Cooking school in Italy

Ten years ago, any American tourist who wanted to take an Italian cooking-school vacation headed straight for Tuscany. But as Americans have grown savvier about regional Italian food, they have become more interested in taking classes all over Italy, and more schools are opening to meet the demand—not just in farmhouse kitchens, but also at hotels and wineries with state-of-the-art facilities. We’ve noticed some other promising trends, like insidery field trips to artisanal food producers, customizable classes and intensive multiweek programs. Picking the right cooking class, then, is now more fun—and more challenging—than ever. To get the inside scoop, we went to 11 elite, Italy-focused travel advisers and asked them which schools their picky clients love most. Here, the new and classic programs that came out on top look at Cooking Schools in Italy