Italian Cooking Class: Pasta, Risotto or Gnocchi

Transport your taste buds to Italy with this cooking class in London!



3 hours Class size 1 to 20 guests       £135

Welcome!

Welcome

The class will start off with a welcome Aperol and then you'll be greeted with a glass of wine, which will be free-flowing throughout the course of the evening.


Demonstration

Demonstration

You'll relax and listen to an informative demonstration of everything you'll be cooking in this Italian cooking class!


Let's Get Cooking

Let's Get Cooking

After your demo and fun foodie facts, you'll get hands-on with crafting your Italian favourites from fresh pasta to gnocchi to risotto. Help will be on hand every step of the way.


Time to Sit and Enjoy

Time to Sit and Enjoy

At the end of the class, you’ll be able to tuck into the fruits of your labour and clink your glasses in celebration with a mouth-watering homemade Italian meal!


Hunting down some foodie adventures in London? Join us at this flavourful Italian cooking class where you'll learn how to make fresh pasta from scratch, along with a traditional starter and dessert.
This appetising evening will be helped along with bottomless wine and, in true Italian style, an Aperol spritz on arrival. So if you're looking for the top things to do in London for foodies with a thirst for fun, you've come to the right place!
After a little introduction whilst you sip on your spritz, it will then be time to wow you with some lively and informative demonstrations on everything you will be cooking during the class.
After having had your mind blown foodie facts and fun Italian pasta cooking tutorials, it'll be time to get hands-on with your own tasty creations!
Don't worry if you're a beginner cook, this introductory cooking class in London will guide you through the steps as well as providing you with plenty of support and guidance from your expert chef and teacher.
Learn top Italian pasta recipes, flavour balance, knife skills and more at this three-hour cooking class in London. From discovering what the best flour to make pasta is to how to use a pasta maker — you'll learn it all!
Sample menu: (subject to change due to seasonality and availability)
Pasta:
  • Tomato bruschetta.
  • Homemade tagliatelle carbonara.
  • Tiramisu.
Can be adapted for those keeping to a vegetarian diet on request.
Risotto:
  • Beef carpaccio.
  • Truffle and mushroom risotto with a thyme crumb.
  • Panna cotta with a berry coulis.
Can be adapted to those keeping to a GF diet on request.
Gnocchi:
  • Italian aubergine.
  • Heavenly gnocchi with a fresh homemade basil pesto.
  • Zabaglione.
This recipe cannot be adapted for alternative dietary requirements.
At the end of this Italian cooking class in London, it'll be time to sit down with your group and enjoy the delicious meal that you have made.
This pasta making class is ideal for those looking for birthday party activities, team building activities and simply those looking for fun things to do in London with friends and family.
Please note:
This London cooking class can cater for those keeping to a vegetarian diet on request.

Upcoming dates for Italian Cooking Class: Pasta, Risotto or Gnocchi

Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 3 Oct 2026, 8:57pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

30 upcoming dates between 17 Oct 2026 and 15 Sep 2027.

  • Sat 17 Oct 2026, 10am-1pm (Risotto)
  • Sun 25 Oct 2026, 7pm-10pm (Gnocchi)
  • Thu 5 Nov 2026, 7pm-10pm (Pasta)
  • Wed 18 Nov 2026, 7pm-10pm (Pasta)
  • Thu 26 Nov 2026, 10am-1pm (Gnocchi)
  • Sun 6 Dec 2026, 2pm-5pm (Pasta)
  • Sat 12 Dec 2026, 6pm-9pm (Risotto)
  • Tue 29 Dec 2026, 7pm-10pm (Pasta)
  • Sat 2 Jan 2027, 2pm-5pm (Pasta)
  • Wed 6 Jan 2027, 7pm-10pm (Risotto)
  • Fri 22 Jan 2027, 7pm-10pm (Pasta)
  • Fri 12 Feb 2027, 10am-1pm (Gnocchi)
  • Sun 28 Feb 2027, 2pm-5pm (Pasta)
  • Wed 3 Mar 2027, 11am-2pm (Pasta)
  • Sat 13 Mar 2027, 7pm-10pm (Pasta)
  • Wed 31 Mar 2027, 7pm-10pm (Pasta)
  • Tue 13 Apr 2027, 7pm-10pm (Pasta)
  • Thu 22 Apr 2027, 7pm-10pm (Gnocchi)
  • Thu 6 May 2027, 7pm-10pm (Pasta)
  • Tue 18 May 2027, 7pm-10pm (Risotto)
  • Mon 24 May 2027, 10am-1pm (Pasta)
  • Wed 2 Jun 2027, 7pm-10pm (Pasta)
  • Sat 19 Jun 2027, 2pm-5pm (Gnocchi)
  • Sun 4 Jul 2027, 7pm-10pm (Risotto)
  • Sat 17 Jul 2027, 7pm-10pm (Pasta)
  • Mon 26 Jul 2027, 7pm-10pm (Gnocchi)
  • Sun 15 Aug 2027, 7pm-10pm (Pasta)
  • Wed 18 Aug 2027, 7pm-10pm (Risotto)
  • Fri 3 Sep 2027, 7pm-10pm (Gnocchi)
  • Wed 15 Sep 2027, 7pm-10pm (Pasta)
What you'll get
  • Aprons for the duration of the class.
  • All ingredients included.
  • Food to indulge in at the end of the class.
  • Aperol on arrival.
  • Bottomless booze.
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly.
What to bring
  • Tupperware for any leftovers.
  • Paper and pen if you’d like to take notes.
Add-ons available for this class
  • Avenue Cookbook (£30)
  • Avenue Apron (£20)
  • Avenue Cancellation Cover (£20)
You can add these when you book (optional).
Location

