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• Excellent and delicious cooking class

  GlassHalfFull360,,Nov 2, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Antonella's cooking class was a highlight of our Tuscan trip. She brought the freshest of ingredients, including hand-picking the zucchini blossoms at the market for us to stuff. And in true Italian style, taught us to fry up those too fragile to stuff. She balanced instruction with fun, all topped with chocolate and hazelnuts! And the highest praise, we were able to recreate the recipes at home. Great teacher, fun class. We highly recommend Antonella La Maccia's cooking classes.

• Chef dinner and cooking class delight

  I1236MWpatriciat,,Oct 15, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Antonella is an amazing chef. She cooked for 9 adults and 2 children in our villa just outside Florence for my husband’s 40th and the food and wine was sensational everyone was raving about it. The next day Antonella and Riccardo came back for a private cooking class and again the food was simply beautiful we all had a fantastic experience. Thank you Antonella and Riccardo what a joy x

  

  

  

• Life changing pasta tips!

  MsJonesPDX,,Jul 27, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  This was a highlight of our trip through Italy. Antonella is a talented chef and teacher. I wasn’t kidding when I told her that her ravioli lesson was life changing! I am so excited to make the chocolate cake we made together back at home. I can’t recommend the class with Antonella enough!

  

  

  

  

• T8778ANmicheled,,Jul 17, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Thank you for an unforgettable experience—truly more wonderful than we could have imagined. It’s something we’ll always remember with such fondness. You were an absolute joy to work with, especially from across the ocean. You made the entire process feel seamless and stress-free, and you genuinely inspired me to dive deeper into Italian cooking. It was such a meaningful and fun way to immerse ourselves in the culture. To anyone considering this experience—don’t hesitate! Antonella and her amazing sous chef (also her husband) were incredible. They arrived at our villa with everything prepared, guided our group of 11 with patience and warmth, served both participants and non-participants with care, and left the kitchen spotless. It was beyond impressive and truly special!

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Great cooking class!

  Kdebriyn97,,Jul 16, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Chef Antonella was great! We were staying at a villa in Florence with my in-laws. I scheduled a cooking class since my mother in-law has never taken one. We both had a great time and learned a number of great techniques and dishes that we will make again. The food was amazing and the instruction top notch.

• Villa Cooking class with the Family!

  Rach9432,,Jun 29, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Wow, even more amazing than expected. The food was delicious and Antonella was so thoughtful throughout the class. We booked a cooking class in our vacation house with a total of 20 people. 7 kids and 13 adults, big group but plenty for everyone to do and everyone had their own pasta making station for the best raviolis I have ever had! The 3 course meals were so delicious. The kids ages were mostly 7-12. Unforgettable and I am so glad we booked with Antonella, would do it again if we come back! She was great to communicate with and we added some more people with only a week’s notice. Thank you for experience!

  

  

• A must do Tuscany experience!

  Emily R,,Jun 14, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  My family and I had the best time cooking with Antonella and her husband, Riccardo! They are so friendly and knowledgeable - We all learned so much. The ingredients were so fresh and the resulting food was absolutely incredible! They paired the meal with a white and red wine which was such a nice touch! Highly recommend!

  

  

  

• Super family activity

  JSC823,,Dec 12, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We took Antonella with great pleasure. We also learned a lot. It was a highlight of our trip to Italy. I recommend it unreservedly!

  

  

  

• Exceptional Class Taught by a Delightful Chef

  H7793WSdianab,,Nov 3, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We had a wonderful time learning to cook an Italian 3 course dinner with Antonella. Her personality and demeanor is lovely and her instructions are clear and easy to follow. She taught me, my husband and our 11 year-old how to make bolognese sauce from scratch, homemade pasta to go along with it, a delicious spinach stuffed chicken breast in an addictive lemon wine sauce and homemade tiramisu for dessert. She went above and beyond to make the experience memorable for our son. She took the time to teach him how to chop vegetables properly and how to knead the pasta dough and roll it out properly. It was the highlight of our trip and one we will always remember. We will definitely book another cooking class with when we return to Tuscany. Her class far exceeded our expectations and I look forward to sharing her recipes with our friends and family at my next dinner party.

  

  

  

• Absolutely THE best in private, personalized, accommodating cooking instruction in Tuscany that ends with a magical meal

  SSmelley,,Oct 30, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  There are not enough words in Italian and English combined to capture the amazing experience Antonella and her husband deliver. From the novice who avoids the kitchen to experienced cooks with a passion for learning new nuances and techniques, Antonella can teach. Antonella custom created an experience for us that taught our small party of four not only traditional techniques but also accommodated a variety of dietary restrictions and modifications that delivered an amazing meal to all. Her patience and ability to teach is truly a gift. We had the pleasure of ending our class not only learning but appreciating a great meal with great wine and great stories and interactions with Antonella and her husband. Truly special people with a special gift of sharing their passions of Italy. Given my wife’s desire to have fresh pasta but she is also gluten free, Antonella gave her an experience she rarely is able to enjoy and we can now recreate it at home. Antonella also was helpful with local culinary recommendations and so much more. There are many companies offering cooking classes in Tuscany and a few private chefs who will come cook in your villa. Antonella is in a league of her own.

  

  

  

  
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