Experience Italian regional cuisine with a firsthand immersion into the “Mediterranean Diet” with Chef Daniela.

Your trip with Chef Daniela del Balzo begins with a hunt for the freshest ingredients in the “Testaccio,” a historical Roman neighborhood known for its open-air market and shops. You’ll then prepare and enjoy dishes such as pasta e fagioli, caponata or parmigiana di melanzane, paired with the very best local wines. Finish your meal with a delightful dessert such as homemade fruit marmalade pie. Classes are held in an enchanting residence in the heart of Rome, and include detailed recipes of all the dishes you've prepared during the lesson.

Call or email for pricing and dates. Class includes market tour and shopping.

Let Mamma Agata whisk you away to a wonderful lunch in her outdoor kitchen, then enjoy her famous food on a terrace overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

Mamma Agata's state-of-the-art outdoor kitchen is where she conducts this 3.5-hour demonstration class, which may include such specialties as pasta, pizza, chicken, veal, seafood and more. After your preparations you will lunch on a terrace facing the Mediterranean Sea, while enjoying the beautiful vistas of the Amalfi Coast.

Mamma Agata began her cooking school in 1997 and has been the personal chef for some very famous people including Jacqueline Kennedy, Anita Eckberg, Marcello Mastroianni and more!

Available year-round upon request. Two-person minimum. Call or email for pricing.

Take a morning or evening class with Chef Veronica Clemente at La Quercia, a cooking studio located in a 17th-century estate in the hills of Chianti.

Join Chef Veronica Clemente at La Quercia, a cooking studio located in a 17th-century renovated estate in the hills of Chianti, only 10 miles from Florence.

The class focuses on the freshest, in-season ingredients available and is a full-on immersion into Tuscan, Mediterranean, vegetarian or macrobiotic cooking. Lunch or dinner includes an appetizer, first course, second course, side dish and dessert.

Classes are available year-round in the morning (lunch) or the evening (dinner).

Call or email for more information.