Cooking Class & Evening Hillside Tour

Highlights

• Hands-on Cooking Class: Master the art of Tuscan cuisine in our stunning, air-conditioned Gullo design kitchen.

• 4-Course Tasting Meal: Enjoy the fruits of your labor paired with three fine Italian wines (bubbly, white, and red).

• Evening Hillside Tour: Relax in an eco-friendly electric golf cart as you leave the city heat for the cool, cypress-lined hills.

• Iconic Viewpoints: Breathtaking stops at Piazzale Michelangelo, San Miniato al Monte, and the historic Galileo district of Arcetri.

• Exclusive & Intimate: A perfect blend of culinary skill and secret, sunset views away from the city crowds.

Hands-On Cooking Class in San Frediano 

Guided by MaMa's experienced chefs and passionate staff, you'll learn to prepare a full 4-course meal. The class emphasizes the spirit of Italian cooking, focusing on fresh, local ingredients and authentic techniques.

• Ingredient Selection: Learn to choose fresh, local ingredients.

• Pasta Making: Techniques for making fresh pasta and gnocchi from scratch.

• Sauce Preparation: Create authentic sauces to complement your dishes.

• Plating: Tips for presenting dishes beautifully.

• Dessert Creation: Master traditional Italian desserts.

Socialize & Enjoy a Full Meal At MaMa Florence, sharing around the table embodies the spirit of friendship, love, and creating lasting memories with people from around the globe. This philosophy reflects the essence of the real person behind MaMa Florence, who is the soul of the place. Our culinary experiences are designed to connect individuals through delicious food and heartfelt conversations. Each meal is an opportunity to bond, celebrate togetherness, and build a sense of community.

Sit Down and Share Your 4-Course Meal
After crafting delectable homemade dishes under the guidance of our expert chefs, sit down with your newly made friends to savor the culinary creations from the group class. 

An example menu:

• A seasonal appetiser

• Freshly made pasta or gnocchi dish 

• A seond filled pasta dish or a meat second course

• A delicious dessert

Each dish is perfectly paired with three fine wines (a bubbly, a white, and a red), enhancing the flavors and providing a truly social and immersive dining experience. Enjoy socializing and having fun as you celebrate your newfound skills.

Evening: A Golden Hour Journey through the Hills

As the sun begins to dip, the second half of your adventure begins. You will be met by your professional driver-guide for an enchanting tour aboard a luxury electric golf cart.

Leave the bustling city center behind as you glide effortlessly up into the "green lungs" of Florence. You’ll wind through the elegant avenues of Poggio Imperiale and the poetic hills of Arcetri, where Galileo Galilei once gazed at the stars. Enjoy the breeze as you pass ancient olive groves, hidden Renaissance villas, and soaring cypress trees.

The tour reaches its crescendo at Piazzale Michelangelo and the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte, offering the most spectacular panoramic views in Italy. From this vantage point, you’ll see the Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, and the Arno River bathed in the golden light of sunset or the sparkling glow of evening—a perfect, cinematic conclusion to your Florentine day.

• Availability: Monday through Saturday

• Duration: Approximately 5.5/6 hours (3.5 hours for cooking & lunch/dinner + 2 hours for the golf cart tour)

• Languages: English & Italian (other languages available upon request)

• Inclusions: Hands-on cooking class, 4-course meal, 3 wine pairings, professional chef, private golf cart tour with driver-guide.

• To know what joinbale cooking class is scheduled the day you are intersted in, check the 17:30 pm class on our joinable class calendar.
• Minimum enrollment of 3 people for course. Should the minimum not be reached for the day you have booked, we will contact you with a choice to: pay an additional fee to make the class private, change to another available date, or be fully refunded.
• If you don’t see a specific class you are interested in listed on our calendar, let us know and we will try to activate it for you on the date you want.  
• Because we only use fresh, seasonal ingredients from trusted local suppliers and farms, the cooking class menu will vary depending on what is available that day. 
• It is essential that you email us ahead of time with any food allergies or preferences you may have so we can accommodate them.
• If you would like to make this a private class just for you and your group, please get in touch for details.