Italian Wine and Cheese Tasting in Rome

Discover Rome's culinary heritage on a 1-hour Italian wine and cheese tasting experience. Sample an excellent variety of white and red wines, regional artisan cheese and delicious cured meats at the popular L'Angolo Divino wine bar. Your local guide will discuss the foods and tell you everything you need to know about Rome's gourmet delights.

Private Tour: Gourmet Walking Tour of Bologna - Pasta, Mortadella and Chocolate

Take a private guided walking tour through the medieval market of Bologna and explore the history, art and traditions of the city and its famous food. With only a few hours to spare, it's the ideal way to savor the history, art and traditions of Bologna. You'll enjoy personalized attention from your professional guide on this gourmet walking tour.

Small-Group Cooking Lesson in Rome

Learn how to cook a four-course Italian meal in a private kitchen in the heart of Rome! You know the saying. When in Rome, do as the Romans do - and the Romans do delicious food. Learn how to cook your own so you can continue eating Italian food long after your vacation ends. In a group of no more than eight people, you’ll receive highly personalized cooking instruction from a knowledgeable food expert, and then enjoy your Italian creations paired with local wine.

Whether you're a culinary enthusiast or a cooking novice, this Italian cooking class in central Rome promises to be a fun, entertaining experience you’ll never forget. You’ll start with a trip to Rome’s Central Market, where your guide will help you shop for the best produce. You’ll meet butchers, bakers and farmers selling meat, bread and fresh-picked vegetables, and you’ll learn how to distinguish high-quality ingredients. Plus, learn how to barter for the best price.

Then, head to a private kitchen in Rome, where your exclusive Italian cooking class begins! During this hands-on experience, you will learn how to prepare three different kinds of fresh, homemade pasta and a main course; your dishes will be accompanied with a selection of fine local wines.

Finally, after you’ve picked, prepped and cooked, you’ll dine on the sumptuous Italian meal you’ve created. This small-group Italian cooking class is a great way to make your trip to Rome extra special; it’s a must for foodies and cooking fans.

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Small-Group Cooking Lesson in Roman Countryside

Calling all Italian food lovers! If you’re a gourmand, cooking aficionado or a fan of homemade cuisine, this intimate, full-day cooking tour from Rome is for you! Numbers are limited to a maximum of 12 people on this small-group Italian cooking class, ensuring you'll receive personalized attention from your knowledgeable food expert. You will travel to a small village in the Roman countryside, where you’ll learn to cook a traditional Italian meal.

Where better than the Roman countryside to take an Italian cooking class? You will spend the day with a skilled chef who will take you step-by-step through the process of preparing a traditional Italian meal, from appetizer to dessert. The small number of participants in this class ensures you will have personalized attention from your expert chef and a highly memorable Italian culinary experience.

Your tour begins with pickup from your hotel in Rome. Your guide will take you off the beaten path to the ancient village of Mazzano Romano, where you’ll visit the local market to acquire all the necessary ingredients for your class. Your guide will give you tips for selecting the best and freshest vegetables, eggs, spices and meat. Then it’s time to start cooking!

Your cooking lesson takes place in a fully equipped, typical Roman kitchen. Under the guidance of your chef, you will learn how to prepare a four-course Italian meal, including three different types of homemade pasta. You will also learn how to match each dish with suitable wines, selected from the best local varieties. Of course, no Italian cooking experience would be complete without sampling your creations - when you have finished in the kitchen, you’ll gather round the table with your fellow aspiring chefs, sip some wine and taste the delicious Italian meal you have prepared.

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Taste of Italy Food Tour to Chianti and Umbria from Rome

Head out of Rome and off the beaten track to experience a different side of Italy in Tuscany and Umbria. You'll visit the lovely towns of Cortona and Montepulciano, and sample wine, cheeses, salami, olive oil and other local specialties.

Leaving Rome, you'll head north to cross the Tiber valley to Cortona. This town has changed little since the Middle Ages, and was most recently depicted in the Oscar-winning film La Vita e Bella and described by American novelist Frances Mayes in her book Under the Tuscan Sun. As a result, Cortona is enjoying renewed popularity. Stroll through the historic center, absorbing the atmosphere of this picturesque town.

Next you'll drive along the shores of Lake Trasimeno. Lunch will be served in a typical country restaurant.

In the afternoon, you'll drive through the hills of the Chianti region to reach the hilltop town of Montepulciano. The ruby-red Vino Nobile wine of this town is famous the world over. You'll visit one of the oldest wine cellars, discover the winemakers' secrets and taste the final result!




