Description
This pasta cooking class in Siena happens inside a 16th-century barn right in the historic centre, and the walls alone set the mood. Around you is an exhibition of more than 50 pasta varieties, a quiet lesson in how many shapes Italian kitchens have come up with over the centuries.
A local cooking instructor leads the two hours step by step. You start from flour and eggs, work the dough, and shape three different kinds of handmade pasta, picking up the technique as you go along with a few stories about Italian food traditions. Beginners and keen home cooks are both welcome, and the class is hands-on from start to finish. Dessert comes next: you also learn to make a classic tiramisù, following the traditional method. Then everyone sits down to eat what has just been made. The meal is paired with a tasting of three local Tuscan wines, chosen to go with the dishes.
- Three types of handmade pasta, made by you
- Tiramisù, prepared during the class
- A shared meal at the end with your own dishes
- Tasting of three Tuscan wines
- Instruction in English
It suits anyone who would rather spend a couple of hours in Siena with their hands in the dough than just walking past the sights.