My husband and I loved our half day class with Marcella! What I always wanted to learn to make was homemade pasta. The class was completely hands on with Marcella by our side showing us the techniques to make incredible (and easy!) pasta. We learned three different types of pasta and four sauces. My favorite was lamb ragu. You can... More

My wife and I have shared many wonderful experiences in our 25 years of marriage and this most certainly ranks near the top of our list of exceptional events. We were in Florence celebrating our 25th Anniversary and thought an Intimate Cooking Lesson for two sounded like a unique way to spend an evening. Little did we know that it... More

My family had the best time with Marcella! While the class was meant for all four of us, my husband and I gratefully took a seat while Marcella instructed our son (age 9) and daughter (age 11) on how to make foccacia, pizza and gelato from scratch. Not only was it a cooking lesson, but also a science lesson on... More

We spent a day with Marcella Ansaldo at her Cooking School in Florence, and we were impressed from the minute we started with her level of preparation, as well as her ability and skill in managing a group of 16 people. She had everyone involved in the "hands on" preparation of a meal which included Ribollita, Chicken with Artichoke, and... More

Three months program - Overview on Italian cuisine (Sept- Nov 2011) at Giglio Cooking School was definitely one of the best experiences in my life! I loved every single lesson. The teacher, Marcella, is amaizing!! She is professional and very talented cook and a teacher. But most of all she is one of the sweetest, funniest and kindest person I... More

My husband and I led a group of Hospitality Management students and Alumni from a Miami University this month. Our focus was wine and food of Central Italy. We had the pleasure of having a day class with Chef Marcella and our group of 14. It was amazing...total hands on experience of our 3 course lunch. Marcella allowed us full... More

My parents and I started our little trip from Naples then to Rome then the Florence... Thus far we have had food tours and what not so was pretty happy with all the food we have been eating... Until we decided to take Marcellla's class.... I fell in love with her food..! My mom and I are no professional cooks,... More

We were in Florence after Christmas for a few days and had been told to try a cooking lesson. Marcella of Giglio Cooking School was kind enough to accommodate us as her last lesson of 2011. My family, (cooking challenged husband, son 15 and daughter 12) spent an entire evening with Marcella cooking a scrumptious meal or our choosing. We... More

My 14 year old daughter, 12 year old son, and I spent a marvelous afternoon in the warm & inviting kitchen of Marcella at the Giglio Cooking School. We had done our homework on TripAdvisor and were pretty excited by the reviews. The preparation prior to the class, including getting to select our own menu in advance, certainly suggested that... More