the cooking lab

  This cooking class was fantastic - we really learned how to make fettuccine noodles, ravioli, & tiramisu. We enjoyed the company and guidance of Luca who was a great teacher.

  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!

  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!

  Luca and this experience are exceptional and absolutely worth every penny. He offers you an experience you’ll never forget, and its so personal! You’re invited into his lovely home and... read more his life. He tells you exactly what to do and it isn’t over complicated. He’s extremely friendly and makes you feel at home. I chose this course cause it felt small and intimate and that’s exactly what I got. Luca is the best and I’ll definitely be back for some more cooking lessons.

  Authentic, enjoyable, and educational
Luca does a great job sharing his passion while keeping three different entrees cooking. Sharing the food around his family table was the perfect way... read more enjoy our creations

  From ringing the doorbell at Luca’s house to saying ciao as we left, the experience was fun and interactive. We learned to make tiramisu, 2 fresh pastas-spaghetti & ravioli- ricotta... read more & spinach filling for the ravioli, plus 2 different sauces. Luca is a charming and intelligent teacher/host. I highly recommend the Cooking Lab as an extra fun activity in Firenze.

  Awesome, highly recommend

  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!

  Luca was fantastic. He loves food, making it and people. we had 3 lovely hours in his kitchen and we talked about everything, altso food, wine, olivoil, politic ...
He... read more gave us some visiting tips in florens.
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  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.

  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 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!

  We've taken cooking classes all over the world. Luca's is one of the best. He's a fine teacher - patient and great at explaining. He's also an excellent chef. Our... read more food was so delicious! The conversation at the table was also a pleasure. Highly recommend!

  This was absolutely a highlight of the trip - if you are even remotely interested in cooking, I'd definitely book this. Luca was fantastic both in making us feel at... read more home at his place but also in creating a fun and diverse menu for the evening, walking through each of the steps and outlining not just how but why to do things the way we were doing them. We made dessert and three different kinds of pasta dishes. I kid you not that the weekend I got home I purchased some kitchen tools for our kitchen to replicate some of what we created.

Later in the evening, Luca's wife joined us and had dinner with us. By the end, it really felt like we had just come over to a friends house for dinner. Terrific experience - and such an amazing couple.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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!

  Luca's cooking lab was an incredible experience. From shopping at a local market, to encouraging us to participate in the preparation of the dishes we prepared, to showing us... read more how a few quality ingredients make wonderfully tasteful Italian dishes. We had great conversations regarding food and local culture. It was the highlight of our stay in Florence. I would highly recommend Luca's cooking lab to anyone wanting a friendly and personal cooking experience with a knowledgeable and personable chef. We could not have been more pleased.

  Luca is a great host and teacher. He shares his passion for food and cooking with friendly enthusiasm. His home and especially his kitchen was welcoming and comfortable. I would... read more highly recommend this class.

  Had a great time at Luca’s cooking class. We made a great variety of foods and had a blast doing it! We met two other travelers as well and Luca... read more was a great guide to all of Florence. I would highly recommend!

  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!

  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.

  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.

  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.

  The cooking class with Luca was incredible. We learned how to make fresh pasta, tiramisu, and cacio e pepe sauce. Luca helpfully did a vegetarian menu since one person in... read more our party was vegetarian. He was great with our eight-year-old and made everything interesting for her - even making sure she got her preference of plain pasta for her meal. One person in our group said it was the best thing we did on our entire trip! If you have a chance to book this definitely do it.

  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!

  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!

  Luca is such a great host and a fantastic chef himself. His apartment is very clean and his process to make all of the wonderful dishes was also very clean,... read more washing hands & dishes frequently, etc. The food was so delicious and the intimate atmosphere of Luca's apartment made this experience even more memorable. Having the opportunity to learn, cook, and socialize with a local Italian really makes the difference and provided my family & I an authentic, true, delicious and unique experience! We all socialized around Luca and Marina's dining room table for over an hour while eating and drinking their hand chosen wines, while getting to know Luca and Marina as well! They are such a kind and welcoming couple who are so generous to share their beautiful apartment and knowledge on cooking with others! I highly recommend.