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Italian cooking class Bristol

Classic Italian dinners, fresh pasta from scratch, and family and children's classes at Cooking It in Bishopston. Adults from £85 a person.

An Italian cooking class Bristol families and couples can both book: you cook, then you sit down and eat it together. We are an independent cookery school at 37 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8AD, a short bus ride from the city centre.

Groups are never larger than 12. Ingredients, equipment and aprons are provided, and adult classes start at £85 a person. Cooking It was founded by Monica Worsley and has been teaching for about ten years. Paul, our head chef, teaches most of the European classes, and there is more than one way to do Italian here.

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What you'll cook

The classic Italian class is deliberately not just pasta and pizza. You cook three classic dishes drawing on vegetables, breads, risotto-style dishes and gnocchetti, and pick up the Italian techniques and ingredients behind them. Fresh pasta is a simple dough shaped by hand, and risotto, gnocchi and breads are as central to Italian cooking as pasta is. That is the Classic Italian Cuisine Cookery Class, and it suits beginners and experienced cooks.

If it is a pasta making class in Bristol you want, book the Fresh Pasta from Scratch Masterclass. Everyone makes their own dough and turns it into lasagne sheets, tagliatelle and filled pasta. Sauces are made in pairs: a simple tomato sauce, puttanesca and sage butter, plus a roasted butternut squash and goat's cheese filling for ravioli. You take your tagliatelle home.

  • Three classic Italian dishes: vegetables, breads, risotto-style dishes, gnocchetti
  • Fresh pasta dough into lasagne sheets, tagliatelle and filled pasta
  • Simple tomato sauce, puttanesca and sage butter
  • Roasted butternut squash and goat's cheese ravioli filling
  • Everyone makes their own pasta; sauces in pairs

How the class runs

A standard adult class takes 2.5 to 3 hours including the meal. Evening sessions start at 6:00 pm, weekend daytime sessions at 10:30 am or 12:30 pm. Ingredients, equipment and an apron are provided.

You cook, then sit at the long communal tables and eat what you made. The classes are BYO, so bring a bottle if you want a drink while you cook. Bring a container for leftovers, including your tagliatelle from the pasta masterclass. Recipes are emailed after the class on request.

  • 1. Arrive at Cooking It and settle in with your group.
  • 2. Cook the dishes yourself, with our ingredients and kit.
  • 3. Sit at the long communal tables and eat together.

Who it's for

Adults first: the classic Italian class and the pasta masterclass suit beginners and experienced home cooks, and either one makes a good Italian cooking class in Bristol for a date night or an evening with friends. Adult classes are for ages 16 and over.

Families next. The Family Masterclass: The Handmade Italian Feast gives each family its own kitchen island, up to four people with at least one child under 12, and we do the washing up. For children, the Kids Italian Dinner for 4 is for ages 8 to 16 and sends them home with dinner for the family. The rest of the children's programme is on children's classes. Not sure which they would choose? A gift voucher lets them pick.

Dates, price and how to book

The Classic Italian Cuisine Cookery Class is £85 a person; the next date we have is Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 6:00 pm. The Fresh Pasta from Scratch Masterclass is also £85, next on Sunday 18 October 2026 at 12:30 pm. The Family Masterclass is £200 per family unit (up to four people at a station, at least one child under 12), 2.5 hours, next on Saturday 21 November 2026 at 4:00 pm. The Kids Italian Dinner for 4 is £60, next on Saturday 14 November 2026 at 3:00 pm. The Mother's Day Italian Feast is £75 on Sunday 7 March 2027 at 10:30 am.

Book on the class page and pay by card; your place is confirmed on payment. Everything bookable is on all upcoming dates. Cooking It has 4.9 stars from over 230 Google reviews. The adult classes also run as private events for a hen do, birthday or corporate team building: see private parties or corporate team building, or contact us with a question.

Related classes at Cooking It

Italy's neighbours are here too. Try the French cooking class or the Spanish cooking classes, or compare everything on all our cuisine classes. The wider programme is on adult cookery classes, and every upcoming date is on all upcoming dates. Whichever Italian cooking class Bristol date you pick, the format is the same: a small group, everything provided, and a meal at the end.

Questions people ask

  • Do you run a pasta making class in Bristol?

    Yes. The [Fresh Pasta from Scratch Masterclass](/classes/fresh-pasta-from-scratch-masterclass) is exactly that. Everyone makes their own dough into lasagne sheets, tagliatelle and filled pasta, sauces are made in pairs, and you take your tagliatelle and any leftovers home, so bring containers. Next date: Sunday 18 October 2026 at 12:30 pm, £85 a person.

  • How much are the Italian cooking classes?

    £85 a person for the Classic Italian Cuisine Cookery Class and for the Fresh Pasta from Scratch Masterclass. The Family Masterclass is £200 per family unit for up to four people at a station. The Kids Italian Dinner for 4 is £60 and the Mother's Day Italian Feast is £75. Dates are on [all upcoming dates](/classes).

  • Is there an Italian class for families or children?

    Yes, two. The [Family Masterclass: The Handmade Italian Feast](/classes/family-masterclass-the-handmade-italian-feast) is 2.5 hours, up to four people per station with at least one child under 12, and covers three courses from scratch: vanilla panna cotta with berry compote, fresh pasta and a starter. The [Kids Italian Dinner for 4](/classes/kids-cookery-class-italian-dinner-for-4-homemade-lasagna-treats) is for ages 8 to 16: lasagne with bechamel and ragù, plus dough balls or biscotti, packed up as dinner for four.

  • Where is the class and is it near the city centre?

    At Cooking It, 37 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8AD. That is Gloucester Road in north Bristol, a short bus ride from the centre. Ingredients, equipment and aprons are provided.

  • Do we take food home?

    Yes. Leftovers go home with you from every class, so bring a container. In the pasta masterclass you take your tagliatelle and whatever else is left after the meal. Recipes are emailed afterwards if you ask.

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