Why Cooking Italy?
Book your Cooking Italy experience directly, and you don’t just get a cooking class-you get a local team in Italy helping you make the most of your trip.
Cooking Italy Concierge
Planning a holiday in Italy can be exciting—and overwhelming. Where should you eat? Which restaurants are genuinely worth booking? What’s the easiest way to get from the airport? Which neighbourhood should you explore? What should you do with an unexpected free afternoon?
When you book directly with Cooking Italy, you can turn to our Italy Concierge team for personal travel advice and local recommendations to help you plan your time in Italy. We’re here to help you spend less time searching and more time enjoying Italy.
Whether you’re visiting for a weekend or travelling across the country, ask us about:
Restaurants & reservations
Tell us what you’re looking for and we’ll help you discover places to eat, from neighbourhood favourites and traditional trattorias to restaurants for special occasions, and assist with reservations where available.
Airport transfers & transportation
Need an airport pickup, private transfer or advice on getting between destinations? We can help you understand your options and, where available, assist with arrangements.
Personalised travel advice
Not sure how to structure your day, which neighbourhoods to visit or what deserves a place on your itinerary? Ask our local team.
Things to see & do
From iconic sights to food markets, neighbourhoods and lesser-known experiences, we’ll help point you toward places that suit the way you like to travel.
Special occasions
Birthdays, anniversaries, honeymoons and family celebrations deserve a little extra thought. Tell us what you’re celebrating and we’ll help where we can.
During your stay
Plans change. Questions come up. Instead of searching through dozens of websites, you have a team in Italy you can contact for help.
Think of us as your local connection in Italy.
There are thousands of articles telling you where to eat in Rome and hundreds of lists of things to do in Florence.
But sometimes you don’t need another list. You need to be able to ask:
We’re staying near Piazza Navona. Where would you go for dinner tonight?
It’s our anniversary. Can you recommend somewhere special?
We’re landing at Rome Fiumicino with three children and luggage. What’s the easiest way to reach our hotel?
We’ve finished our cooking class at 3pm. What should we do afterwards?
Plans Change. Cancel Up to 6 Hours Before
Travel doesn’t always go exactly to plan. Trains run late, flights change, children get tired and itineraries move around.
That’s why, when you book directly with Cooking Italy, you can cancel up to just 6 hours before your experience and receive a full refund.*
So you can reserve the experiences you don’t want to miss without having to plan every detail of your holiday around them. And if something does change, you’re dealing directly with our team in Italy—not trying to resolve your plans through a third-party booking platform.
Book ahead. Stay flexible. Enjoy Italy.
Make Your Celebration Unforgettable
Some moments deserve more than an ordinary meal. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, anniversary, honeymoon, or engagement tell us what makes the occasion special. When you book directly with Cooking Italy, our team can help add thoughtful touches to your experience and, where possible, work with our chefs and hosts to make the occasion feel truly yours.
Perhaps it’s a birthday surprise, a special dessert, a bottle of Prosecco, flowers, or simply making sure your host knows there’s something worth celebrating.
Because years from now, you might not remember every restaurant you visited in Italy - but you’ll remember the night you made pasta together, raised a glass around the table and celebrated somewhere unforgettable.