the cooking lab

  I absolutely loved cooking with Chef Luca! Everything was a memorable experience, from beginning to end. We made a variety of pastas from scratch, an appetizer and dessert. Luca was... read more extremely welcoming and his kitchen was beautifully set up. I learned so much about Italian cooking and cuisine, and the history of Italy as well. We all ate together, and his wife and daughter joined us too. It was truly a wonderful experience!

  My friends and I did this Airbnb experience and we all loved it. We learned so much it was crazy. Everyone got to participate in various aspects of the cooking.... read more The instruction was great. The food at the end was incredible. Luca is a great host and I wouldn’t hesitate to book this experience again.

  This was a wonderful experience! It was very special from the moment Luca met us at the piazza. We went to the market to select the produce, stopped to get... read more fresh milk and then had coffee and a breakfast cake while he explained the menu and how we would proceed. He was very well organized and cleaned up as we went along. We were able to observe, understand his tips, and then participate in every step, all while we are having meaningful conversation and enjoying his hospitality. When we sat down for our beautiful lunch, everything was delicious and we had such a sense of accomplishment!! We highly recommend this very fun, unique and enjoyable cooking experience! It was a highlight of our trip to Florence!!!

  This was a wonderful wonderful experience to remember!! Luca was so lovely and his kitchen was a true taste of Italy. Everything was made with local, fresh ingredients that elevated... read more everything to the next level. The food was absolutely delicious, we can’t say enough good things about the whole class. Overall 10/10 recommend to anyone who wants to have a true taste of Italy and an amazing time with an amazing teacher.

  We had such a good night with Luca and his Family, He passed on many cooking tips for us, we had great food and lovely dinner conversation.
Definitely a must do!!... read more

  I would highly recommend! Luca was personable and a great teacher. It was so nice to feel at home in Florence. He definitely sparked my interest in cooking again and... read more made me feel connected to my Italian roots. The couple we shared our experience with were so nice and even gave us a good restaurant to try in Sorrento. This is a great experience don’t miss out!

  This was one of the highlights of our whole trip. Making a few different types of pasta was something that we wanted to learn, and the environment, including the meal... read more with lively conversation afterwards, was just a wonderful overall experience.

  Chef Luca gave me an amazing lesson. I came into this experience wanting to take the class very seriously. It was a private lesson with chef and we made ravioli... read more and cacio e Pepe. We had a great time and he taught me so much about being fluid with measurements and precise with technique. 100% recommend to all those wanting to learn a new skill.

  What a wonderful experience! Luca was a gracious host and guided us expertly through making a variety of Italian dishes with ingredients from the local neighborhood market that we all... read more enjoyed throughout our time together. Luca’s hospitality was outstanding and we will treasure the memories of this adventure in Italy. Such a lovely and authentic experience. Can’t recommend this enough!

  What a fantastic family experience we had with our children 9 yrs and 5yrs. Luca made it a great experience for the adults and children and it was really lovely... read more having a meal with Luca and his family to finish off the evening. We learnt a lot and have already started practicing some of the recipes since getting home.

  If you're looking for a cooking class while in Tuscany that feels more personal and hands on, this is the one. From picking up our fresh ingredients at a market... read more in the morning to learning and making all our delicious dishes and eating our way through with delicious wine --everything was wonderful. It felt more personal because we were cooking in Luca's kitchen-- not in a classroom somewhere. We learned great techniques & recipes for dishes we'd never tried before (tortelli was a big hit!) that we cannot wait to recreate at home and had great conversation all along the way! It was a such a great way to spend our last day in Florence and I would highly recommend. Thank you Luca!

  Amazing amazing amazing! Great experience and great food! Luca did a phenomenal job teaching us how to prepare the food from beginning to end. It was great the he explained... read more the reasoning for every step. Simply amazing. When my wife and I return to Florence, we will definitely be booking this experience again!

  Luca is a wonderful chef and a great host. His cooking class not only taught me about making fresh pasta and gnocchi, but provided wonderful insight into his life experience.

  This was a great experience and one I will remember each time I cook Italian food in the future. Luca gave us some great information and showed us how to... read more start from the most basic ingredients and create a fantastic meal. Many of the dishes were as good or better than we could find in a restaurant! I appreciated the variety of things we cooked and how everyone got to participate in this intimate setting.

  This cooking class was wonderful! I learned how to make a few of the most popular dishes in half a day in an intimate home setting. A few of the... read more cooking tips I will take home with me!

