Dinner Experiences Around the World: the 15 Best

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 your hosts at Frascati station, walk through the old town, and settle into a family-run wine cellar. Hosts such as Rosie, Nico, and Federica guide you through Frascati wine tasting, fresh pasta making, and dinner. Choose cacio e pepe, carbonara, or amatriciana, then visit the cellar caves before returning to the station.

“Despite others cancelling and it being a fully solo experience, they were kind enough to still run it and I ended up enjoying it immensely. The people were all very kind and it was a great experience that was absolutely worth the money and more”

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2.Pasta Making with Wine Tasting and Dinner in Frascati

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

Take a 30-minute train from Roma Termini to Frascati, where your English-speaking host may meet you at the station. Walk through town, taste two family wines with local meats and cheese, tour an old wine cave, then make pasta from scratch and eat it with a Roman sauce. The $35, 2.5-hour class includes pickup, food, coffee, and water.

“The whole pasta making and wine testing was amazing. We visited the cellar and got to see how the traditional pasta recipes are made!! I really recommend this because not only was the guide kind but she also helped us and made us feel like home. Do not miss”

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3.Pasta and Gelato Making Class with Dinner and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 212 reviews · 3 - 5 hours · from $65

In central Palermo, local chefs such as Marcello, Lydia, Salvo, and Enza guide you through egg pasta, ravioli, tagliatelle, and a gelato demonstration. Eat what you make with Sicilian wine, then take home recipes and a graduation certificate. Upgrade to a five-hour Capo market tour and full feast.

“We thoroughly enjoyed our cooking class in Palermo. Our chef was experienced, funny, and very enjoyable. And I must say that the pastas and the pesto and the tomato sauce were delicious. Not to mention the chocolate gelato! We highly recommend this pasta and gelato making class for anyone who has a few extra hours while in Palermo.”

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4.Pasta-Making Class with Dinner, Wine and… Sing!

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 210 reviews · 3 hours · from $31Best value

Join Giulio, Michael, or the local teaching team in Florence for a three-hour pasta class with wine, music, and dinner. You’ll make tagliatelle, ravioli, and tortelli from scratch with organic eggs, then eat your pasta with homemade pummarola sauce. Expect singing, dancing, a playful wine-prize contest, and a social evening rather than a quiet cooking lesson.

“It was an amazing experience To try in Florence. The class was fine, We did several pastas , Had dinner and Wine. But what made it unforgettable Was the chef Giulio Who is Great actor and a very energetic person. Nobody May stay indifferent to his energy, Jokes and charisma. I really recommend to try the experience, Delicious sauce with pasta and of course, his best of the best tiramisu. The place is cozy, Just five minutes from the centre. Do not be afraid of a singing part, The whole class is no Pressure, just fun.”

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5.Pasta&Tiramisu Workshop: Craft Your Dinner with Free Flowing Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 121 reviews · from $83

Meet near the Vatican at 5 pm for a hands-on class led by an Italian chef, with pasta dough, fettuccine, tiramisu, an aperitif, and a meal. Instructors such as Mersad, Matteo, and Daniele bring humor and practical tips. The advertised wine is unlimited, though one review reports only two glasses.

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6.Cagliari: Pasta Cooking Class with 3-Course Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 96 reviews · 3 hours · from $105

In Capitana, near Cagliari, Ovan leads a small pasta class for up to eight people. You will shape Sardinian malloreddus and culurgiones, plus ravioli-style pastas, using organic plant-based ingredients and natural colors. Then you eat your handmade pasta in a three-course meal with sea views. Water, coffee, and dough recipes are included.

“Ovan was so kind and amazing! We missed our first reservation and he accommodated us the class was so amazing and fun! The area is breathtaking! Ovan is an angel!!!! We loved it so much and the food was amazing!”

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7.Pasta Making Class with Dinner and Wine in Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $45

Meet near Via Cavour for a three-hour, English-language pasta class capped at 15 people. With guidance from the cooking team, including Giulio, you’ll make fresh tagliatelle, ravioli, and tortelli, enjoy wine, join a sing-along contest, and eat your pasta with pummarola sauce.

“This cooking class was one of the highlights of my trip to Florence. The chef was patient, passionate, and full of interesting tips about Italian cuisine. We enjoyed an amazing meal at the end, and I left feeling inspired with ideas to recreate recipes at home. A must to anyone visiting Florence.”

