Pasta and Cocktail Classes Worldwide: the 10 Worth Booking

1.Rome Cooking Class: Make Pasta and 3 Spritz Cocktails

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,937 reviews · 3 hours · from $99Our pick

Near the Colosseum, an English-speaking chef and mixologist guide you through handmade pasta, carbonara or cacio e pepe, and Aperol, Hugo, and limoncello spritzes. The class welcomes up to 14 people, includes your meal and drinks, and sends you home with recipes.

“Gaia was an incredible host and the class was so much fun! The food and drinks were equally as incredible. Would definitely recommend and if I’m ever in Rome again I’ll be back. Thank you ❤️”

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2.Pasta Cooking Class Near the Colosseum with 3 Spritz Cocktails

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,686 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $95

Spend about three hours making fresh fettuccine and Roman carbonara or vegetarian cacio e pepe while preparing Aperol, Hugo, and Limoncello spritzes. English-speaking hosts such as Sunny, Jim, Benjamin, and Sherry bring music, humor, and hands-on guidance to a group of up to 14.

“Sunny is amazing and informative. She made our night with her knowledge of Italian cooking, positivity and connectedness”

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3.Rome Tipsy Cooking Class: Make Pasta and Mix 3 Spritz Cocktails

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,357 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $44Best value

Meet a local chef in central Rome for a three-hour hands-on class. You’ll mix Aperol, Hugo, and Limoncello spritzes, roll fresh fettuccine, prepare carbonara or cacio e pepe, then eat together. Guides may include Sunny, Angela, Gaia, or other Rome With Chef hosts.

“This is a top tier experience! Shivii and Mary were awesome! They did such a great job of explaining everything. The pasta was absolutely delicious and the drinks were amazing! My wife and I loved this experience! Highly recommend!”

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4.Handmade Pasta & Dessert Class with Unlimited Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 788 reviews · 3 hours · from $74

Spend three hands-on hours in central Florence making fettuccine, ravioli, gnocchi, sauces, and an Italian dessert with a multilingual chef such as Francesco, Catarina, or Noemi. Then eat what you made with unlimited Tuscan wine. A full-day option adds a guided street-food walk.

“Such a fun time learning the process of pasta making. Very informative and fun and best of all we endulged in our efforts of the day. Highly recommend them.”

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5.Verona: Pasta and Tiramisu Cooking Class With Free Flowing Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 575 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $71

In a central Verona restaurant, you’ll make fresh fettuccine, ricotta-spinach ravioli, and tiramisu with an English-speaking instructor. Elodie, Carlo, Victoria, Ava, and Jasmine have led sessions. The three-hour class ends with your meal, Prosecco, wine, or soft drinks.

“This was a really fun activity! The instructors were lovely and knowledgeable, they provided clear instructions and made the experience enjoyable. If you ask nicely you may also get a refill of your welcome prosecco... To note: in our session we didn't make individual tiramisu, some of the group volunteered to help them make it - so just remember that when you go! We had a nice group of people there, and it was lovely to chat over lunch, which was the pasta that we made! All in all a good experience to have.”

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6.Pasta & Tiramisu Class with Free Flowing Fine Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 416 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $46

Spend 3 to 4 hours at a family-run Roman restaurant making pasta and tiramisu from scratch. English-speaking instructors such as Patrick, Irene, Lisa, and Nina guide the class, while wine or prosecco flows. Sit down afterward for a three-course meal and take home the recipes.

“So much fun. All of the staff were so friendly and made the class so fun. Would 100% recommend! The prosecco and all the food was amazing”

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7.Rome Cooking: Pasta & Tiramisu Making, Free-Flowing Fine Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 349 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $59

Start at La Nicchia Café with prosecco, cheeses, cured meats, truffles, pesto, and aged balsamic. Then walk to a restaurant for hands-on fettuccine, ravioli, and tiramisu making. Hosts such as Patrick, Carlo, Lis, and Eddie keep the three-hour class social, practical, and very well fed.

“What a wonderful experience! My husband & I took my 80 year old parents with us, and it was such a special time! My mother and I have MS and are in mobility scooters. They were extremely accommodating! So much fun and amazing food that I will be making for years! Thank you!”

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8.Florence Food Tour with Truffle Pasta, Steak & Free Flowing Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 278 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $156

Start at 5 pm with a small group of up to 15, then eat your way through Florence with guides such as Kat, Jamie, and Katarina. Expect aged balsamic, truffle cheeses, pasta, Florentine steak, wine, and gelato, ending near the Duomo.

“This was a truly a unique way to experience Florence. I would 100% recommend this tour to others. Jamie was amazing.”

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9.Polignano a Mare: Pasta Making Cooking Class with Drink

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 260 reviews · 2 hours · from $77

In Polignano a Mare’s historic centre, Annamaria, Daniele, or another local instructor guides you through shaping orecchiette and cavatelli. You’ll enjoy taralli, preserved vegetables, wine, and orecchiette with tomato sauce. The two-hour class suits families, vegetarians, and vegans.

“Great, learnt heaps, Daniele was an excellent teacher, very knowledgeable and entertaining. I would thoroughly recommend this activity.”

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10.Pasta Cooking Class with Spritz Cocktails

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 158 reviews · from $89

Join an English-speaking chef in a central Rome kitchen for fettuccine, Carbonara, Cacio e Pepe, and three cocktails: Aperol Spritz, Hugo Spritz, and Limoncello. Small-group and private options are available, with recipes sent by e-book afterward.

“So much fun! One of my favorite activities. This was my third Rome cooking class but my first with this company. This by far was the best. Drinks were awesome, food was awesome, music was awesome. Would for sure book again!”

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