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Siracusa Cooking Class: Local Cuisine Secrets
4.8
24 Ratings
Syracuse
Immerse yourself in a private cooking class at Cesarina’s home in Siracusa. Learn the secrets of local cuisine, cook authentic dishes, and enjoy a tasting with local wines.
Immerse yourself in a private cooking class at Cesarina’s home in Siracusa. Learn the secrets of local cuisine, cook authentic dishes, and enjoy a tasting with local wines.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Syracuse - Immerse yourself in a private cooking class at the Cesarina’s home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Siracusa cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a glass of local wine.
- Syracuse - Immerse yourself in a private cooking class at the Cesarina’s home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Siracusa cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a glass of local wine.
What's Included
- Assortment of beverages including water, wines, and coffee
- Exclusive Private Cooking Class
- Tasting experience of 3 recipes
- All local taxes included
- Assortment of beverages including water, wines, and coffee
- Exclusive Private Cooking Class
- Tasting experience of 3 recipes
- All local taxes included
Meal Options
- Seasonal starter
- Pasta - Pasta alla Siracusana or Pasta alla Carrittera or similar regional pasta
- Typical dessert - Almond Paste or similar typical dessert
- Seasonal starter
- Pasta - Pasta alla Siracusana or Pasta alla Carrittera or similar regional pasta
- Typical dessert - Almond Paste or similar typical dessert
Additional Information
Take part in a private culinary lesson at a Cesarina’s residence, uncover the mysteries of the most renowned Siracusa dishes and savour your creations with a glass of regional wine.
During this informative session, the Cesarina will share insider tips on creating 3 classic Siracusa recipes. Revel in the opportunity to test your culinary prowess. Each…
Take part in a private culinary lesson at a Cesarina’s residence, uncover the mysteries of the most renowned Siracusa dishes and savour your creations with a glass of regional wine.
During this informative session, the Cesarina will share insider tips on creating 3 classic Siracusa recipes. Revel in the opportunity to test your culinary prowess. Each attendee will have a personal workstation, complete with tools and all necessary ingredients to prepare the meals. Then, indulge in the food you’ve made, complemented by an assortment of local red and white wines.
Cesarine prides itself on being Italy’s longest-standing network of over 1,000 home chefs scattered across more than 120 cities nationwide. These enthusiastic and hospitable individuals invite inquisitive travellers into their homes for unique food-focused experiences.
- Please note that our Cesarine are ready and thrilled to host you in their homes! All Cesarine are always very careful and attentive of the important sanitary rules needed, even more now! The homes provide all the essential sanitary equipment for the guests (paper towels for washing hands, hand sanitizing gel and so on). Remember to always maintain 1 meter distance from each other and if not, wear masks and gloves
Location
Syracuse
This experience will be held in a local’s home. For privacy reasons, you will receive the full address of your Cesarina host after you have booked. We will contact you after you've booked to match you up with your ideal Cesarina based on what you are looking for.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(24 Ratings)
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Daytrip475013
Jun 22, 2025
Real Sicilian home cooking - Ewa was so welcoming and we felt like family from the get go. She was very knowledgeable and we had so much fun cooking in her home. She uses many ingredients from her own garden which was amazing to see. Get prepared to use your hands and eat lots of amazing food. She is truly warm and generous. The experience was once in a lifetime.
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Kathleen_m
Jun 8, 2025
Bonding across cultures over food and shared experience - We were so delighted to meet Eva and we instantly bonded over the common language of women-that transcends culture, language and time. This was made even better by traditional wine that flowed and the hard work of making 6 different kinds of pasta.
To be honest, we both had a long day and didn't even know if we were up to a cooking class. However, we were warmly greeted by Eva in the courtyard of the home that she and her son own together. Her son works in Roma.
We were given refreshments and lovely antipasti with divine homemade cheese.
The conversation flowed with all of us using Google translate along with broken English and Italian.
We were supposed to make 2 kinds of pasta but Eva noted our enthusiasm and we made 6 kinds of pasta. She was a natural cook and gave us such great tips that we can take home to extend our cooking adventures.
By the time we sat down to eat -we were tired and excited to try our pasta and baked eggplant dish.
The food was awesome -there was enough to feed a family of 15 and there was just the three of us.
Eva shared with us all the drinks and potents she makes with the herbs and plants in her garden.
We connected, laughed, and got our hands covered in flour. Sicily is about tradition, family, and culture and this experience embodied that.