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8.Fresh Pasta Cooking Class and Dinner with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 69 reviews · 2 hours · from $61

Join Anna and Giuseppe in their Naples home for a hands-on pasta class covering dishes such as ravioli, fettuccine, and gnocchi. You will eat what you make with Neapolitan appetizers, wine, dessert, and limoncello, while enjoying views over the city and Gulf of Naples.

“They are such amazing people!!! We loved every minute of it and would recommend to anyone.”

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9.Pasta Cooking Class, Dinner & Wine in Authentic Restaurant

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $104

Meet your host in Piazza Mattei and cook Roman pasta with Chef Gabriele in a 12th-century eatery near Via del Portico d’Ottavia. You’ll make cacio e pepe and amatriciana, prepare a seasonal fried dish, taste ricotta tart, and enjoy wine throughout. A guide such as Lisa, Anastasia, or Daniela translates and adds local stories.

“Lisa our tour guide was wonderful to informative and helpful she went beyond her job 5 stars for Lisa . The chef at restaurant was so accommodating and so friendly the food was wonderful . I will go back to his restaurant when I return to Roma .”

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10.Rockin kitchen : Fresh Pasta lesson with Music Aperitif Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $131

At Rockin Kitchen in Milan, Simone and his assistants guide you through eggs, flour, cappelletti, and tagliatelle while music sets the pace. You’ll share piadina, cold cuts, cheese, wine, and tiramisu in a home setting, then eat what you make. The three-hour evening starts at 6:30 pm and hosts up to 10 people.

“Hands down the best experience! Have done different pasta making classes in Milan, but this one was a lot of fun. Choreographed to music. Great for the entire family”

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11.Fresh Pasta Making Class and Sauces with Lunch or Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $144

At a Chianti home near Barberino Tavarnelle, chef-guides such as Vilma, Tommaso, and Luca teach you to make two or three fresh pastas and seasonal sauces. After the hands-on lesson, sit down to antipasti, your pasta, Chianti wine, dessert, water, and coffee. The class runs about three hours and is offered in English.

“We had a lot of fun at our pasta making class with Vilma and Thomas! They were great teachers and showed us a variety of different pastas and two sauces. The food was delicious! I’d say it was a semi-hands on cooking class, and great for beginners, not for skilled cooks! We were with a great group of about 15 total which was a good size. Beautiful view from the house as well!”

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12.Hands on Deluxe Traditional 4-course dinner with fresh pasta

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 3 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $80

At Chefactory Cooking Academy, you’ll spend nearly four hours preparing a four-course Italian dinner with fresh stuffed pasta, traditional dishes, meat, dessert, and wine. English-speaking chefs teach hands-on techniques in a historic building about 16 minutes from Florence’s Duomo. The class allows up to 15 people and ends with recipes to take home.

“The total experience was incredible. We were 5 minutes late and we were able to participate. The instructions we understandable but the best part was we were able to take the recipies home”

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13.Cagliari: Pasta art Cooking Class with 3-Course Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $107

Meet chef Ovan at Via delle Robinie in Quartu Sant’Elena for a three-hour pasta workshop in English. Shape Malloreddus, Andarinos, Lorighittas, and Culurgiones, prepare sauces and fillings, then sit down to a three-course meal made with your own pasta. The class accepts up to eight people.

“Agréable moment privilégié en tête à tête avec le chef Ovan. Nous avons apprécié aussi bien sa patience et ses explications sur la confection de différentes pâtes que ses excellentes recettes ! C’est une personne qui aime ce qu’il fait et qu’il le transmet de manière exemplaire !”

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14.Express Pasta-Making Lesson with Gourmet Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $126

Meet Chef Vary and Eduardo at a private home near Pitti Palace for a one-hour pasta lesson and dinner. You’ll make fresh dough and possibly ravioli, tagliatelle, pappardelle, or gnocchi, then eat your creations with chef-prepared dishes, local cheeses, homemade jams, and two glasses of wine.

“Fun and we made delicious food. I definitely would recommend and return. Chef was so fun and knowledgeable. A must do when in Florence.”

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15.Viator Exclusive: Pasta Cooking Class & Dinner -Greenwich Village

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $148

Join Mary, a Greenwich Village host raised on Italian cooking, for a three-hour pasta class and dinner. You’ll make pesto, seasonal sauce, panzanella, and dessert with market ingredients. The evening includes wine, a small group of up to eight, and a possible rooftop meal with skyline views.

“Mary was a great teacher on Italian dishes. Learned a few things on Italian cooking. Would definitely rebook experience.”

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