Also, getting a glimpse into the lives of Firenze locals was a very unique experience for us (seeing the market, spending time in their neighborhood, apartment, hearing stories about their off-days and holidays). Big thumbs up!

Grazie mille Luca!

  My family of four loved our whole experience! Luca was a kind and gracious host, and we all agreed that the cacio e pepe we had, including our homemade... read more pasta was the best we ever tasted! Definitely a highlight in our trip to Florence!

  What a great time with Luca and his beautiful family! We learned to make delicious pasta and had great conversation, would highly recommend! It’s like going for a dinner party... read more with friends but you walk away with a new skill

  We came as family with 2 children (10,6). We all enjoyed it very much. Luca was very patient, and answered any question we had. At the end we ate dinner... read more together with his lovely family. The food was great and we all had a wonderful experience.

  Our group of four decided to take a cooking class while we were in Florence. We decided on the ‘Best Cooking Class - Firenze’ with Luca. Luca was... read more very accommodating, and easy to work with. After meeting him at his house, we sat at his dining room table to go over the menu we were about to prepare. We worked together to prepare the meal and afterward we ate together and enjoyed the wonderful meal. Our menu consisted of coccoli, Osso Bucco, saffron risotto, stuffed calamari , and tiramisu for dessert. After the class it was raining and Luca very kindly took us to the nearest bus stop. Thank you Luca for a wonderful cooking experience!

  Had a great time from getting fresh ingredients at the local market to making a variety of techniques for making pastas, gnocchi, and dessert. We also had great conversations... read more while cooking and enjoying our meal together!

  Had the most amazing time with Luca. He welcomed us into his lovely home and was very informative during the entire process of making the pasta and desert. Would highly... read more recommend anyone to spend a few hours cooking and sipping drinks with great company.

  Great experience yesterday with Luca! Me and my significant other lucked out and had Luca to ourselves! It truly felt like we had a personal chef for the afternoon who... read more taught us many things, including technique, background information, as well as gave us great insights for future cooking!! He was easy to talk to and the time unfortunately flew by! A great experience I highly recommend!

  Where do we start? We booked this pasta cooking experience after reading other reviews online. Luca was magnificent. We traveled to Italy with our two daughters... read more - 15 and 11 years old. This will be one of the top highlights of our Italian Vacation. Luca did a tremendous job. We booked the dinner making experience. We met up in a square close to his apartment and first went to an Italian Deli to do some shopping. We then proceeded to his apartment where wine was poured for us and drinks for our kids and a variety of appetizers were served. We then went over our menu for the evening that we would be cooking. My wife is a vegan and he was able to curtail the menu to make a pasta dish especially for her. We started with making dessert - Tiramisu. We then proceeded over the next few hours to make different sauces with fresh ingredients. Then we proceeded to making 3 different types of pastas - fettuccine, gnocchi, and ravioli. Luca was very thoughtful and patient with all of us - especially our kids and told us many stories of growing up in Italy and his daily life in general. The best part of the meal was all of us sitting down together around his dining table and enjoying our meal together and having a great discussion about Italy and life in general. Luca is a very genuine and sincere individual and a great cook. We highly recommend this experience to anyone looking for a great way to enjoy an authentic cooking experience in Florence.

  A wonderful time learning the tips and tricks of excellent Italian pasta cooking. The right tools and process. The needed texture and how tos. So glad we selected Luca’s pasta... read more cooking experience. The end result was delicious!

  We had a wonderful experience with Luca! Our daughters thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Luca took care to include them in the whole process and made it fun for the whole... read more family

  Luca was a wonderful host and great teacher. My wife and I had a wonderful time and are really excited to try making our own pastas once we get home!

  Luca was wonderful.

  Taking a cooking class from Luca is a one-of-a-kind experience that was worth flying from Los Angeles to Italy for! Our expectations were blown away with everything. From the expert... read more attention to detail, to the informative explanations of the process and ingredients, it was such a special evening and meal. While the dishes we made may seem simple, Luca highlighted the brilliance of Italian cooking - it’s the precise attention to detail and the process that yields such a delicious result. We feel so lucky to have learned from Luca!

  Luca's pasta making class was really excellent. He's a gifted teacher who made us feel very comfortable while showing us everything he looks for when he's making his own... read more pasta. At the end of the lesson, we all sat down to a delicious meal with the pasta that we created. Highly recommended!!

  We had lunch with Luca and his wife in his beautiful Italian home. It was a very home-y experience from the cooking to eating.