Culinary Experiences and Cooking Classes in Rome

We took a cooking class with Alessandro today—my husband and I plus our three kids (16, 13, and 11)—and it was an absolute hit! We were joined by one other guest and spent three wonderful hours learning and cooking together in a calm, air-conditioned space (a perfect escape from the heat wave!). Alessandro was welcoming, knowledgeable, and great with both adults and kids. We made cacio e pepe, amatriciana, and homemade gelato (coffee and Nutella was the crowd favourite). Highly recommend this experience—fun, delicious, and memorable. Fingers crossed our cacio e pepe and gelato turn out just as good at home!

The pizza and gelato is delicious and Michaela was great!

Marco and the team were amazing! Our family of 6 and our parents really enjoyed our pizza and gelato making class. It was such a memorable experience. The patience, kindness, and clear instructions by Marco were extraordinary. He also made our youngest daughter's birthday special with a candle in her Gelato. Thanks for a great evening!

The chef instructor was very kind and patient to show us all of the techniques. The kitchen was spotless and equipped with large cooking counter. We arrived and they prepared a welcome snack with bruschetta add eggplant which was delicious we were offered wine drinks. The olive oil was delicious. The gelato and pizza that we made was very delicious. We were able to enjoy what we made and the host made us feel so welcomed.

Maurizio was a wonderful Trastevere Food Tour guide! I appreciated him sharing local history and information in addition to the history of the food. He shared how the Trastevere neighborhood got its name and the small facts about buildings and fountains as we passed by. The food was fun and very Roman. We started with an aperitivo, tried suppli, pizza bianca, fried zucchini flower, caccio e peppe, amatriciana, and gelato. Maurizio provided fun facts about the origin of the dishes, origin of ingredients, how it’s prepared, and small tidbits such as the cheese pull of the suppli is called a “phone line.” These weren’t my favorite foods I’ve had this trip, as it was very carb and cheese heavy, but I am very happy to have tried everything and some foods surprised me. I especially liked the fried zucchini flower and the potato pizza. I wouldn’t have come across those on my own. Maurizio was kind at the end of the tour to ask how we were getting back since the tour ended in a different location than it started. He even helped call the car company for us to make sure we were good! I also got some great shots of St. Peter’s Basilica in the skyline at golden hour, it was a great time to be walking around.