Lucca Cooking Class: Market Tour and Traditional Recipes

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Immerse yourself in the vibrant local market of Lucca, learn the secrets of regional cuisine, and put your cooking skills to the test in a small group cooking class at a local’s home. Taste the delicious dishes you prepare, accompanied by local wines.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Lucca - Explore the lively local market and traditional food shops with the Cesarina. Participate in an engaging small group cooking class at the Cesarina’s home, where you can discover the secrets of Lucca’s most renowned dishes. Enjoy the fruits of your labor, complemented by a selection of local wines.

What's Included

Beverages included (water, wine, and coffee)
Guided market tour in a shared group setting
Intimate small group cooking class experience
Enjoy a sumptuous 3-course meal, with a choice of lunch or dinner
All local taxes covered

Meal Options

Seasonal starter
Fresh Pasta - Sample pasta dishes: Tordelli Lucchese or Maccheroni tortellati or Matuffi
Tuscan Dessert - Sample dessert dish: Castagnaccio or “Necci” pancakes or Buccellato cake or Tiramisu or similar typical desserts

Additional Information

Explore the lively local market and traditional food shops with the Cesarina, and enjoy a small group cooking class at the Cesarina’s home. Discover the secrets of Lucca’s most renowned dishes and savor the results of your efforts, paired with a glass of local wine.
During the class, the Cesarina will share the insider tips for preparing 3 genuine…

Location

Lucca

This experience will be held in a local's home. For privacy reasons, you will receive the full address of your Cesarina host after you have booked. We will contact you after you've booked to match you up with your ideal Cesarina based on what you are looking for.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Tammy_g

Oct 20, 2025

Highlight of my Italian Trip - Assunta was warm, welcoming and light-hearted. It felt like being among old friends. We took a brief tour of Lucca, shopping for a few local ingredients for our lunch meal. Her daughter, Letizia, spoke excellent English and had a great sense of humor. The home was charming and inviting and all the food was delicious and authentic. Would highly recommend!

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Jeffrey_l

Oct 4, 2025

Sylvia was awesome! - Once in a lifetime experience. We met at her house, shopped at local markets and then went to her lovely apartment for a meal.

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Leigh_w

Sep 30, 2025

Lucca Highlight! - This experience was MORE than we expected. Silvia was not only a gracious host, she was also a knowledgeable and good teacher, and thoroughly delightful to be with. She adjusted the menu to accommodate the seasonal foods available and our tastes. Our time with her in her lovely home and the simple but delicious food we prepared with her may well be the highlight of our time in Lucca. Thank you, Silvia! We won't stop singing your praises for a long time.

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Jennifer_o

Jun 27, 2025

We loved this Lucca cooking class! - This was a truly fantastic class with Silvia! She was absolutely wonderful and we had the best time. My son, 10 yrs, especially loved every part of it - from the market stops to the pasta making to eating the fruits of our labor! So glad we spent our morning making a delicious meal with Silvia. Tip: If given the dessert option, choose the zabione!

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Karen

May 14, 2025

Friends in Lucca - Our group of 5 all really enjoyed the total experience. Sylvia was knowledgeable and hospitable and gave great insights into the local cuisine and life in Lucca. We all particularly loved the market shopping.

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Carolyne_t

Oct 7, 2024

Must do! - Sylvia was wonderful. I would highly recommend the experience. She gave us lovely home cooking recipes that will be easy to replicate at home.

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R7744djlisaw

Oct 3, 2024

Arrange at the beginning of your travels! - We thoroughly enjoyed going to the food markets followed by cooking (and eating) with Silvia in Lucca! We intentionally arranged this class at the very beginning of an extended stay so we would know the best markets and have ideas where to go. It was perfect! We highly recommend this experience and especially recommend Silvia as a welcoming host, teacher, and friendly person.

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Sightsee314459

Sep 18, 2024

Cooking in Lucca at its best - Sylvia was wonderful speaks great English. She has a beautiful apartment in the middle of Lucca. We went to the market and back to the house and made 3 great dishes.

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Diane0514

Oct 19, 2023

Cooking with Monica....simply the best! - It was truly a pleasure spending the day with Monica and her husband. Our group thoroughly enjoyed our pasta making and enjoyed the foods Monica prepared. She was such a delight! I would highly recommend this activity! The only negative I have was that there was no Market tour, which is how it was advertised with "Get Your Guide", but that was no fault of Monica's. She was simply the best!

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Thowe16

Jul 9, 2023

Wonderful! - Silvia was delightful, warm, friendly, patient, great sense of humor! It was my birthday and she greeted me with the most amazing bouquet of flowers! It was fun going to the local markets, and we enjoyed helping in the kitchen and learning to make the dishes which were all fabulous. We drank some wine, and even danced! Her home was very warm and welcoming. I recommend this trip! We had a party of 5 and everyone loved it! Please have the recipes emailed to me, would love to recreate!

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up to 10 guests

1 - Adult