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5 hours
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Enjoy a hands-on cooking experience with this 5-hour class in a centuries old olive press. Join Chef Giuseppe - a veteran of cooking classes in Italy, the US, Canada, the Caribbean, and Mexico - for a shopping trip at the market to purchase ingredients. Sample some Tuscan specialties and prosecco. Prepare a 4-course meal, which you'll eat at the end of class.
As Giuseppe is a member of the Italian Sommelier Association, great care is taken to source and feature smaller producers and unusual varieties from the region. If you are passionate about wine, participating in a cooking class with a chef who is also a sommelier, is a great way to experience all the flavours of the region!
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
A maximum of 14 people per booking
Minimum age is 16 years
Minimum 6 persons.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Market Tour and Tasting
Certificate of Achievement
Hands-on cooking class
Four course Meal (Appetiser, Two Main courses, Dessert)
Prosecco and local cheese, olive oil and honey tasting
Recipe booklet written by Giuseppe
Regional wines, bottled water, Nespresso
EVCC Apron (Adults)
Gratuities
140 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Benjamin F,
Apr 4, 2025
- Viator
This class was one of the highlights of our trip to Italy! Giuseppe is very welcoming, engaging and full of life. The class was excellent, cooking three Tuscan dishes, and the setting was beautiful - in his ancestral family home, which was formally an olive press by the river, with much of the buildings over hundreds of years old and fantastically preserved and maintained. It was authentic, informative, and most importantly, fun. I will be coming back to do this again someday.
suzanne r,
Mar 23, 2025
- Viator
Don't miss this experience! Chef Giuseppe is a lovely human being, humble and a great cook! The things we made and ate for lunch was some of the best food I've eaten in a very long time! We stopped at the farmers market first to get some of what we needed and then to the mill in the hills of Tuscany where his kitchen is. The mill is his home and used to be a stone mill for pressing the olives. An awesome experience we won't soon forget!
William M,
Sep 20, 2024
- Viator
Giuseppe met us at the train station and then a short walk to an outdoor farmers market to purchase fresh vegetables for our cooking class. A visit to a truly unique pasta shop where we were treated to freshly made mushroom ravioli that was out of this world ! We were then driven to Giuseppe’s renovated 15 century olive mill . Class began in a small commercial kitchen and the instruction and aroma of the food was incredible . Giuseppe is an energetic chief who made our experience one for the memory book . lunch was served in the renovated dining room amongst treasures collected over many years . One of the best experiences we have ever had . Mac
genevievewhitty,
Jul 6, 2023
- Viator
A fantastic day cooking and tasting Lucca’s finest food. Giuseppe is a brilliant host. We were made to feel so welcome in his home. We cooked in his kitchen and dined at a table that was set beautifully. Well worth it.
Elizabeth N,
Jun 20, 2023
- Viator
The class was in a beautiful location, and it was enjoyable and well organized. We were pampered and educated, and we enjoyed delicious food. Suitable for a beginner but enjoyable for an experienced cook. Giuseppe was terrific!
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