The Avenue Cookery School - Wandsworth, London, SW18 1FZ

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Recent reviews of Italian Cooking Class: Pasta, Risotto or Gnocchi

  • 5/5 from Kinga Kosiorek, attended Jun 2026: Great class and super tasty food! Totally recommend this ! Thank you so much !
  • 4/5 from Josef Whitehouse, attended Feb 2026: Overall quite an enjoyable class. The teacher was very knowledgable, providing a variety of insights throughout the time of the class. The end result was amazing as well
  • 5/5 from Lawrence Gingell, attended Oct 2025: Our teacher was great. She demonstrated the required techniques, all the time explaining everything clearly, and simply. She then let us get on with preparing each dish, whilst she went from work station to work station checking on how each group was doing, and answering any questions. I'm a lousy cook and came out of the class feeling much improved, whilst also learning some handy little tips and techniques. The whole evening was fun, participation was encouraged and the drinks were flowing, which was an added bonus. A lovely relaxed evening, but also informative, and fun.
  • 5/5 from Jamie Bell, attended Jun 2025: Absolutely loved taking part in the Gnocchi class. The venue is beautiful and the teachers are informative and ready to help if you have questions. The starter of aubergine based mini pizzas, the gnocchi and pesto main and the blamange dessert were all delicious and explained well. All are definitely repeatable at home. I never knew so much about different types of salt or degorging an aubergine.
  • 4/5 from Heikki Kahila, attended Apr 2025: The course was very well organized and the teacher was very clear in her instructions and easy to chat with. Ingredients and food was delicious! I liked the most hearing/learning about nee techniques how to e.g cut onions etc. in an efficient way. The only negative aspect was that there was little time left to enjoy the food and drinks. Adding extra 15min would relax the armosphere a bit.
  • 5/5 from Chloe Lewin, attended Jan 2025: Lovely hosts and amazing wine! Great experience
  • 4/5 from Dew Chiemelu, attended Dec 2024: The teacher was great and very supportive! Had a fantastic time with my friend. 10/10
  • 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Nov 2024: Great experience! Decided to celebrate a friend’s birthday cooking and we had a lot of fun. The food we cooked was delicious, easy to make, the chef was so helpful, had lots of tips, the ingredients were fresh! Would definitely come back again and highly recommend it!
  • 5/5 from Holly Campbell, attended Oct 2024: We had such a lovely date night evening for my partners birthday. The atmosphere was intimate and relaxed, the teaching was excellent and rememberable, and the food was delicious. The bottomless booze was generous too! Will definitely return.
  • 5/5 from Ali, attended Jul 2024: It was our wedding anniversary and we wanted to do something a little different. We had a great time making gnocchi. Our teacher was really supportive and guided us through the process step by step. Will definitely look into trying a different class!
  • 5/5 from Valeriia Korshun, attended Mar 2024: the best idea for a date night and making friends we loved it, will book more
  • 5/5 from Victoria McDonnell, attended Mar 2024: This was our first cookery class and I would definitely do it again. The teacher was clear, the classroom spotless, perfectly designed and well equipped. We did it as a couple but would be a great night out with friends.
  • 5/5 from David Montague, attended Nov 2023: My children purchased the class for me for my birthday, and to be honest I was slightly apprehensive about the event as I am not the normal cook of the household. I had no reason to be concerned, it was the best fun ever. I got to do some real cooking, learnt loads of new things and met some really nice people. The chef was great, and the instructions easy to follow. I definitely want to attend another event.
  • 5/5 from Dee Bryan, attended Jul 2023: The venue was very welcoming and clean, the whole ambience was a feel good vibe. The Teacher was excellent, first class. The instructions were clear and the demonstration was easy to follow. Learned to make a pasta dish desert and basic knowledge about getting the best out of your ingredients. Will recommend this class to friends and will re visit. Thank you for the lovely experience. FIRST CLASS