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Tammy
May 25, 2025
Family cooking class - Maria and her husband were very inviting and warm in allowing us into their home. We made homemade pastas and sauce and tiramisu. It was a wonderful experience and the food was so delicious. Highly recommend for everyone of all ages!
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Melissa_r
May 13, 2025
Authentic Sicilian Cooking Experience - Upon arrival, my husband and our close friends were warmly greeted by Maria Rita. The kitchen was setup with all the tools needed to make an authentic sicilian meal of bruschetta with sicilian pesto, 3 types of pasta with the sicilian pesto, sicilian caponata and tiramisu, way more food than we could eat, especially after the delicious snacks layed out upon arrival. Maria Rita was warm, welcoming, and great at providing instruction. I thought making pasta from scratch would be so much harder, but she made it easy amd fun, very engsging, an experience we enjoyed so much that we are already planning on doing it for a party when we get back home. We got to meet her husband Giuseppe and son Giacomo which wss really a treat for us, such a lovely family. The location of the home was perfect, directly across from the archeological park with amazing views. After a wonderful experience learning to cook and eating a delicious meal, we went to the archeological park before heading home, the perfect end to a wonderful day. I highly recommend this experience to anyone seeking an authentic sicilian experience, especially if you love food. Two members of our group don't even enjoy cooking and absolutely loved this experience.
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870danag
May 12, 2025
Maria Rita 5+++ Stars - We had an absolutely fantastic experience with Maria Rita’s cooking class! She was very passionate about Sicilian cuisine. We felt very welcomed in her kitchen, where we learned to make authentic dishes from scratch.
It was a highlight of our trip! We would give her more than 5 stars if allowed! And we loved meeting her family - husband Joseph and son James!
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Traveler81021
May 11, 2025
The best cooking class with Ewa. - Look no further. This is the best cooking class! Ewa was a fantastic host. She made a fun day for our group in her beautiful outdoor kitchen and served us in her own dining room. We really enjoyed her company. She even cut a beautiful rose from her garden for my sister and I since it was Mothers Day.
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Lovethelake99
Oct 5, 2024
A Memorable and Delicious Experience! - Cesarina Gilda was an amazing hostess and produced our best regional Sicilian meal, enjoyed on her beautiful rooftop. She was entertaining and instructive, had us laughing while we worked and watched, and produced a meal that was filling and delicious. She was assisted by her sister who prepared our beautiful table and also kept us entertained during our meal; it was an honor to be welcomed into their home and family.
Using simple, local ingredients, Gilda prepared Sicilian pesto, new to the four of us who had been familiar with the northern Italian version. The addition of tomatoes and burrata and the use of almonds versus pignoli nuts, plus basil of course, is a version we will now use as our own at home, it was fantastic; the minimal us of garlic made the flavors of the other local ingredients stand out. When added to the small rolled pasta, it created a dish that we all had seconds of, and will talk about for a long time.
The bruschetta was made simply, but was over the top with fresh Sicilian tomatoes and local semolina bread toast.
We loved the meatballs, (served separately from the pasta) made in a local traditional “Agrodolce” sweet and sour style. They were a light and flavorful blend of chicken and pork, braised in the Agrodolce sauce with onion, vinegar and sugar.
For me, the best part was the dessert, we had both dark chocolate and pistachio options of Torta Tenerina, similar to molten lava cake.
The four of us highly recommend Gilda, and we will call on her again when we return to Siracusa. Her experience cooking as a Cesarine in so many regions in Italy added to our education, as she was able to compare so many dishes and traditional recipes that use ingredients common to the different areas.
Thank you Gilda, we look forward to recreating what we have learned!
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Lena_s
Oct 2, 2024
Highlight of our trip to Sicily! - Wow wow wow!!! Mine and my mom’s favorite thing we’ve done in Sicily so far. Maria Rita is so sweet, such a good teacher and opens up her beautiful home for such a fun and unforgettable night of delicious food. A must do when you come to Syracuse! Added bonus is the gorgeous view off her balcony that you get to enjoy while eating.
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James_r
Sep 20, 2024
Italian cooking at its best - Brilliant day fantastic host lovely food with some great tips on pasta making Ewa is a great teacher in a lovely home and some excellent home made drinks to round it all off thank you for a brilliant day
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Katie_p
Jun 29, 2024
Better than any restaurant - The most amazing and authentic experience we could have imagined. Maria Rita is an excellent cook, host, and teacher. The pasta and sauces were out of this world. The tiramisu was delicious. The whole family (teenage daughters and parents) loved the experience and especially Maria Rita.
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