Tuscan Cooking Class of Homemade Pastas and Cantucci Cookies
Overview
Learn to make pasta from the chefs of our farm table Gourmet restaurant. Learn the secrets of traditional cuisine passed down from our parents and grandparents using ingredients from our farm and nearby farms. Total fun learning to make dishes that you can recreate at home. Have an amazing activity in one of the most historical & picturesque properties. Pienza: before & after the class spend time on our beautiful property. Amazing views of Val D´Orcia while learning the secrets of the Italian cuisine. Our farm-to-table restaurant ensures that all our dishes are made with locally sourced and seasonally fresh ingredients. Our Chef will guide you in creating typical Tuscan recipes, including handmade pasta, cantucci biscuits and more. The lesson includes lunch of the preparations made at the table with drinks sold separately, and a nice souvenir to remember this unique experience! *Not including wine, but, wine is available for sale during the class and for lunch.
What's Included
- Lunch You will enjoy a lunch of your creations! You will eat 2 courses of the pasta you made, with 2 different sauces made by our gourmet kitchen, as well as the cantucci you created for dessert!
- Bottled water Filtered water is included, not bottles
- Alcoholic beverages Wine, Beer, and Soda is sold separately. Local soda@ €4, local beers@€6, local wine starting at €30 and up , pay on property
- Carbonated beverages Locally produced artisanal sodas €4, pay on property
Meeting Location
SP71
53026 Pienza SI, Italy
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Podere Spedalone offers cooking lessons to learn the secrets of Tuscan cuisine with the traditions handed down by our parents and our grandparents, using the products of our farm, as well as those of nearby farms.
Everything is handmade, including all pasta, bread and desserts.
Our restaurant is farm-to-table, which means our ingredients are locally sourced and seasonally fresh. Fresh herbs, vegetables and fruits are used from our organic garden. You're guaranteed home-grown flavors that are true to the season.
The lesson consists of creating typical Tuscan recipes, accompanied by our Chef who will guide you in their creation
We start with making 2 kinds of pasta, typical from the area, with traditional recipes and all made by hand! The famous Tagliatelle or Pappardelle are then made with the same hand-rolled pasta, which will be seasoned with a delicious tomato or meat sauce.
Finally, the secrets of Cantucci -italian cookies- will be taught!
Following the class a lunch of the preparations made are served at a table either outside when the weather is appropriate Overlooking the picturesque val d'Orcia Or in our historical dining room!!
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- No gluten free option is available
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Alcoholic beverages are available for sale but with age restrictions following local laws.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).
- Lunch. You will enjoy a lunch of your creations! You will eat 2 courses of the pasta you made, with 2 different sauces made by our gourmet kitchen, as well as the cantucci you created for dessert!.
- Bottled water. Filtered water is included, not bottles.
- Alcoholic beverages. Wine, Beer, and Soda is sold separately. Local soda@ €4, local beers@€6, local wine starting at €30 and up , pay on property.
- Carbonated beverages. Locally produced artisanal sodas €4, pay on property.
The minimum age to participate is 2. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Tuscan Cooking Class of Homemade Pastas and Cantucci Cookies is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- No gluten free option is available
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Tuscan Cooking Class of Homemade Pastas and Cantucci Cookies will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- LunchYou will enjoy a lunch of your creations! You will eat 2 courses of the pasta you made, with 2 different sauces made by our gourmet kitchen, as well as the cantucci you created for dessert!
- Bottled waterFiltered water is included, not bottles
- Alcoholic beveragesWine, Beer, and Soda is sold separately. Local soda@ €4, local beers@€6, local wine starting at €30 and up , pay on property
- Carbonated beveragesLocally produced artisanal sodas €4, pay on property
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- No gluten free option is available
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Alcoholic beverages are available for sale but with age restrictions following local laws.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
