Looking for a truly authentic experience in Ancona? The Pasta Academy with Simonetta is one of the most intimate and memorable things you can do in the city. In just 3 hours, you’ll learn to make fresh tagliatelle from scratch — no machines, no shortcuts — using only a wooden board and a rolling pin, exactly as generations of Marche women have done before you.
Ancona · Private Pasta Making Class
Fresh Pasta by Hand with Simonetta
Free cancellation up to 24h · Reserve now, pay later · Starts at 09:00
This is a fully private class: just your group, your own workstation, and Simonetta’s undivided attention from the first handful of flour to the final plate. It ends the best possible way — sitting down to eat the pasta you made, with a traditional meat ragù or a vegetarian sauce, at the Guasco Bistrot in the heart of Ancona’s historic centre.
Whether you’re a complete beginner or a passionate home cook, you’ll leave with new skills, full hands and a story worth telling.
Why this experience
Real pasta. Real tradition. Your own hands.
No machines. No shortcuts. Simonetta teaches you to make fresh pasta the way it has always been done in the Marche — with a wooden board, a rolling pin, and flour from local mills. A private class of about 3 hours that ends with you sitting down to eat what you made.
100% hands-on
Your own workstation, your own dough — Simonetta guides you step by step through every stage.
Rolling pin only
No electric machines. Just board, rolling pin and hands — the authentic sfoglina technique.
Fully private
Only your group. Tailored pace, full attention, no strangers at the table.
Lunch included
Sit down and enjoy your tagliatelle with meat ragù or vegetarian sauce. Tutto fatto da te.
What you’ll do
Your 3 hours, step by step
- Meet at Guasco Bistrot — Piazza San Francesco
Start at 09:00 at the heart of Ancona’s historic centre. Easy to reach on foot or by public transport.
- Make the dough from scratch
Flour, eggs, hands. Simonetta shows you how to work the dough to the right consistency using only local ingredients.
- Stretch the sfoglia with a rolling pin
The most satisfying part — learning to roll the sheet thin and even, the traditional Marche way, with no machines.
- Cut your tagliatelle (and other shapes)
Fold and cut the sheet into tagliatelle and other pasta shapes under Simonetta’s patient guidance.
- Sit down and eat what you made
Your pasta goes into the pot. Choose meat ragù or vegetarian sauce, then enjoy your lunch at the bistrot.
What guests say · 5.0 / 5 ★★★★★
“Een TOP Pasta Class! Simonetta is a wonderful host — patient, passionate and truly expert. We learned the authentic way to make pasta by hand. The lunch at the end was delicious.”
“The traditional method fascinated us — no machines, just the rolling pin and the wooden board. Each of us had our own workstation and was followed at every step. Highly recommended.”
“Eating the pasta we made ourselves was the perfect ending. Relaxed, convivial, authentic. Even with no cooking experience at all, you come away feeling like a real sfoglina.”
This experience sells out fast
On average booked 55 days in advance — free cancellation up to 24h before.
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Ancona · Private Pasta Making Class
Fresh Pasta by Hand with Simonetta
Free cancellation up to 24h · Reserve now, pay later · Starts at 09:00
