Alina’s cooking class.
Alina’s cooking class was an amazing experience. We learned to make 4 different pasta dishes using the freshest ingredients on a farm surrounded by olive trees with beautiful views of the Tuscan countryside. Alina is incredibly knowledgeable about wine, olive oil, and Italian cooking and her emphasis on slow and healthy cooking was much appreciated. The class is a nice balance of hands-on learning, especially when it comes to making the pasta, Alina demonstrating a variety of cooking techniques, and sharing her wealth of knowledge. Afterwards, you get to enjoy the food over a glass of wine and take in the marvelous views which perfectly wraps up the class. Overall, we highly recommend this class, Alina is a passionate cook and teacher and offers a truly memorable experience.
Sunny, San Francisco, USA, AirbNb, October 2019
The best experience of our honeymoon.
Definitely the best experience of our honeymoon. The location was spectacular. Alina was a lovely teacher, extremely helpful. I would highly recommend this experience.
Simran, India, Airbnb, October 2019
Perfect class, hands-on and delicious
The class starts with tasting organic olive oil made right there on the farm and comparing it to other types. Alina then gets everyone involved right away. Our class made pasta from scratch and then formed them into various shapes. Everything we cooked was delicious. Alina answered all questions as well as guided us gently. All this plus every ingredient fresh and the setting is beautiful in Umbria. All at the farm (including three big labs and a beautiful little girl) are welcoming, speak good English, and share their knowledge readily. Perfect.
Viator October 2020
Best cooking class I’ve ever taken.
Beautiful setting. Gracious and knowledgeable hosts. Learned a lot and now feel confident to make my own pasta at home. A++
Neil, Buffalo, New Yor, Airbnb, October 2019
What a wonderful way to spend our day!
The range of pastas and sauces (and tiramisu!) we made from scratch exceeded our expectations. Alina was warm, welcoming and conveyed the friendliness and familial style we had heard of and associated with Italy. We found the experience relaxing, informative, intimate and delicious. Alina has a clear passion and set of knowledge that went beyond just this experience!
Anne, Mill Valley, Airbnb, november 2019
Gluten free cooking class
This was such an amazing day! We booked a couple weeks in advance and the class was only is 4! Alina was very accommodating for my mom who is celiac/gluten free, making sure she still got to make everything we did and in a safe, separate area to avoid contamination. The food was delicious and instead of simply using a recipe she worked with us so that we would know the proper “feel” of how the pasta should be so we can get to know how to do it best at home. She was also so lovely and warm to all of us, and followed up.
Tripadvisor November 2019