  • 5/5 from Luisa Elmes, attended Jun 2023: Enzo was absolutely great! He was really fun and passionate about the cooking. The workstation set-up was great. The environment was clean and all utensils were well supplied. We were surprised to have been served wine and make a 3 course meal, we were not expecting this. The teaching assistants were also great! The only complaints were - one teaching assistant added salt to our our cooking without our permission and made it too salty. The other niggle was that the booking said gnocchi, risotto or pasta, we assumed we would have the option of which dish we wanted to cook when in reality we all made the same dish set by the company. Overall we had a fab evening wining, cooking and dining and the money was well worth it. We will definitely be returning to do another class.
  • 5/5 from Alex Cartwright, attended Feb 2023: We had a wonderful time, the food was delicious and our teacher was great, very friendly and experienced
  • 5/5 from Helena Ayoub, attended Dec 2022: The whole experience was superb, definitely learned how to be great hosts for an Italian night. The chef was excellent taught us a lot down to how to use a knife.
  • 5/5 from Matthew Cornish, attended Nov 2022: Fantastic work from Jeff. You shouldn’t gnocchi it till you’ve tried it. Oi Oi
  • 4/5 from Viktor, attended Oct 2022: The food was excellent and it was very interesting the learn how to make pasta, tiramisu, and bruschetta. The team was also very friendly and helpful. My only suggestion would be to go slightly slower when explaining the demonstration as it felt very fast at times.
  • 4/5 from Danica Fabrigar, attended Oct 2022: It was a great experience and thoroughly enjoyed it. I especially appreciated being taught how to make pasta the "quick" way which makes it more practical to take away and apply at home.
  • 5/5 from Kathryn Hatton, attended Aug 2022: Excellent class! All members of staff very helpful and delicious food Would Definitely try another class and recommend to others!
  • 5/5 from Henry Payne, attended Aug 2022: I had a fantastic time at the Pasta/Italian cooking school and learned loads! The school itself is superbly equipped and the dishes and ingredients had clearly been picked for things you can recreate at home. Richard the teacher was extremely knowledgeable and there’s clearly a lot to cover in a short space of time so he speaks very quickly making it difficult to keep up if you’re a beginner but other staff were available to ask when it came to our turn to cook. I definitely think this course was good value for money, the drinks were bottomless and tasty and I have picked up plenty of new techniques. Thank you very much for a fab evening, I hope to do another one soon!
  • 5/5 from Kate Mitchell, attended Mar 2022: Really fun class and something different for a Friday night! The food and wine was great and we learnt some new skills along the way!
  • 5/5 from Gina Bailey, attended Jan 2022: Was a great night with lots of wine and good fun, and learned a lot. Many thanks and look foward to doing another class
  • 5/5 from Richard Knight, attended Jan 2022: Excellent course. Very knowledgeable chef lead with lots of great little touches to make it more personal. Thank you
  • 5/5 from Joana Rafael, attended Oct 2021: Made pasta from scratch! Lovely class, amazing and professional teacher and staff! Highly recommended! Will definitely book another class
  • 5/5 from Miles Sriharan, attended Oct 2021: Excellent in all aspects. Great venue, modern and spacious. Really good quality food and most importantly great teaching and guidance from Richard and his team. Nathan was also super helpful and friendly. Thanks team! Miles
  • 5/5 from Abhiramy Rudran, attended Sep 2021: Great teacher. I’m not a good cook and I really enjoyed this. Great present for someone too. Lots of hands on help. Bottomless wine. Great music and lovely way to spend an evening! Thank you
  • 5/5 from Barbara Carcangiu, attended Jun 2019: Taught with such enthusiasm and passion. Excellent way to learn how to mske pasta!
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The Avenue Cookery School
The Avenue Cookery School

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Hello! We're The Avenue Cookery School and we are an independent, family-run cookery school, based in Wandsworth, South West London. We love all things foodie and incorporate that love and enthusiasm into our amazing cooking courses and classes.
With years of experience, our passion for teaching others to cook shines through in our relaxed and fun classes — we think you’ll feel at home as soon as you walk through our doors! All ages and abilities are welcome.
Come and treat those taste buds and see what you can create with us!

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