How Much Is a Cooking Class in Como? Prices & What’s Included (2026)

What a cooking class in Como costs

Prices in Como vary a lot by format. Larger group experiences — the kind you often find on booking platforms (OTAs) — typically run from about €55 to €160 per person, but in groups of a dozen or more, where you touch the dough for only a few minutes. Ours is a different format: €150 per person, small (up to 12), fully hands-on, with a complete menu from aperitivo to dessert.

In short, when you compare prices always look at three things: how big the group is, how much you actually cook with your own hands, and what is included on the plate and in the glass. The same number, on two different listings, can mean two opposite experiences.

What’s included in the €150

Our fee is all-inclusive: no surprise add-ons at the end of the evening. For €150 per person you get:

• Apron and all ingredients — flour, eggs, fillings and sauces, ready to go.
• The hand-rolled-pasta masterclass — you learn the sfoglia with a rolling pin, no machine.
• A spritz lesson — you build your own Aperol or Campari spritz and sip it as your aperitivo.
• The meal you cooked, with wine — you sit down and eat your own pasta.
• Gelato with Traditional Balsamic of Modena DOP — the finish, simple and rare.

There is no separate charge for the apron, the glass, or the recipe to take home. What you see is what you pay. You will find the full breakdown on our how it works page too.

Why a small group costs more (and rightly so)

A class of 12 splits the cost of food, space and the cook’s time across many heads: that is why it can drop to €55. With us it is 12 people at most, around the same table, with the resident chef trained at Rina Poletti’s Accademia della Sfoglia watching every pair of hands. That means more ingredients per guest, more attention, more time to fix the sfoglia while you roll it — and a per-person cost that is necessarily higher.

It is not a markup: it is the difference between watching and doing. In a large group you often spectate; in a small group you genuinely cook, from dough to plate.

Is it worth it?

It depends on what you want. If you want a quick, low-cost hour to say “I made pasta”, a large group class is perfectly fine. But if you want to truly learn to roll the sfoglia by hand, in a calm setting, with a full menu and a memory that lasts, the €150 buys a whole evening — not just a lesson. Many of our guests choose it as a gift or special occasion; for that there is also the gift voucher.

Another way to look at it: in Como, a good dinner with an aperitivo and wine already costs a fair amount. Here you cook the dinner yourself, you learn a technique that stays with you, and you take the recipe home. For travellers who plan around food, we have placed it among our things to do in Como for food lovers.

How to book (and when you pay)

Booking is simple and comes with no upfront online payment: you pick a date, you message us and we confirm availability, then we arrange payment together. No card entered in the dark before you even know the evening is free. You can start from our book page, or check the practical details first in the FAQ.

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Choose your masterclass

The same €150 applies to each of the four menus: the Tagliatelle Masterclass – Fresh Tomato, the Tagliatelle Masterclass – Ragù Bolognese, the Ravioloni Verdi Masterclass – Ricotta and the Farfalle e Garganelli Masterclass – Ragù. Same full evening, same fee: just choose the pasta you want to learn.