Siena Cooking Classes

Learning to make the pasta. Our instructor was so patient with us.

My husband and I really enjoyed this class. It was just what we were looking for - a hands on cooking class in a small group. Nonna gave good tips to help us when we make pasta at home. We made tagetelle pasta with eggplant. It was delicious! I highly recommend this class. Gail C.

This was an outstanding class. We made four courses in each ones is absolutely delicious.

Our delightful chef gave us great instruction on how to make tiramisu (but we really didn’t Do that one), then with already measured ingredients we got to play with making pasta and shaping pasta (they had pre-prepared the fillings). It was fun to mix, roll, knead and shape ravioli, torlinni and taglietelle. But it was special to sit after with classmates and enjoy our meal together with wine. A great way to relax in the culture with a low pressure experience!

Loved learning how to make the pasta 😍

From the moment we arrived we felt so welcomed. Alberto the chef and Silvia were great teachers and models. We made 4 courses and they all were so fun and delicious. We enjoyed getting to learn about the owner of the property and restaurant background. The hospitality was too notch and the group of people we cooked with added to the fun and experience. I love that they shared the recipes with us that we cooked so we can try them ourselves back home. I highly recommend this cooking class/experience.

This was an incredible experience that I would highly recommend! Very friendly, warm and passionate instruction. Exceptional food and entertaining, interactive experience. Loved!

The team teaching us was very kind and took time with everyone to go over instructions and techniques. Thank you for the delicious, lovely class!! They even accommodated everyone’s dietary restrictions which I know was difficult.

Excellent venue, superb host, dishes worked for those who had never cooked and those with experience

Recomended for kids!

We were very fortunate to be able to participate in Nonna Ciana's Dinner Cooking Class. The location is absolutely gorgeous, not too far from Siena, in the rolling Tuscan hills. We were received by Chiara, who is extremely friendly and delightful, and was the translator for the chef. The course included learning how to cook a 4-course meal. I picked up a few good skills that I will use moving forward. The course ended with a sit down meal of the food we had made - it was delicious and satisfying to know that we had cooked most of it under the guidance of the chef. If was also fun to meet the other people in the course, who were very friendly. Good food, excellent wine, great company and an all round fun experience that I highly recommend.

The setting was a beautiful farmhouse in the Tuscan countryside! It was great learning new Italian cooking techniques from someone who has lived in Italy for most of her life. However, based on the website and advertisement, we were expecting an Italian nonna. Aside from that, it was a beautiful and very enjoyable experience!

Our hosts were so sweet and fun. The pasta and meat and desserts we made were easy and delicious.

Instructor was very thorough in guiding us through the preparation of the meal, patient with our questions and provided “the story behind “ the dishes we were preparing.

We truly enjoyed the Italian cooking course, where Chef Francesco and Patricia taught us in depth how to prepare delicious Italian dishes. Our stay at Villa Vetrichina was absolutely beautiful and peaceful—the house was charmingly decorated, creating a warm, rustic Tuscan atmosphere. We highly recommend both the cooking course and Villa Vetrichina. Thank you so much!