Siena · WORKSHOPS
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Good workshops fill up fast in high season around Siena. Here are the 15 best, with current prices and what makes each one different, so you can lock yours in before the calendar closes.
Hands-on Tuscan cooking in San Gimignano: up to six courses with fresh pasta, paired with local wine, optional truffle hunt. Max 8.
“So much fun! Amazing food! Our host was wonderful. Catarina is a great teacher & chef. What a fabulous way to learn Italian cooking. Food was fresh and simple and very tasty!”
Cook Tuscan classics in Central Siena with Chef Francesco, make fresh pasta, eat your meal with wine, and learn why the recipes matter.
“Such a fun experience! My wife and I really enjoyed ourselves. The group of people we were with were very friendly and we all were the best of friends at the end of the evening.”
5 pm Siena wine class for Tuscan classics: taste 6 wines with bites and learn to read Chianti and Brunello on menus in 2 hours.
“Terrific class. Had a ton of fun. So convenient being in the city walls. Drank, laughed and learned a great deal. Manuel was a terrific teacher and good natured person. No pressure sale. If you don’t know much about wine from Tuscany, want to learn and drink with a friendly group, this tour is for you.”
Hands-on Brunello-area cooking class in Montalcino with winery and 13th-century castle tour, then lunch paired with Rosso and Brunello.
“Our chef was so much fun, she made the food seem easy to do and we had an amazing meal with beautiful scenery to top it off. The wine was good also!”
Chianti farm cooking class with Camilla: make pasta, bread and schiacciata, tour olive grove, then enjoy al fresco lunch with local wine.
“We found Camilla to be warm welcoming, and very knowledgeable. She taught us great recipes and techniques to take home with us. Her wine and olive oil were delicious. Wonderful experience!”
Hands-on cooking in a Chianti farmhouse near Siena. Make bruschetta, fresh pasta, and tiramisù with wine and a recipe card.
“Beautiful setting in the Tuscan countryside. Chef Simone was very helpful and made it a great experience for everyone.”
Cook Tuscan classics in a Chianti farmhouse with chef Simone: ravioli, tiramisu, and wine in a 4-hour small-group class.
“The highlight of our trip. Chef Simone made us feel so welcome and we thoroughly enjoyed our cooking class set in the Tuscan Hills.”
Small-group pasta and tiramisu class in Montepulciano. Learn fresh pasta, make dessert, eat with Tuscan wine in a home kitchen.
“Barbara was a wonderful hostess. She made us feel welcome in her home, the class was excellent and the food delicious. Even better, no dishes to clean!”
Tuscan farmhouse cooking class in Montepulciano: 5-course menu, 4 wine pairings, small group teaching, and terrace tiramisu.
“Remarkable in every way! The Chef patiently explained his philosophy of cooking using simple ingredients to highlight the food we prepared and ate. The history of the place goes back several centuries and it’s evident in the pride he shows in his craft. Fantastic experience and absolutely worth the time and money.”
A small-group Tuscan cooking class in Montepulciano: hand-make fresh pasta and tiramisù, then taste it with local wines.
“The class was very informative regarding organic cooking and eating well-which is exactly what I was looking for. The chef was perfection in all ways. Well done!!”
Cook two pastas and tiramisu in a Siena home with a Cesarina, with prosecco aperitivo, wine, and coffee included.
“Patrizia was wonderful! It’s like being invited to a friend’s house for an authentic Italian dinner. She showed us how to make a simple but delicious pasta meal and mouth watering tiramisu! Absolutely marvelous!!!”
Guided Florence wine tasting with Chianti pairings and Tuscan appetizers. Learn wine stories with a sommelier in 90 minutes.
“It was really really nice. We got to try a few nice wines and the guide had a lot of interesting information and fun facts about the wine, production, and the area overall. We got to try a few Italian snacks, which were all really good. Looking back, it was a nice experience, but I'm not sure if it's really worth the money. We spend over €100 for 3 wines (not full glasses), and two rounds of snacks, which makes us feel like we did overpay a bit.”
Make fresh Tuscan pasta, Tuscan sauces, and tiramisu in Chiusi with wine tasting and take-home leftovers.
“Highly recommend this cooking class, it was such a great experience. The setting was amazing, the host was gracious and very informative and we learned how to make many different types of pasta. It was fun and very interactive. Great way to spend the morning and definitely left very happy with the whole experience.”
Make hand-rolled Tuscan **pici** in Montepulciano, learn classic sauces, then eat your fresh pasta with wine in a small farmhouse class.
“Our pasta making experience in Montepulciano was spectacular! We made pici aglione under the direction of our home chef, Simonetta and her assistant Susanna. There were 4 in my group, and an additional family of 4 joined us. This all took place in a beautiful farmhouse off the beaten path (gracious hostess, Irena, and her super friendly pair of boxers, Mamba and her mother whose name I can’t recall). It was a spectacular experience. We picked strawberries for one of the 3 bruschettas that we made. We then made our own pici pasta. And we dined out on the patio enjoying the fruits of our labor! It was outstanding!! HIGHLY…”
Chianti truffle hunt with Marco and Tabu, then pasta making and lunch with wine on a vineyard terrace. Small group, 4 hours.
“The entire experience was amazing! The hosts made us feel at home at their lovely Tuscan manor with breathtaking views. We were never rushed and Fabrizio took his time to accommodate every guest. Gon Marco and Tabu, our truffle hunting dog, were an incredible team, not stopping until we had more than enough truffles for our delicious lunch.”
