Cooking classes are the best way to immerse yourself in the creative side of a country’s cuisine.
Learning the secrets and stories behind local recipes from professional chefs offers a truly unique experience, equipping you with all the skills and know-how you need to recreate authentic recipes back home and become the champion of dinner parties!
How to cook Italian dishes and local cuisine
Food is a fundamental part of Italian culture. But Italian food goes well beyond the stereotypical staples of pizza and pasta. To scratch beneath the surface of Italy’s rich culinary culture, there’s no better experience than our of our cooking lessons in Rome. Learning to make local dishes and regional specialities under the guidance of a professional chef is not only a great way to have fun, but also to experience an authentic taste of Rome’s culture and people.
If you want to nurture a deep appreciation authentic Roman cuisine, our cooking classes and food tours offer the perfect solution. We offer a range of shared and private experiences – from classes focussing on beloved dishes like pizza and gelato or pasta and tiramisù to customized classes where you can focus on any food (or flavours) of your choice.
A cooking class in Rome customized just for you
Starting at one or our two centrally situated cooking schools or at a local farmers’ market where we can source the day’s fresh ingredients, your cooking class starts in earnest with a prosecco and snacks reception.
This gives you the perfect opportunity to get to know your chef and fellow participants (if you’re taking a shared class) and decide on the day’s menu. During the hands-on cooking class, your expert chef will recount you with stories and anecdotes and answer any burning questions you might have about their country and its beautiful capital.
Nourishing you with the knowledge of Italy’s gastronomical secrets and cultural tidbits.
Whether you dream of making the perfect plate of “cacio e pepe” or the adventurous, delicious “saltimbocca alla romana“, a cooking cass in Rome is a truly unique way to experience the best of what the Eternal City has to offer. What’s more, when you return home, you can reproduce the recipes you’ve learned and become the culinary aficionado of all things Italian!
At the end of the hands-on class, you’ll get the chance to sit down and indulge in the meals prepared by you and your new friends. With specially selected wines, beers and soft drinks to accompany your culinary creations!
Come join us in one of our two prestigious cooking schools for an unforgettable culinary experience that immerses you in Italian culture:
- Our first cooking school is in an elegant 17th-century palace behind Piazza Navona
- Our second is in our sleek and stylish terraced school a stone’s throw from the Pantheon.
Walks Inside Rome
Situated in the heart of Rome’s historic centre, Walks Inside Rome has been setting the standard as an agency of travel services and guided tours since 1999. We provide our clients with the highest quality tour guide services in art, history, food and fun.
Our expert team of guides are passionate about providing a variety of classic, exciting, engaging and educational tours for first-time visitors and discerning travellers. Not just in the Eternal City but also across Italy’s most spectacular destinations – from Venice and Florence to Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast.
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Open 7 days a week, we can help you plan and organize every aspect of your trip to Rome: from deciding the best tour for you to booking and organizing your accommodation to arranging all your transport and transfers for the duration of your stay.
Contact us for any questions and for any further information about our services. You can fill out the form on our website, send us an email, call us or chat with us on WhatsApp.
We look forward to meeting you soon so we can start exploring Rome together!