Discover Italy's Hidden Culinary Treasures

For over a decade, Viola Buitoni has been leading intimate culinary journeys through Italy's most authentic and lesser-explored regions—places where food traditions run deep, family recipes are guarded treasures, and every meal tells a story.

These aren't typical food tours. Viola's immersive culinary retreats combine hands-on cooking experiences with privileged access to artisan producers, private estates, and the kind of insider knowledge that only comes from six generations of Italian culinary heritage. You'll make pasta by hand with award-winning sfogline, forage for wild herbs with local experts, taste rare cheeses in centuries-old cellars, and cook multi-course Italian feasts using ingredients you've sourced that very day from markets and farms.

Whether you're exploring the medieval hill towns and renowned food products of Emilia-Romagna, discovering the wild beauty and seasonal abundance of Le Marche, or experiencing the culinary richness of Umbria, each journey offers the perfect balance of structured activities and flexible time to relax, absorb, and savor. Days begin with leisurely breakfasts (often with impromptu cooking lessons), continue with cultural excursions and producer visits, and culminate in dinners of your own creation under Viola's expert guidance.

Select tours are offered in collaboration with Christopher Kimball's Milk Street, bringing together Viola's deep Italian roots with Milk Street's dedication to transformative culinary education.

Small group sizes ensure personal attention and authentic connections—not just with the food, but with the people, places, and traditions that define Italy's most extraordinary culinary regions. These are experiences designed for serious cooks and curious travelers who crave luxury, learning, and the kind of immersion that transforms how you understand Italian cuisine.

Explore our upcoming culinary tours below and find your next Italian adventure.