Private hands-on cooking class in Varenna with a local home cook – lunch or dinner and wine included

Varenna

Duration: 3 hours

Language: English, Italian

Tour type: Private

Private hands-on cooking class in Varenna with a local home cook – lunch or dinner and wine included

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About This Experience

Immerse yourself in a private cooking class at the local's home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Italian cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by local wines. During the lesson, your local host will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test. Participants will have a workstation equipped with utensils and all the ingredients to make the dishes. Then, taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of red and white local wines. What could be better than enjoying gorgeous Italian food you made from scratch, and chatting with a welcoming Italian family over a glass of wine? Every host serves local specialties from their family cookbooks to tell the story of their traditional regional cuisine. A sample menu always includes starter with seasonal ingredients, fresh pasta of the region, and typical dessert. Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of more than 1000 home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

What You'll Experience

Discover Italian gastronomy from the inside: attend a private cooking class in local’s home
Get to know the authentic Italian recipes: learn how to make three regional dishes stored in the family cookbooks of your host
Watch a master at work and get tips for recreating the dishes at home
Taste everything you have prepared, paired with local wines. If you’re travelling with children, soft drinks will be provided

What's Included

Private Cooking Class
Lunch/Dinner of the 3 recipes
Beverages (water, wines and coffee)
Spoken languages: Italian, English

Good to Know

Voucher redemption instructions: This experience will be held in a local's home and for privacy reasons, you will only receive the full address of your host after you have booked. We build our experiences around you: in order to match you up with your perfect local home cook, we kindly ask you the following information: food intolerance and allergy, the neighbourhood you are staying in and how do you plan to travel to your local's host home. Please specify this information at the time of booking, by email at booking@cesarine.com with your booking reference and name or by phone at 39 051 0501049. Once we received all the information we will send you all your host details including telephone and full address. Our customer operations team is always available 7 days a week, feel free to contact us for any further info Essential information: This experience will be held in a local's home and for privacy reasons, you will only receive the full address of your host after you have booked. We build our experiences around you: in order to match you up with your perfect local home cook, we kindly ask you the following information: food intolerance and allergy, the neighbourhood you are staying in and how do you plan to travel to your local's host home. Please specify this information at the time of booking or by email at booking@cesarine.com with your booking reference and name. Once we received all the information we will send you all your host details including telephone and full address. Our customer operations team is always available 7 days a week, feel free to contact us for any further info Cancellation policy: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts.

Tour Details

What could be a better souvenir than cooking knowledge to last a lifetime? Learn how to cook in a local home under the expert guidance of an expert home cook, gain insight into Italy's real culture and feel like part of the family. You’ll prepare 3 local recipes (starter, pasta and dessert) from scratch, and discover the secrets of regional Italian cuisine. After the class, it’s time for a feast! Taste everything you’ve prepared, accompanied by local wines. Family-friendly experience, veggie and gluten-free options available