Luca Polverini

the cooking lab

I have a real passion for quality food and I am looking forward to sharing it with new people. Cooking and eating all together is such a good experience that I don’t want to keep it just for myself!

I’m really enthusiastic for the genuine Italian cuisine since childhood and I look forward to meet new “lovers” every day!

About

Hi! I’m Luca

Cooking has always been part of me: my grandparents were very good cooks and I always liked cooking with them. Over time I have refined the technique, experimenting and studying a lot. My house is very colorful, welcoming, with a kitchen and a dining room designed by me to be welcoming, practical and functional.

I started cooking when I was young, with my grandparents and parents. My grandpa used to hunt wild boar — he was very good in that. I enjoyed helping my family to cook. It was fun for me — pasta dough was like play dough! I also started volunteering in “sagras” (what’s a sagra?!?) and learned how to cook for a lot of people in a chaotic kitchen! I also used to share a house with friends, and I would invite friends over and cook for them. I started cooking as a side job, which eventually became full time. I do catering, teach cooking classes, and provide personal chef services. Cooking is my passion.

Experimenting is always my way of cooking, and I thought the name “The Cooking Lab” fit perfectly with what I do. Even though I focus on traditional dishes, every time you make the same dish, it will taste a bit different, but nevertheless delicious!  For catering, I currently serve groups of up to 40-50 people. For my cooking classes, I focus on tradition, fresh ingredients and cooking in the moment.

Cooking means good food. It’s like a video game — I disconnect myself from everything else and focus on the food. It’s the pleasure of good food and good times. When I see people smiling, that’s important too!

Where you'll be: in the hearth of Florence

Via Pasquale Villari 19, 50136 Firenze

With a very nice and practical kitchen and a dining room both looking at a private garden it’s the right place to learn the secrets of a real cooking day in Florence.

 

Other things to note

  • Duration: approximately 3 hours
  • We can customize the experience as you better see fit

Teaching

Cooking classes

– Please Note!
Let me know what you wish to learn to cook, and I will organise the perfect experience tailored to your needs according to the local tradition!

Where you'll be: in the hearth of Florence

Via Pasquale Villari 19, 50136 Firenze

With a very nice and practical kitchen and a dining room both looking at a private garden it’s the right place to learn the secrets of a real cooking day in Florence.

 

Other things to note

  • Duration: approximately 3 hours
  • We can customize the experience as you better see fit

Personal chef

Home restaurant

– Please Note!
The sample menu is only to give you an idea of what I might cook. We can decide together a menu. Or you could let me know any kind of food restrictions you might have or what you don’t like and then I’ll surprise you with a typical menu which includes family recipes and local traditional dishes.

What's included

  • Aperol spritz, chianti classico wine and more…
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • A two/three/four-course meal depending on your choice

Other things to note

  • We can customize the experience as you better see fit

You can choose between a variety of menus

What's included

  • Aperol spritz, chianti classico wine and more…
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • A two/three/four-course meal depending on your choice

Other things to note

  • We can customize the experience as you better see fit

Personal chef

Private Chef & Catering

Wherever you need

I can come to your house, to your company or where you need.

Contact me if you wish to organise a private party or dinner and turn your home into a restaurant. I can be your home chef for the day, and cook live any recipe you may wish so to enjoy a different evening with your family and friends comfortably from home.

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Some options of what I might provide

Aperitivo

  • Bignè and pies, prosciutto, pecorino, bruschette (cherry tomatoes, mushrooms…), grilled vegetables.
  • Live cooking: fried vegetables or coccoli prosciutto and stracchino.

First course

  • Homemade  pasta, chitarra spaghetti (meat sauce or veg option with cherry tomatoes).
  • Live cooking: This kind of pasta can be cooked and stir-fried live so it’s always al dente.
  • Pasta fredda (homemade pesto, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella).
  • Lasagna with bolognese sauce and vegetarian with pesto (oven is necessary to heat up before serving).

Second course

  • Arrosticini (small meat skewers, typically lamb but also pork/chicken) or meat skewers. Veg option can be grilled tomino cheese.
  • Live cooking: barbecued meat and/or cheese can be grilled live.

Dessert

  • Tiramisù or cannoli siciliani with ricotta cream.
  • Live cooking: cannoli siciliani are always filled at the moment so that they maintain the fresh taste and crunchy consistency.

Information or book an experience

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Phone

(+39) 351.9877006

Address

Via Pasquale Villari 19, 50136 Firenze, Italia