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Illuminated Rome Night Tour with Aperitivo

See an illuminated Rome on a 3.5-hour nighttime sightseeing tour. You’ll start at a local wine bar to enjoy a traditional ‘aperitivo’ - a glass of fine wine and delectable appetizers. Then head off for a 1.5-hour nighttime stroll around Rome with your guide. Incredible by day, Rome's attractions are even more so by night, when the illuminations accentuate what's already there. See the glow of the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain, and then board a luxury coach to see Castel Sant'Angelo, the Colosseum and more!

Know the phrase ‘When in Rome, do as the Romans do?’ Well, do just that on this Rome night tour, where you’ll start your evening relaxing in a top Roman wine bar, enjoying an aperitivo alongside the locals. This much-loved Italian tradition entails sitting down for an evening drink accompanied by Italian appetizers -- cured meats, olives, breads or cheeses. With your friendly guide, enjoy a glass of wine and assorted regional delicacies before heading out to tour Rome by night.

Setting off on a leisurely 1.5-hour walking tour, your guide will point out top Rome attractions as you walk around the historic city center. See the Spanish Steps illuminated into a golden haze and admire the Trevi Fountain -- the city's largest -- in the relative calm of the evening hours. Admire Rome's Pantheon from the outside, and pass through popular Piazza Navona, where lively cafes, restaurants and nightclubs buzz alongside Baroque statues and elaborate fountains.

Continue to the River Tiber to board an air-conditioned coach for the next leg of your evening sightseeing experience. Relax in your comfortable seat and head past the towering fortress of Castel Sant'Angelo to see it lavishly lit up, creating silhouettes of the statues that frame its entrance. Stop to stretch your legs on Janiculum Hill, and be rewarded with panoramic nighttime views over Ancient Rome.

Back on your coach, pass Piazza Venezia before seeing the impressive yet lesser-known Trajan's Column. Your final stop is outside the Colosseum, everyone's must-see Rome site that seems even more dramatic by night than by day. Feel the looming amphitheater come to life with tales of gladiatorial glory from your guide. Your tour finishes here, leaving you to set off independently into the night.


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Experience Naples: Learn How to Make Authentic Neapolitan Pizza

Make an authentic Neapolitan pizza during a 1.5-hour cooking class in Naples! Pizza was born in the city, so where better to learn how to make it? Under the watchful eye of a professional local ‘pizzaiolo,’ mix and knead your own dough, and then top it with the finest local ingredients. Sit down with fellow food lovers in your group, and finish your experience with a soft drink and a 3-course meal: starter, dessert and of course, your very own Neapolitan pizza!

Meet your host in central Naples and stroll to a nearby restaurant for your 1.5-hour pizza-making class. All utensils and equipment are provided for your session, and under the careful eye of your pizzaiolo (pizza maker), you’ll discover the culinary secrets behind making authentic Neapolitan pizza.

Naples has a refreshing keep-it-simple attitude when it comes to food, relying on the high quality of their local produce to make their dishes sing. Ruby red tomatoes, milky-fresh buffalo mozzarella, basil and DOP olive oils (Denominazione di Origine Protetta) are pizza restaurant staples, and you’ll use the best locally sourced ingredients such as these in your class.

Watch your pizzaiolo mix, knead and stretch the dough, then give it a go yourself! Neapolitan pizzas typically have doughier bases than their crispy Roman counterparts, and your pizzaiolo will explain how to get the dough worked to the right consistency. Choose from a selection of toppings, and then sit down while it bakes!

Relax with other food lovers in your group, chatting about pizza in Naples and enjoying a drink. Whet your appetite with a starter of bruschetta e zeppoline (seaweed bruschetta), then tuck into your very own Neapolitan pizza, before finishing with dolce del gioro with (dessert of the day). With this class under your belt, you’ll be able to easily make your own pizza again at home to impress your family and friends.

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Experience Florence: Tuscan Dinner in a Florentine Home

Spend an evening in a cozy Florentine home and enjoy an authentic 5-course Tuscan meal, expertly cooked by your friendly host. Gain insight into Italian home life and cooking, learning about the history of the dishes you eat and, of course, Florence's famous cuisine! If you're looking for an ideal mix of culture, good food and great company, this Tuscan dinner experience is not to be missed!

Numbers are limited to 12 people on this small-group experience, ensuring you'll enjoy a more personalized evening with your host.

Tuscan food is famous all over the world, and for good reason! Simple yet creative, the cuisine focuses on using the very best ingredients -- fresh, locally grown and always in season. Imagine the reddest tomatoes you've ever laid eyes on, olive oil from the Tuscan hills, fresh breads, mild cheeses and grilled meats: welcome to Tuscan cuisine!

