Cooking Class in Rome for Couples: A Private Lesson for Two or a Group Class

A cooking class in Rome for couples is usually about two things at once: time side by side that isn't another queue for a monument, and something to take home that lasts longer than a photo. Cooking together gives you both. You work the same dough, taste each other's sauce and leave with a dish you can make again in your own kitchen.

Below you'll find the real choices in our kitchen: a private lesson for two or a group class in English, which menu suits which couple, how long each class lasts and what is included, with answers to the questions worth asking before you book.

A dinner out arrives finished. In a class you make it yourselves: fresh pasta, pizza or gelato from scratch, with a professional chef guiding each step. Neither of you has to be the expert, because the chef is, and the lopsided ravioli are part of the fun.

You also go home with a skill instead of a souvenir: the gelato class, for instance, teaches texture and flavor control you can repeat at home without a machine, and a pasta dough made together becomes a dish you cook together. The carbonara and tiramisù recipes we teach are on our blog, for when you get home.

It works as a date during your trip or as a present for a partner who loves Italian food; the gift voucher is explained below.

A private class can be booked for just the two of you. You get a dedicated chef and choose the language: English, Italian or Spanish. The menus are those of the group classes, and several let you adjust the details, as the list below shows.

A group class is taught in English. You cook alongside other travelers in a small group, with the same recipes and the same length as the private version. It suits a couple who enjoys meeting people over a plate of pasta.

Go private when the language matters, when you are celebrating or when you want the chef to yourselves; go for the group when you like company. All six private menus are on the private classes page.

Pasta lovers with a sweet tooth: pasta and tiramisù, three hours. Fresh egg pasta cut into tonnarelli, ricotta and spinach ravioli, amatriciana and tiramisù. The class is marked vegetarian friendly, and the private version has the same menu.

One wants pizza, the other dessert: pizza and gelato, two and a half hours. You knead, stretch and bake a margherita, then make pistachio and hazelnut gelato. Vegetarian friendly too, and if you book it private you pick your toppings.

You came to Rome for carbonara: the Roman pasta class, two and a half hours of fresh tonnarelli with carbonara, cacio e pepe and amatriciana. It is the class for meat lovers: it is never made without pork, and the carbonara is never vegetarian. Booked as a private class, it cooks the same three dishes with a chef just for you.

You'd rather have an aperitivo with the pasta: spritz and spaghetti, two and a half hours of fresh pasta, spaghetti alla Nerano and spaghetti and meatballs, with Aperol Spritz included: the class is for guests aged 18 and over. In the private version the spritz is unlimited.

Only an hour and a half free: the gelato class, 90 minutes. Pistachio and hazelnut gelato made by hand with traditional techniques, no machine, and traditional cookies alongside. In the private version you choose the flavors.

You like to shop before you cook: the market tour and cooking class, four hours. You visit the market at Campo de' Fiori, choose seasonal ingredients and cook a three-course menu with fresh pasta made from scratch. It is the longest option; booked privately, the menu is tailored to you and the pace is flexible.

Wine is the point: the wine tasting and cooking class fits a guided tasting and a hands-on class into the same two and a half hours, with a chef and a wine expert. Wine tasting and food pairing, also two and a half hours, matches Italian wines with food, led by a wine expert who explains aroma, balance and pairing. Both run only as group sessions in English.

Durations follow the menu. 90 minutes for gelato; two and a half hours for pizza and gelato, Roman pasta, spritz and spaghetti and both wine experiences; three hours for pasta and tiramisù; four hours for the market tour. Private versions last as long as the group ones.

Wine is included in every class above, with soft drinks as well in pizza and gelato and Aperol Spritz in the spritz class. Italian espresso comes with pasta and tiramisù, pizza and gelato, the Roman pasta class and the gelato class.

Every cooking class is hands-on: you cook, the chef guides you, and doughs and gelato start from scratch. Tell us about allergies or dietary needs when you book, so we can prepare suitable ingredients.

Yes. A private class can be booked for two, on any of our six private menus, and you choose the language: English, Italian or Spanish. Group classes are always taught in English. The two wine experiences have no private version, so for those you join a group session.

Gluten: a class cooked with gluten is never made gluten-free, not even for one portion and not even on request. A celiac partner books one of the two dedicated gluten-free classes, both private: gluten-free pasta and tiramisù, three hours, or gluten-free pizza and gelato, two and a half hours, with dedicated tools and celiac-aware preparation. The first cooks gluten-free fresh pasta, amatriciana, ricotta and spinach ravioli and gluten-free tiramisù; the second, gluten-free pizza with pistachio and hazelnut gelato. You both cook the same gluten-free menu.

Pork: every class can be made without pork except the Roman pasta class, with carbonara, cacio e pepe and amatriciana, which is never made pork-free: an amatriciana without guanciale is just pasta al pomodoro. In the pasta and tiramisù class, on the other hand, the pork-free amatriciana is made without guanciale and becomes a tomato pasta.

Vegetarian and vegan: the pasta and tiramisù and the pizza and gelato classes are marked vegetarian friendly. The carbonara is never vegetarian or vegan. A vegan version of the other classes needs staff approval before you book.

Yes: the Trastevere food tour, two and a half hours on foot through Trastevere with a local food guide. You taste authentic Roman street food and local specialties, hear the stories behind each stop, and all tastings and Italian wines are included. It runs as a small-group experience, with no private version, and it pairs well with a cooking class on another day of the trip.

There is no online shop for vouchers. Write to [email protected], or on WhatsApp if you prefer, with the class you have in mind, the number of people and the name of the person receiving it. The voucher arrives by email with a reference, and no date is needed at that stage: the person who receives it books by writing to us with that reference when ready. Our guide to giving a cooking class in Rome as a gift helps you choose the class.

The kitchen is at Piazza Margana 22, 00186 Rome, in the historic center: 2 minutes' walk from Piazza Venezia and the Altare della Patria, 5 from the Colosseum, 10 from Campo de' Fiori and the Pantheon. We are open every day, 9:00 to 20:00. The 90-minute gelato class fits between a museum and dinner; the four-hour market tour takes half a day.

If you are still comparing schools, our guide on how to choose a cooking class in Rome lists the questions worth asking before you book. To see where we are, read our guide to a cooking class near the Colosseum and the Pantheon.