In the town of Moncalieri, close to Turin, the Officina del Gusto is a unique cooking school in which the owners’ love of classic cars and the traditional cuisine of Piedmont meet.

Cucina Italiana: Italy’s best selling food magazine and a cooking school in Milan offering courses for adults and kids, tea tastings and theme evenings.

Not only does the Sorrento Cooking School teach students the secrets of Neapolitan cuisine, it also organizes wine and food tours exploring the gastronomic highlights of the Sorrentine Peninsula and has its own store stocking all the finest wines of the Campania region and the legendary Limoncello of Sorrento.

In Rico Guarnieri’s buzzing Teatro7 restaurant, clients can expect to enjoy a culinary experience with a difference, during which customers become cooks and cooks becoming directors of a quite unforgettable gastronomic performance.

Situated in the historic center of Caldonazzo, Centottanta gradi (“one hundred and eighty degrees” in Italian) is a cooking school with a difference, introducing students to the ancient recipes of Trentino and the humble ingredients typical of Valsugana’s peasant cuisine.

Ragusa Ibla’s Locanda Don Serafino is not just a charming little hotel in the baroque heart of southern Sicily, it is also a famous Michelin Star restaurant where guests are bedazzled by the culinary wizardry of the young chef, Vincenzo Candiano.

Entertaining theater dinners, cooking classes held by Italy’s celebrity chefs, and a well-stocked  gastronomic library: pupils can expect to find all this and more at Pasquale Procacci Leone’s Anice Verde culinary center, in the province of Bari.

At the School of Chocolate, in the heart of Perugia, students attend fascinating lessons held by the master chocolatiers of the Umbrian capital’s historic Perugina factory. A truly unique way to discover the secrets of one of the world’s most loved delicacies.

Naples’ much-loved sfogliatelle and pizza, the dishes “invented” in the 18th century for the city’s aristocratic families, and an infinity of inviting ideas for those following a glutone free diet: expert chefs and amateur cooks will all love CucinAmica’s varied and entertaining Neapolitan cooking courses.

Stefano Santo’s exquisite contemporary interpretations of traditional Tuscan cuisine make dining at the Onice Lounge & Restaurant, in Florence’s Hotel Villa La Vedetta, a truly unforgettable eating experience.