Cooking class in your holiday rental

We cooked a three-course menu at Antonella's home that we chose ourselves. It was a lot of fun with Antonella and we were able to learn a lot about Italian cuisine. And in the end, it tasted wonderful to all of us. Many thanks!

Antonella was absolutely fabulous! We were a family of 14, including 8 adults and 6 children ranging in age from 2 to 10, and she did an incredible job engaging everyone. She arrived fully prepared with all the ingredients and supplies, then expertly guided us step by step in making each of the dishes. She was patient, organized, and such a wonderful teacher and chef. The children absolutely loved the experience, and she kept their attention and enthusiasm for more than two hours—which is quite an accomplishment with such a wide age range! It was a truly memorable experience for our entire family. The food was absolutely delicious, and we left with wonderful memories and new cooking skills. We highly recommend Antonella to anyone looking for a fun, interactive, and authentic cooking experience!

We had an incredible experience with Antonella. She did both a cooking class and a private dinner for our 14 person family at our rental villa. Antonella was extremely communicative and able to accommodate us. She made sure that the adults and kid all enjoyed themselves and had fun tasks to do during the cooking class. For the private dinner, we didn't have to do a thing - she took care of setting the places and cleaning up. All we had to do was enjoy some delicious food. Highly recommend!

Over the past six years since retirement, I have traveled extensively to many countries with many activities. This was by far one of the best and most wonderful experience I have had. Antonella involved every member of the family, even the young children and it was fun and delicious. Thank you for a wonderful family event.

Cooking with Antonella was the highlight of our two week trip to Italy. We met her at a local market in Florence where we picked out our ingredients for the lunch we would be making together - Gnocchi with fresh tomatoes and mozzarella, chicken cacciatore, and olive oil cake. We felt like locals as we stood by her while she chatted with her favorite vendors! There was also a dry good store where Antonella showed us the best dried pasta, olive oil and balsamic vinegar to take home. Once we arrived at her apartment we met her lovely husband, Ricardo, and got to work! We were with our kids, 12 and 14, and she got them started right away on the olive oil cake, from there she taught us how to make gnocchi from scratch, and how to tell when the garlic was the right temperature in the pan. Spoiler alert, it dances! Once the hard work was done, we sat down and enjoyed our lunch. The highlight for my husband was having the chance to talk all things related to the World Cup...he'd been in Italy for over a week and hadn't had the chance to discuss any of the games, he found a kindred spirit in Ricardo. The highlight for me was the wine that Ricardo chose to go with our lunch. We were all so proud of the food we made, it was beyond delicious! Overall, this was a day that surpassed all expectations! Antonella and Ricardo felt like long, lost family. It was a day my family and I will never forgot.

We had an amazing experience during our private cooking class. Antonella and her husband were so welcoming and generous. Antonella taught us how to make cavatelli with guanciale, cherry tomatoes and pecorino, chicken alla cacciatora, and tiramisù. She helped us each step of the way and made us all feel so comfortable, as if we were old friends. The food and wine were delicious too! Definitely a highlight!

Our time with Antonella exceeded our expectations in every way. She was lovely, her instructions were easy to follow, she brought EVERYTHING with her except for the pots and stove/oven, and the food was delicious. If you have the opportunity to cook with Antonella, do it!

Antonella's cooking class was a highlight of our Tuscan trip. She brought the freshest of ingredients, including hand-picking the zucchini blossoms at the market for us to stuff. And in true Italian style, taught us to fry up those too fragile to stuff. She balanced instruction with fun, all topped with chocolate and hazelnuts! And the highest praise, we were able to recreate the recipes at home. Great teacher, fun class. We highly recommend Antonella La Maccia's cooking classes.

Antonella is an amazing chef. She cooked for 9 adults and 2 children in our villa just outside Florence for my husband’s 40th and the food and wine was sensational everyone was raving about it. The next day Antonella and Riccardo came back for a private cooking class and again the food was simply beautiful we all had a fantastic experience. Thank you Antonella and Riccardo what a joy x

This was a highlight of our trip through Italy. Antonella is a talented chef and teacher. I wasn’t kidding when I told her that her ravioli lesson was life changing! I am so excited to make the chocolate cake we made together back at home. I can’t recommend the class with Antonella enough!