The 15 Best Cook-and-Dine Experiences

1.Pasta Making & Wine Tasting with Dinner in Frascati from Rome

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,326 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $45Our pick

Meet hosts such as Nico, Rosie, or Federica outside Frascati station, then walk through the old town to a family wine cellar. Taste Frascati Superiore DOCG and Vagnolo wines, make pasta with a chef, choose cacio e pepe, carbonara, or amatriciana, and eat your finished dish at dinner.

“The host was very informative. I would recommend to anyone. It was great to see a perspective outside of Rome. Their family white wine was exceptional. She was very patient with the novice pasta makers. We Would give it 10 stars if we could”

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2.Rome: Pasta Making with Wine Tasting and Dinner in Frascati

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 979 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $35

Take the 30-minute train from Roma Termini to Frascati, meet your English-speaking host at the station, and stroll through town before tasting two family wines with local meats and cheese. Then make pasta from scratch, choose a Roman sauce, and eat your meal in a historic cellar.

“Choosing this experience was very spur of the moment for us, but 1000% worth it! They were very knowledgeable of not just making pasta, but of the entirety of Frascati. We were able to see the town as well as a cellar that was previously used as a shelter in WWII. The wine was outstanding, we bought a bottle each of the wines they provided. The pasta itself was amazing, and she was able to walk us through the entire process, and now making homemade pasta is something we will be trying to do ourselves! It was so much fun, and if we’re able to come back to Italy at…”

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3.Palermo: Pizza and Gelato Cooking Class with Dinner and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 951 reviews · 3 hours · from $71

At Towns of Italy in central Palermo, chefs such as Lidia and Marcello guide you through dough, toppings, pizza baking, and chocolate gelato. You eat what you make with wine or soft drinks, then take home a digital recipe booklet and graduation certificate.

“It was a great class! our instructor was amazing and fun! We met awesome couples taking the class and the good and wine were so good!”

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4.Seville: Spanish Cooking Class with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 900 reviews · 3 hours · from $82

Meet your English-speaking chef at stalls 75-77 in Triana Market for a three-hour, hands-on Spanish cooking class. You’ll prepare gazpacho or salmorejo, tapas, Valencian paella, and a Cava dessert, then sit down to eat with sangria and two more drinks.

“Great way to enjoy good food, pick up tips on how to cook and meet new people! The 3 hours flew in and was a fab evening.”

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5.Greek Cooking Class in Athens Including Rooftop Dinner with Acropolis View

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 826 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $120

Meet chef-led hosts such as Spyros, Stamatis, or Kostas inside the Artist hotel in Psirri. Over four hours, you’ll prepare spanakopita, tzatziki, salad, moussaka, and galatopita, then eat your meal on the rooftop with the Acropolis in view.

“I really enjoyed learning how to prepare famous Greek dishes such as Spanakopita, Mousaka and Tzatziki with Chef Spyros! He’s very talented, communicated well and created a great atmosphere. The location was beautiful inside a boutique hotel. The area where we held the class was stunning only to be bested by the rooftop dining area where we had a perfect view of the Parthenon. I would recommend this class”

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6.Tuscan Cooking Class and Dinner in Florence

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 732 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $83

Meet in central Florence for a four-hour English-language cooking class led by a local chef. Prepare four shared courses, often pasta, chicken, gnocchi, or tiramisu, then sit down with Tuscan wine. Chefs such as Naomi, Caterina, Greta, and Stefano have led past classes.

“Excellent hands on class. Made a 4 course meal that we got to enjoy at the end. The instructor was knowledgeable and helpful. Ideal activity for a solo traveller. I will definitely make the pasta at home. Thank you!”

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7.Greek Small-Group Athens Cooking Class & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 574 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $118

Meet at 4 pm near the Acropolis for a four-hour Greek cooking class in an Athens taverna. With instructors such as Stella, Niki, or Lucy, prepare shared dishes including spanakopita, dolmas, lamb, tzatziki, salad, and dessert, then sit down to eat with one included drink.

“Niki and stella were great! Very clear and informative instructions. We had a lot of fun and we learned alot of useful information about greek food. The food was worth it! Thank you!”

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8.Paella Cooking Class with Professional Chef: Four Course Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 561 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $211

At The Paella Club in El Raval, you cook paella at your own station with a professional chef, then sit down to four courses, cava, wine, and several paellas to share. The 2.5-hour class is in English, welcomes up to 16 people, and offers vegetarian and vegan options.

