Excellent course. Very informative and amusing. The cookery school was a short walk from the central market and was exceptionally clean and well equiped.We worked in teams of six to share the preparation of different elements of the menu and then we sat down in a cool vaulted restaurant and ate it!! ( with a selection of wines too) Highly recomend

We really enjoyed the cooking class. Elena, our soux chef was very helpful and fun to work with.We prepared a 4 course meal and received the recipes at the end of the class. I would definitley recommend this activity to other travelers.

Unfortunately being a public holiday the markets were closed so we just had the cooking course part of the day. The course was excellent. The chefs were a lot of fun, and we learnt a lot of new things. After making our 6 dishes, we sat down to eat it all with a glass of wine in a lovely restaurant underneath the cooking class. It was a great day, and a nice respite from the tourist crowds in Florence.

My wife and I did this cooking class in early June 2011. Unfortunately, the day of the class was a national holiday, so the market was closed. We did the market on our own another day. In lieu of the market, the cooking school had us prepare a 4 course meal instead of a 3 course meal. Notwithstanding missing the guided tour of the market, we had a blast. The students were divided into groups of 5 and each group had a chef with thier group at all times -- the instructors rotated, so each group got face time with each of the chefs. We prepared bruschette, fettucine, ravioli, a beef dish, a checken dish, and tiramisu. It was actually "hands on" -- we prepared and cooked each dish. Then we retired to lunch in the wine cellar (in the basement) where we ate what we prepared and drank wine. At the end, we were provided the written recipes for hte dishes that we prepared. A fantastic experience! We highly recommend this.

Probably the best meal we had on this vacation! Silvio was a hoot. The market was very interesting and we both learned some new cooking techniques. But a bit more walking than we thought.

Awesome...both the market portion and cooking portion. Small enough to get enough one-on-one time for questions, etc. Enjoyed the chef and his colleages and was so happy to enjoy eating a wonderful meal that I helped cook.