Turin Cooking Classes
Turin cooking classes teach the Piedmontese kitchen, agnolotti del plin pinched by hand, tajarin cut thin, gnocchi, and a chocolate dessert, mostly at a local’s home with the wine poured, which is how the city itself eats. Compare the top-rated classes below, then read our notes.
Formats: pasta and tiramisù at a local’s home with wine; gnocchi, wine and chocolate classes; cooking class and dinner at a chef’s house; chocolate workshops at the Choco-Story museum; pizza and dessert classes.
What you learn: egg-rich pasta dough for tajarin, the pinch that makes agnolotti del plin, potato gnocchi, a butter and sage or roast-juice sauce, and a bônet or tiramisù.
Price and time: 80 to 150 dollars for three to three and a half hours, dinner included.
Home classes
Turin’s best-reviewed classes are in private homes, run by hosts through the home-cooking networks: a small group, a kitchen table, a menu of two pastas and a dessert, and a dinner together with Piedmontese wine. The Piedmontese specialities are the point: tajarin, the noodle made with an extravagant number of egg yolks, and agnolotti del plin, the tiny ravioli closed with a pinch, usually served in the juices of a roast. Ask for them when booking; the default menu can drift to the national pasta-and-tiramisù standard.
Chocolate
The Choco-Story museum runs workshops where you temper and mould your own gianduiotti and pralines, a good hour for families and the most Turin of all the classes. Chocolate tastings without the making are on our Turin food tours page.
In the Langhe
A handful of classes run in the Langhe villages, pairing agnolotti with Barolo; they suit people staying in Alba and are listed on our Barolo page feeds.
Frequently asked questions
What will I cook in a Turin cooking class?
Pasta by hand, ideally tajarin or agnolotti del plin, plus gnocchi or a second shape and a dessert, with wine.
Are classes in English?
The ones we list are; hosts speak English and the groups are small.
Is a chocolate workshop good for children?
Yes; the Choco-Story workshop is short, hands-on and sweet, and the results go home in a box.
How we choose
We list only experiences with a strong rating over a meaningful number of reviews and free cancellation where available, and we favour small-group and family-run hosts. FindEatLocal earns a commission when you book through GetYourGuide or Viator links on this page; it doesn’t change the price you pay. More about how we choose.