Your evening in a local Florence home lets you enjoy this famous food in a relaxed and authentic setting. After meeting your friendly host outside Jessy's Bar in the center of town, take a leisurely five-minute walk to his or her home. Dinner is ready and waiting, so make yourself at home in the dining room and savor an aperitif while your host brings the first course to the table.

The dishes served throughout your five-course Tuscan feast will vary according to seasonality and what the local market has available that day. Rest assured, whatever you eat is guaranteed to be a homemade specialty and typical of the region. Wine is not included, but you'll be able to buy some from your host, should you want it to complement your meal.

As you eat with your host, chat, relax and enjoy the feeling of being 'at home' in Florence. Find out the secrets of home-cooking in Tuscany and learn about the dishes' origins and history. Dinner ends with coffee, and when you're ready to leave, your host will point you in the right direction to your hotel.


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Rome Food Walking Tour

Find the best food spots in town on a 4-hour Rome Food Walking Tour! Led by a local food-loving guide, your tour includes nine regional food tastings as you explore Rome's foodie neighborhood -- Testaccio. Meet colorful traders at a gourmet market and hear recipe secrets from the people behind Rome's oldest food traditions. Sample gelato at Rome's oldest gelateria, taste fresh pasta in an award-winning trattoria, relax with wine and more -- a must-do culinary experience in Rome!

Your Rome food walking tour takes you off the beaten tourist path to the historic Roman neighborhood called Testaccio, and ideal place to get a real taste of Rome. Savor its delicious food, soak in its vibrant culture, and meet the people who keep so many wonderful food traditions alive.

After meeting your expert guide, head off to discover the culinary gems around this must-see foodie district. As you walk, hear tales of Rome's lesser-known history from your guide, and see sights that many tourist maps miss, such as Rome's only pyramid and the Protestant Cemetery, where the poet John Keats is buried.

Visit the legendary Barberini pastry shop to try its mouth-watering Italian pastries that have been sold for over 50 years. Then, browse gourmet produce at a bustling local food market. While shopping, your guide will introduce you to some of the more colorful characters who work there. Meet the market trader, affectionately known as the 'Tomato Poet', and learn about the 45 varieties of tomatoes that he grows and sells.

Continue your tour to the 00100 Pizza Restaurant to try suppli, every Roman's favorite fried rice ball. Sample some of Rome's best pasta along with wine at one of Rome's best restaurants for authentic Roman cuisine.

Further highlights include visits to the Giolitti Caffe and Gelateria, where artisan gelato has been made for over a century; an upmarket delicatessen called Lina & Enzo's Alimentari, where you'll try fresh mozzarella di bufala; and the fantastic Volpetti cheese shop, home to 150 regional cheeses.

After eating your way around Rome's foodie heaven, you'll end up two blocks from where your tour began, approximately a 5-minute walk to all major public transport options.


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Florence Cooking Class: Learn How to Make Gelato and Pizza

Combine your love of pizza and gelato (an Italian version of ice cream) with a unique cooking class in beautiful Florence. Learn how to make gelato and cook an authentic Italian pizza with a professional chef who will guide and teach you along the way. Discover and taste the many Italian gelato flavors that are made in Italy, and sample an array of Italian pizzas. Your new cooking skills will be the best souvenir you take home from your trip to Italy.

Numbers are limited to 25 people on this small-group tour, ensuring you'll receive personalized attention from your knowledgeable guide.

Create your own authentic Italian pizza and learn how to make gelato during this Florence cooking class. Italians take their food very seriously, and before you start cooking, you must understand some pizza basics. Pizza Margherita got its name from Italy's Queen Margherita, who in the late 19th century in Naples was served a pizza resembling the Italian flag - red tomatoes, white mozzarella and green basil. The beloved Italian pizza as we know it today was born.

Today, Italians make variety of pizzas from different regions. While toppings and cheeses may vary from region to region, the culinary rule of using fresh, local ingredients remains the same throughout the country. This cooking class will give you the opportunity to create and bake your own Italian pizza.

Then it's on to dessert, as you learn how to make authentic Italian gelato. While similar to ice cream found elsewhere in the world, gelato does have some differences, including a generally lower butterfat content and a freezing process that creates a denser, more flavorful product. During the cooking class, you will learn the process of making gelato, tasting the creations as you go.

As you're guided through the stages of both pizza- and gelato-making with a professional chef, you'll learn valuable tips and hints that you can take home for future cooking. Impress your friends after your trip with your newfound Italian cooking skills!


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