Private Market Tour and Tuscan Cooking class with a Professional Chef Antonella

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Enjoy a walking market tour with Antonella and her husband through the streets of Florence. They will introduce you to the local food market nearby, where you will visit their favorite cheese and vegetable vendors, taste a few delicious samples, and talk with them and other local vendors about ingredients, recipes and Italian food traditions. Then return home to enjoy your traditional Italian cooking lesson and meal in Antonella's kitchen. Learn to cook 3-4 authentic, Italian dishes and enjoy them together at the dining table after cooking over Tuscan wine.

Antonella offers four different menus to choose from:

1. Traditional Tuscan: Red wine beef stew in red wine or chicken with mushrooms and balsamic vinegar, a pasta of tagliatelle, gnocchi or ravioli with seasonal vegetables, and dessert.

2. Sicilian: Pasta alla norma, involtini (stuffed beef or pork loin) and cannoli di ricotta

3. Vegetarian: Cecina, minestrone or ribollita soup, eggplant parmigiana and chocolate crostata

4. Vegan: Cecina, minestrone or ribollita soup, artichoke caponata, cinnamon and chocolate pudding

• This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Enjoy a walking market tour with Antonella and her husband through the streets of Florence. They will introduce you to the local food market nearby, where you will visit their favorite cheese and vegetable vendors, taste a few delicious samples, and talk with them and other local vendors about ingredients, recipes and Italian food traditions. Then return home to enjoy your traditional Italian cooking lesson and meal in Antonella's kitchen. Learn to cook 3-4 authentic, Italian dishes and enjoy them together at the dining table after cooking over Tuscan wine. Antonella offers four different menus to choose from: 1. Traditional Tuscan: Red wine beef stew in red wine or chicken with mushrooms and balsamic vinegar, a pasta of tagliatelle, gnocchi or ravioli with seasonal vegetables, and dessert. 2. Sicilian: Pasta alla norma, involtini (stuffed beef or pork loin) and cannoli di ricotta 3. Vegetarian: Cecina, minestrone or ribollita soup, eggplant parmigiana and chocolate crostata 4. Vegan: Cecina, minestrone or ribollita soup, artichoke caponata, cinnamon and chocolate pudding

Enjoy a private market tour and cooking class in a local Florence home with your host Antonella and her family. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Explore a local market and return for your hands-on cooking class in a local home kitchen where Antonella will teach you 3-4 traditional Italian dishes. After cooking, enjoy your meal together with this lovely Italian family. Antonella is a warm and professional host. You will be able to tell immediately that she is a professional chef and cooking teacher, as almost half of the main floor is made up of the kitchen. She and her husband will welcome you with a classic espresso before you start cooking. After cooking, your hosts will offer you a prosecco to start (typical of Italian meals) followed by a selection of delicious Tuscan red wines. Antonella's husband is a wine lover and throughout the evening, he will engage you in conversation about the different types of wines in the region.

Service animals allowed
Stroller accessible
Not wheelchair accessible
Private, personalized experience
Menu may vary depending on the season
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate