Cook Your Way Through Italy

Written by Viator, July 2012

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Cultural Experience, Good Place to Drink, Good Place to Eat, Must-Do Experience

Italy may be littered with important art and medieval ruins, but it’s the food (and vino) that makes you fall in love with the place. Pasta, pizza, pinot grigio – bring on the carbs! Walking through vast cathedrals and across expansive piazzas is going to burn it all off anyway (just keep telling yourself that), so go ahead. Finish that lasagna. If you don’t return from Italy without a couple of extra pounds, you are either the luckiest metabolizer around, or you didn’t do Italy right.

While eating your way through the country is a perfectly acceptable way to spend your time, learning how to cook the food yourself is even better. Take an Italian cooking class so you can bring Italy into your own kitchen, impressing your friends with the smells, tastes and pleasures that one can only find in Italia.

With the Rome Walking Tour and Cooking Class, combine a lesson in handmade pasta with a little exercise and history. A walk around Rome’s famous sights like the Pantheon and Trevi Fountain will give you the appetite to eat the plentiful lunch you’re about to make.

To truly master the art of Italian cooking, you must also learn the art of choosing fresh ingredients. The Small-Group Cooking Lesson in Rome and the Florence Cooking Course with Local Market Visit will give you the foundation you need to become an expert. Visit a local market with a guide and be introduced to regional food producers as you learn to distinguish high-quality ingredients and try your hand at bargaining for the perfect tomato (perhaps don’t try this part at your local grocery store).

Of course, no Italian meal is complete without the wine. Get a lesson in pairing your favorite dishes with the perfect glass of red or white during the Tuscan Cooking Class and Dinner in Florence or during the Small-Group Cooking Class in the Roman Countryside.

Whichever class (or classes) you choose, get ready to stuff your own ravioli, and then stuff yourself. You might want to save room in your suitcase for a bigger pair of jeans.

-Viator Team

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Reply by Viator, May 2013
Doing what: Small-Group Cooking Lesson in Rome

Fantastic day. Loads of fun, good food, and I learnt how to prepare artichokes! Highly recommended.

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Reply by Viator, May 2013
Doing what: Small-Group Italian Cooking Class in Florence

It was very fun and exciting!

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Reply by Viator, May 2013
Doing what: Tuscan Cooking Class and Dinner in Florence

One of the most fun experiences of out Italy trip. The class was ver enteining and informative. The Chef was excellent and witty. Would highly recommend.

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