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Italian Cooking Class Italian Home-Style Cooking

Learn to make family-style comfort food in this Italian cooking class with Chef Vivian and Michi.

Verified Chef

Chef Vivian and Michi

4.9 (158 reviews)

Tampa

3 hours

2 to 15 (public class)

$113.99 (all inclusive)

What You’ll Do

You’ll kick things off with crispy, flavor-packed bruschetta topped with fresh tomato and olive tapenade. Then it’s decision time: will you go for the rich, savory chicken marsala or the creamy mushroom risotto? Either way, you can’t lose. Complete your meal by crafting either a silky-smooth panna cotta infused with vanilla or a classic tiramisu featuring mascarpone cream and espresso-soaked ladyfingers. Reserve your place today for an opportunity to bring the taste of an Italian trattoria into your own kitchen.

MENU

Starter

Bruschetta

With tomato and olive tapenade

Main Course

Choice of 1

Chicken Marsala

With chicken, mushrooms and Marsala wine sauce

Mushroom Risotto

With Arborio rice, broth and mushrooms

Dessert

Choice of 1

Panna Cotta

With cream, milk, sugar and vanilla

Tiramisù

With mascarpone, cacao and espresso-soaked ladyfinger biscuits

This is a BYOB venue and alcoholic beverages are not available for sale. You are welcome to bring beer and wine to enjoy during class.

Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.

What You’ll Get

Step-by-step, beginner-friendly guidance from Chef Vivian and Michi.

Learn pro cooking methods and tips you can apply at home.

Your chef provides ingredients and equipment so you can cook and enjoy.

Looking for a gift? Italian Home-Style Cooking makes a perfect experience gift.

Where You’ll Be

Chef’s Place

Tampa

Exact location is provided after booking.

YOUR CHEF

Verified Chef

Chef Vivian and Michi

4.9 (158 reviews)

Tampa

Chef Vivian and Chef Michi are a dynamic husband and wife duo providing more than 30 years of exceptional culinary experience. Chef Vivian is highly regarded and holds many hats, including a private chef, caterer and cooking class instructor. Chef Michi has mastered the art of exquisite Japanese sushi and enjoys sharing his specialty skills with others. Together, Chefs Vivian and Michi offer a unique cooking experience in each of their incredible classes.

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$113.99

Price details

All-inclusive: 3-hour class, meal and fees.

Date

Wed, Oct 28

Time

06:00pm

Free cancellation up to 48 hours before

Groups of 2 or more

Request a private class

GIVE AS A GIFT

REVIEWS

For this experience

Italian Home-Style Cooking Review Photo from Cooking Class in Tampa 3

It was absolutely fantastic! The chefs were incredibly friendly, welcoming, and knowledgeable throughout the entire experience. They made everything feel fun and easy to follow while still teaching us so much. We truly enjoyed ourselves and had such a wonderful time together. The food was delicious, the atmosphere was amazing, and it made for such a memorable experience. Highly recommend for a fun date night or special occasion! 🍝✨

- NINA

OMG.. We had a blast. The expertise was wonderful, food was tasty and delicious. Loved the way they interacted we use and explained everything we were cooking. We are differently cooking with Chef Michi whom is very professional and son Kai whom was a awesome helper(Chef Vivian had a private class)hope to meet her next time.

- Virginia

For experiences with Chef Vivian and Michi

Japanese Gyoza and Bento Box Essentials Review Photo from Cooking Class in St. Petersburg 4

We had a great fun time. Vivian and Michi were super attentive and made us feel super comfortable.

- Carmen

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Japanese Gyoza and Bento Box Essentials Review Photo from Cooking Class in St. Petersburg 3

Fun and delicious

- Bethy

Sushi From Scratch With Chef Vivian and Michi Review Photo from Cooking Class in St. Petersburg

Vivian and Michi were awesome. Such a good date idea. And they worked with local restaurants too. Awesome 10/10 would recommend.

- Claudia

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Chef Michi & Vivian, made it a very great experience! We had soo much fun! Thank you so much!

- Kelly

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Chef Vivian & Michi were so welcoming and helpful through the class. They gave us several different tips for the recipes they taught us and different proteins or veggies that can be utilized. Will definitely be attending another class!!

- Carla