We were lucky enough to have two cooking lessons with Francesco and Giulia! We went one week with friends and the next week with family. There were alot of allergies and constraints with diet. Francesca and Giulia took the time to plan the best menu with me for the different groups. Not only was the food outstandingly delicious, but Francesca and Giulia are such welcoming people and excellent teachers. This is not to be missed. I highly recommend anyone in the Siena area to add this to their itinerary. Thank you again for a lovely, yummy experience.

This experience was amazing! Lella was amazing as well as her sous chef and her interpreter Julie. You can tell that Lella is incredibly passionate about cooking because it shows in her food as well as her teaching. We learned how to make homemade spaghetti by hand, soup, pasta sauce (the best!) pork lion with potatoes and panna cotta! Everything was honestly delicious! The class was also very fun! I highly recommend!!

We had an amazing experience with this class! learned how to make homemade pasta, pasta sauce, pork loin, potatoes, soup and dessert. The class was very informative and Lella is extremely talented!

We just came back from a cooking class; if you’re looking for a truly authentic Tuscan experience with food then this is the place to go!!! The kitchen is gorgeous, the chef we had, Francesco, was skilled and professional! The food we/they prepared was some of the best food we’ve ever eaten. We have taken cooking classes around the world and this place is at the top!! Can’t wait to try these fabulous recipes again, once back home!

We had originally signed up for 1 cooking class during our 2 week stay in Siena but enjoyed the first one so much that we signed up for a second class the following week. Each class covered different classic Tuscan recipes and techniques so we learned a broad range of skills and a lot of Tuscan culinary history. Lella was a patient, warm and effective instructor and her sense of humor kept us all engaged during the classes. At the conclusion of each class we had the pleasure of eating our “projects” for dinner accompanied by good local wines and a lot of fascinating conversations with our fellow students. If you are at all interested in the history, traditions and techniques of classic Tuscan cooking, I highly recommend spending 4 delightful hours with Lella, Julie and Francesco.

Fantastic experience and great tips for making great pasta and Italian Tuscan favorite dishes!!! The staff excelled in their presentation and Francisco was amazing, I highly recommend.

I cannot imagine our trip to Siena without our cooking class with Lella! This is a must-do!!!! Whether you are a big foodie, experienced cook, or just love to try something new and don't know anything about cooking, it's such a great experience. And the food you help make is incredible. Lella is a legend - her skill and tips are incredible and her passion for teaching and cooking is so evident. Her assistants make sure everything is great and everyone is having a good time and especially that the food is amazing. Four courses, all the tips and recipes for the meal. The value for free is just awesome. Don't miss out!

Before leaving Australia for our holiday in Italy, we researched cooking schools and found this one. So glad we did. We had an incredible night with Lella. We ended up being the only two there, so had complete one on one time, which was brilliant. We helped to make 6 dishes. Our starter was Pearl (quenelle) of cheese with pear, kale and honey. Second was Pici, which was the most fun making. It is handmade thick spaghetti and is a local Sienese traditional pasta. This was served with a tomato garlic sauce. Simple but bursting with flavour. Main was a deliciously juicy fillet steak and balsamic olive oil dressing, with souffle potatoes. Dessert was a Crostata di Marmellata (Jam Crostata). Servings were generous, with wine of the region to go with the meals. Lella was an absolute professional and is generous in imparting her decades of knowledge through her English speaking interpreter. Over 4 hours, we had the best evening.

My college-aged daughter and I took the 4-hour class and it was absolutely wonderful! The recipes were just the right level of difficulty for us. Challenging enough to learn a lot, but not too crazy to be daunting. The food we made was delicious and we devoured it! Francesco & Julie made us feel right at home. I highly recommend this school. It was worth every penny!

I was staying in the city for the whole month and I decided to have some cooking classes I wantes to make pasta and all the good stuff I was eating in Siena and I found out Lela in this trip advisor site and I had a wonderful surprise the way she teaches is very helpful she’s a wonderful lady and she knows the best Italian food , teaches how to make it and after the class you can taste all that you made !!! Just perfect !!!

A group of 13 gathered in the Cooking School’s kitchen, guided by our chef Francesca, assisted by his interpreter Julia. They explained that they tried to source as much as possible ingredients from the Siena/Tuscan region. The menu for the day certainly reflected the use of fresh, local ingredients. All the group had a chance to make spaghetti from scratch, while others helped along the way cutting, chopping, mixing. The evening concluded enjoyably with the group eating the meal we had helped prepare, accompanied by some local Chianti wine. We all received copies of the recipes we had prepared. A great way to experience Tuscan cuisine.

There were 8 of us in the class, all English speaking . Our grown kids were with us and we all loved the class.The recipes were in English , but good to bring a pen to notate as Lella cooks . We ate amazing food and made our own pasta in this vegetarian class. The soup was so incredible I cannot wait to make it. Lella gave instructions in Italian and a woman translated as she spoke. It was 100 euro a person but worth it not only for the recipes but the experience . The classroom is very well equipped and is close to the Cathedral in town, but a steep downhill. I think there may be another way to get there without the steep downhill. Lella can call you a cab if that is helpful at the end of the class

It was amazing ! The food was so tasty and the attitude was great ! Very very reccomended for anyone who like cook !

My wife and I took a cooking class with Lella and it was one of our favorite experiences of our honeymoon. The space is large and clean and Lella had already prepared many of the ingredients when we arrived. We had so much delicious food starting including pappa pomodoro (soup with tomatoes and bread), fried zucchini flowers, hand-made pici pasta with a pecorino cheese sauce, steak, and a dessert tart - all of which we made ourselves! The class took 4 hours, but the time flew by and at the end we had an incredible meal! We would highly recommend spending an evening with Lella!

What a wonderful way to spend an afternoon and evening in Sienna. Lela and her compatriots (Marguerita and Francesco) made us feel so very welcome and watching Lela was indeed watching a master at work. We learned so much and the food was marvelous. We also enjoyed the other students who attended the class. It was like eating with extended family. This was such a treat and one of the highlights of our extended stay in Italy and Sienna. Do yourselves a favor and book a class. You will not regret it.