--- title: "Three days among makers, markets and open kitchens" city: "Rome" country: "Italy" lens: "Food & Craft" duration_days: 3 experiences: 6 price_from: "from €1,006 for two" currency: "EUR" firm_prices: 4 prices_on_request: 2 published: "2026-08-31" canonical: "https://keystothe.city/rome/3-days-food-craft" source: "Keys to the City" license: "Free to quote and cite with a link to the canonical URL" --- # Three days among makers, markets and open kitchens Rome, Italy · Food & Craft · 3 days · 6 experiences · from €1,006 for two Long before the golden morning light spills over Rome's cobbles, your journey begins behind closed doors at Antico Forno Roscioli. ## Day one — Pre-Dawn Flour & The Master Hatter’s Block Before the morning light breaks over the cobblestones of Regola, step through the side door of Rome's most legendary baking family while the city still sleeps. Inside the warm, wood-fired air of Antico Forno Roscioli, you join the master baker before public opening to work with 50-year-old lievito madre, shaping rustic pizza bianca and fragrant maritozzi as the historic brick ovens reach peak heat. Following the flour-dusted morning, cross the historic quarter to Antica Manifattura Cappelli, where master hatter Patrizia Fabri unlocks her doors for a private workshop session. Among steam, vintage wooden hat blocks, and rare archive sketches, you experience the tactile art of shaping custom felt headwear alongside the hands that keep Rome's oldest hatmaking legacy alive. ### Antico Forno Roscioli — Early Morning Master Bakery Workshop - Morning, 2.5 hours · price on request · Via dei Chiavari, 34, 00186 Roma RM, Italy · Private arrangement · quoted on request Enter Rome's premier baking family workshop before public opening to stretch pizza bianca and maritozzi using 50-year-old lievito madre in open ovens. Provider: https://www.salumeriaroscioli.com ### Antica Manifattura Cappelli — Private Millinery & Hatmaking Masterclass - Evening, 2.5 hours · price on request · Via degli Scipioni, 46, 00192 Roma RM, Italy · Private arrangement · quoted on request Enjoy pre-opening private access to Rome's oldest hat atelier, steaming felt and shaping a bespoke piece alongside master hatter Patrizia Fabri. Provider: https://www.patriziafabrihats.it ## Day two — Soil to Cellar: Market Foraging & Aging Vaults Begin the morning immersed in the energetic sights and aromas of the Mercato di Campagna Amica at Circus Maximus. Guided by a private Roman chef, walk through rows of regional produce to meet zero-kilometer Lazio growers, olive oil pressers, and small-batch Pecorino artisans. After selecting seasonal ingredients directly from the makers, step into an open private kitchen space to cook alongside your chef. In the afternoon, transition from market soil to subterranean maturation in the historic Jewish Ghetto. Master affineur Beppe Lorusso opens his private climate-controlled cheese cellar at Beppe e i Suoi Formaggi. Surrounded by raw-milk wheels aging gracefully on mountain pine boards, sample rare artisanal cheeses paired with biodynamic wines while learning the delicate science of traditional affinage. ### Campagna Amica Circo Massimo — Farmers' Market Producer Encounter & Chef Workshop - Morning, 3 hours · from €150 pp (verified Aug 2026) · Private arrangement Explore Circus Maximus farmers market with a private Roman chef, meeting zero-km Lazio olive oil pressers and Pecorino makers before preparing produce in a private kitchen. Provider: https://www.campagnamica.it ### Beppe e i Suoi Formaggi — Master Cheese Affineur Private Cellar Tasting - Evening, 2 hours · from €85 pp (verified Aug 2026) · Private arrangement Step inside a climate-controlled Jewish Ghetto aging room with master affineur Beppe Lorusso to sample raw-milk mountain cheeses aged on pine boards. Provider: https://www.beppeeisuoiformaggi.it ## Day three — October Grape Harvest & The Unfiltered Kitchen Line Travel into the volcanic hills of Frascati during the peak October grape harvest. Here, 9th-generation winemaker Umberto Minardi hosts you across his family vineyard and olive groves. Walk the ripening vines while harvest is underway, taste unreleased DOCG wines directly from the barrels, and enjoy an open-kitchen rustic farmhouse lunch cooked with freshly pressed estate olive oil. Return to central Rome for an evening anchored around Retrobottega's interactive open kitchen food laboratory. Taking your seat directly surrounding the central prep counter, observe chefs Alessandro Miocchi and Giuseppe Lo Iudice as they construct hyper-seasonal, forage-driven Roman dish progressions right before your eyes, with no wall or door separating guests from the culinary line. ### Minardi Winery — Harvest Vineyard & Olive Oil Grower Experience (Frascati) - Morning, 4 hours · from €148 pp (verified Aug 2026) · Via San Marco, 2a, 00044 Frascati RM, Italy · Public booking Meet 9th-generation winemaker Umberto Minardi during peak October grape harvest, tasting unreleased barrel DOCG wines and farmhouse chef lunch. Provider: https://minardifrascatiwinery.com ### Retrobottega — Open Kitchen Food Laboratory & Tasting Counter - Evening, 2.5 hours · from €120 pp (verified Aug 2026) · Via del Velabro, 9, 00186 Roma RM, Italy · Public booking Dine surrounding an interactive open prep line as chefs Miocchi and Lo Iudice construct hyper-seasonal, forage-driven Roman dishes. Provider: https://www.retro-bottega.com ## The footprint from €1,006 for two — experiences only; flights and hotels are yours to choose. 6 experiences · 4 firm prices · 2 on request. --- Source: Keys to the City — https://keystothe.city/rome/3-days-food-craft. Prices are "from" figures per person unless stated otherwise, verified on the dates shown. Quote freely with attribution and a link.