If you’re planning an Italian culinary tour, you’ve probably seen hundreds of options online — many offered by travel agencies promising the best food tour of Italy or luxury foodie experiences. But behind the polished photos and perfectly timed itineraries, there’s often a very different reality. Let me explain.
My tour isn’t like those.
I don’t run culinary trips to Italy as a big business. In fact, I only organize a few per year — when I can carve out six free days from my other work. This isn’t my full-time job. I do it because I love food, love traveling through Italy, and love sharing real experiences with people who feel the same.
So what’s the difference between an authentic food tour of Italy and a “business” one?
Freedom, Authenticity and no second interests.
We don’t rush from one stop to the next. We don’t squeeze ten towns into a day. The only real schedule? Arrive in time for dinner and sleep. Everything else follows the flow of the day: discovering a hidden trattoria, talking to a cheesemaker, or taking a detour for a local festival no guidebook mentions.
A lot of travel companies build their Italy culinary tours around profit margins — commissions from restaurants, kickbacks from hotels, deals with bus companies. That’s the second goal hiding behind the experience. Mine doesn’t have that. My goal is to enjoy the food and help you enjoy it, too — simply and honestly.
Authenticity, to me, means doing something because you love it. I choose every stop, every dish, every guesthouse based on what I personally enjoy — not what pays more. That’s the beauty of a culinary trip through Italy led by someone who’s not selling you anything except good memories (and maybe some extra virgin olive oil).
If you’re curious, the tour goes from Florence through Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Abruzzo, Puglia, Campania, and Umbria — the heart of real Italy. Not the touristy version, but the one where flavors still surprise you.
I’m not trying to scale up or go viral. Just trying to do this a few times a year with people who get it.
And if that sounds like you, well — you know where to find me.