“we have done several cooking classes in different countries. This place just brings the fun. The chefs were entertaining, and informative, and most of all fun. Lots of music. You had a conga line at the end. This is a great time!”

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9.Lisbon Portuguese Cooking Class with 3-Course Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 445 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $130

Meet at 6:30 pm on Rua Bernardim Ribeiro for a hands-on Portuguese cooking class with Cooking Lisbon. You will prepare a starter, fish dish, meat dish, and dessert, then sit down to eat with Portuguese wine, beer, juice, or soft drinks. Chefs such as Pedro, Carolina, and Giu lead the class.

“Learning about Portuguese cooking from Renata. Participating in the actual cooking process. And getting to know the other participants.”

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10.Paris Evening Cooking Class French Dinner and Market Visit Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 430 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $252

Spend an evening with a Le Foodist instructor learning French cooking in English. Choose a 4.5-hour class or add a two-hour Latin Quarter market visit. Prepare dishes such as salmon tartare, coq au vin, and poached peach, then enjoy dinner with cheese and half a bottle of wine.

“Paolo was very knowledgeable and made the experience so fun! I feel like we learned about the importance of food in French culture, some history as well as how to prepare it. I'd say our group had a lot of fun working together with each other and making the whole experience better. I loved the being able to eat in between the cooking. The food was simplistic but good and something I can easily recreate at home. This is definitely an experience I'd want to do again and hope that Paolo is my guide! He mentioned that he likes to change the menu often just to make sure he's cooking…”

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11.Athens: Greek Cooking Class & Dinner on a Rooftop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 383 reviews · 4 hours · from $108

In Psirri, near Monastiraki Square, an English-speaking chef such as Spyros, Kostas, or Stam guides you through moussaka, spinach pie, tzatziki, salad, and dessert. You cook as a group, then eat your handmade meal on a rooftop facing the Acropolis.

“It was great, the chef was great, very understanding and patient, the only thing we didn’t like is the other girl that came to the class as well that was Anti-Semitic and and treated us horribly, there is no room for politics in cooking class.”

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12.Cooking class, dinner and wine tasting near Lecce

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 350 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $95

Near Lecce, Enza and Antonio welcome you to their countryside villa in Corigliano d’Otranto. Make orecchiette and maccheroncini by hand, enjoy garden produce, Salento wines, dinner, music, and homemade limoncello in a relaxed family setting.

“We had the best time. Enza & Antonio were amazing hosts. They welcomed us into there home like we were family. Taught us to make orecchiette and macherroni. We will definitely be back.”

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13.Athens: Greek Cuisine Cooking Class and 3-Course Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 270 reviews · 4 hours · from $115

Spend four hours at Hill Athens cooking a seasonal Greek meal with an English-speaking instructor such as Niki, Stella, or Viki. Prepare salads, starters, a main dish, and dessert, then eat together with one glass of wine and take home the recipes.

“What a brilliant experience. Meeting others to create a greek feas. What better way to spend an afternoon into evening. Stella, our teacher was exceptionally patient, encouraging and kind. She smiled throughout the class and really had us believing we were great cooks 😂 her knowledge was great and she really took her time to show us and help us make an delicious dinner. We then ate this all together with views of the acropolis above us. What a time we had! 100/10 experience that I urge you all to book 🥳✨️👏🏾”

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14.Spanish Cooking Class and Dinner in Seville

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 261 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $84

Meet your English-speaking chef at Seville’s Mercado de Triana for a three-hour, hands-on class. You’ll prepare traditional dishes such as salmorejo, spinach with chickpeas, and chicken-and-vegetable paella, sip homemade sangria, eat what you cook, and take home the recipes.

“Leo and Belén gave us a wonderful experience. Highly knowledgeable and enthusiastic about all dishes prepared. Plenty of food to eat at the end.”

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15.Traditional Greek cooking class and lunch or dinner with an Acropolis view

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 250 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $114

Join Marilena and the CookinAthens team for a three-hour, hands-on Greek cooking class near the Acropolis. Prepare dishes such as tzatziki, phyllo pie, salad, moussaka, and dessert, then eat together with Greek wine and spirits. Recipes arrive by email so you can repeat the meal at home.

“It was so much fun The food was amazing and so were the chefs. The place is a little difficult to find but look for the cook in athens sign on the side of the building.”

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