taste Adamo wines, and share the meal in a historic baglio near western Sicily. Pickup may be arranged separately.

“The Food, the Hostess and the Location were brillant - very authentic and we were welcomed warmely. The food is all organic from their farm. We loved it :)”

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8.Bolognese Cooking Class with Margherita in the Historic Center

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $125

Meet Margherita in Bologna’s center for a private, hands-on class in her home. Make fresh pasta, prepare a traditional sauce, and sit down to antipasto, a main course, wine, and tiramisu. Choose the market option to visit the Quadrilatero, shop for ingredients, and walk back to cook.

“Thank you for a wonderful cookery lesson, lunch and tour today. We both thoroughly enjoyed it and are looking forward to the left overs tonight! We have shared the photos and videos with our family so they are expecting a high standard of cooking when we get home. We are off shopping for ingredients and pasta cutting tools next.”

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9.Historic Market Food Tour and Biscuit Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 25 reviews · 2 hours · from $70

Spend two hours inside Atlanta’s historic Municipal Market with a guide such as Mila, Arielle, Glenn, Joy, or Kristin. Taste eight samples from four vendors, learn about peaches, collards, pecans, breads, and Atlanta food history, then make Southern biscuits by hand. The group is limited to 10 people.

“Joy was a fantastic tour guide! We learned a great deal of Atlanta food history and thoroughly enjoyed the tastings and biscuit making class. Highly recommend!”

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