Pizza, cecina & tiramisù cooking class at Rita’s farm
Cooking Classes Duration: From 2 to 3 hours + time for lunch or dinner
Rates
PRIVATE CULINARY EXPERIENCE AT RITA’S FARM
Join us for a hands-on cooking class in the heart of Tuscany. Learn to make the best Italian pizza, the famous Tuscan chickpea pie called ‘cecina’, and the iconic traditional tiramisù. Using fresh, local ingredients, you’ll discover the secrets of Italian cuisine and create delicious meals to enjoy with friends and family!
Rita’s farm in the countryside
Our My Tuscan Kitchen cooking school at Rita’s Farm is the perfect setting where to organize a cooking class for your family or group of friends. Located right in the heart of Tuscany with stunning views of the rolling hills, this warm and inviting farm offers a unique and unforgettable experience.
At the farm, you’ll meet a local chef and an English-speaking storyteller who will be available to answer your questions and share fascinating anecdotes about Tuscan culture and cuisine. The experience starts with a visit to the farm and with a quick historical framework to let you understand much about the origins of our cuisine.
The cooking experience
Following your visit to the farm, you’ll enter the cooking school and embark on your authentic culinary adventure. The class begins with the preparation of the pizza dough and the batter for the traditional Tuscan ‘cecina’. Cecina is a thin, savory chickpea pie, a traditional specialty of Pisa and the coastal areas of Tuscany. It is often served alongside focaccia.
While waiting for the dough to raise you also prepare one the most typical Tuscan dessert: the traditional tiramisù with chocolate anche coffee.
The Pizza and cecina baking
Weather permitting, we will use the 200-year-old wood-fired oven to begin baking. We’ll start by preparing a focaccia to test the oven’s heat, then everyone will be invited to bake their own personal pizza under the guidance of our chef.
After your cooking class you will sit at the table enjoying the fruits of your labor. You will taste your pizzas, cecina and finally the tiramisù. Everything will be paired with unlimited white and red wines from Rita’s farm
This is a list of specialties that you are likely to sample as part of the program of this class. Please, note that the specialties of the menu prepared at the class may vary according to the season and the availability of the products in the day of the class.
In our cooking class we like telling you a lot about Tuscan farms and farmers' cooking traditions, introducing you to Tuscan people with their personal stories, careers and characters.
You will have one of our guides as a language assistants and coordinator with you during the whole class. Please, see below all the guides and language assistants who can be with you.
During this experience you will also meet one of our Tuscan cooks who give you the cooking class. Please, see below which cooks you are likely to encounter.
The total rate for this activity varies according to the number of people in your party.
Check rates in the table below.
pizza, cecina & tiramisù cooking class at rita’s farm – max 12 people– RATES 2026 – |
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NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN YOUR PARTY |
TOTAL RATE |
| 2 persons | € 580 |
| 3 persons | € 650 |
| 4 persons | € 720 |
| 5 persons | € 790 |
| 6 persons | € 860 |
| 7 persons | € 930 |
| 8 persons | € 1000 |
| Extra Adult | € 70 |
| Extra Teenager (12-17 yrs) | € 55 |
| Extra Child (4-11 yrs) | € 45 |
This private class is for a maximum of 12 people
Rates include
- Private local cook
- English speaking guide/story teller – German, French or Spanish also available
- 2 to 3-hour cooking class on the farm
- All food
- Unlimited wines from the farm (white and red)
- Booktlet to take notes
- Kitchen apron as souvenir
- Served full lunch or dinner
- Taxes
Rates do NOT include
- Transportation
- Tips to the staff. Not included, not obligatory but very much appreciated
Transportation is not included in the rates above. For more info on transportation, please see the box "Transportation options".
This activity does not present any particular physical challenges. However, if you have any accessibility needs — whether mobility-related, sensory, cognitive, or any other requirements — please let us know in advance and we will do our best to accommodate you.
LOCATION OF THE COOKING VENUE:
This cooking class takes place in the rural area of central Tuscany, among Pisa, San Gimignano and Volterra, 10 km from Selvatelle
MEET-UP LOCATION:
Unless differently specified, the meeting point with the chef and the assistant is directly on our farm in Montefoscoli, near Peccioli.
DURATION:
This program takes 5 or 6 hours: from 2 to 3 hours for cooking and the rest for dinner/lunch and relaxation. Time for transportation not included.
AVAILABILITY:
Available all the year through, from Mondays through Fridays. Timing is flexible. After a morning class lunch is served. After an afternoon class dinner is served.
LANGUAGE:
This class is available in English, German, French, Spanish or Italian with no surcharge.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL:
Easy
CHILD FRIENDLY:
Ideal for children
CLOTHING:
No particular clothing required.
FOOD RESTRICTIONS:
The foods served during this cooking class might contain gluten, lactose, nuts and alcohol. If you have any food restriction, please inform our personnel during the enquiry process.
TRANSPORTATION:
This program and its rates do not include transportation and are set on a self-driving base. For further information see the box "transportation options".
The farm where the cooking class is arranged is in the Tuscan countryside, in area off the beaten track that cannot be reached by public transport. We highly recommend renting a car in order to reach it. As an alternative, we can offer a valued service by chauffeured car, van or minibus. Any cost of transportation is to be added to the rates displayed on the rate table of this page.
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