Cesarine: Authentic Italian Cooking Class and Meal in Varenna
4.5
27 Ratings
Varenna

Immerse yourself in Italy’s culture with an authentic Italian cooking class in Varenna. Learn the secrets of iconic dishes, taste your creations, and enjoy local wines.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Varenna - Immerse yourself in a private cooking class at a local’s home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Varenna cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner accompanied by local wine.
What's Included
  • Learn how to cook 3 Italian dishes, including a starter, fresh pasta, and dessert
  • Interactive, hands-on culinary experience
  • Enjoy complimentary beverages: water, local wines, and Espresso
Meal Options

  • Seasonal starter

  • Fresh Pasta - Sample Regional Pasta: Ravioli or Risotto or Gnocchi

  • Local dessert - Torta miascia or Cutizza pancake or Tiramisu or similar typical desserts

Additional Information

Dive into the heart of Italian tradition with this interactive cooking class conducted in a local household by a skilled Italian home chef. Uncover the hidden techniques behind the most renowned Varenna dishes and enjoy the fruits of your efforts over lunch or dinner, complemented by local wines.
You will be provided with a fully furnished workstation…

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Location
Varenna
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.

Customer Ratings
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Keith_l
Dec 15, 2024
10 out of 10 - Luca and Patrizia were amazing hosts. Their home was beautiful, the food was amazing, and the experience was fantastic altogether. This is experience is a must for anyone visiting the area.
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Keithlevine92
Dec 15, 2024
10 out of 10 - Luca and Patrizia were amazing hosts. Their home was beautiful, the food was amazing, and the experience was fantastic altogether. This is experience is a must for anyone visiting the area.
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Robert_m
Oct 9, 2024
True Italian Experience - This is a must do when in Varenna. Antonietta was the best! She accommodated a gluten free allergy and prepared gluten free pasta. So delicious. Admittedly, it is a bit of a ride but she helped arrange for transportation. She loves cooking and truly treats you like a member of the family.
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Kayleighmk9869jm
Aug 15, 2024
Private cooking class in the best locals home! - This was AMAZING! This totally exceeded our expectations. We felt so welcomed by Luca and Patrizia. The food was delicious and the views were breath taking. They are the best and made our experience incredible. I highly recommend booking a class with them you won’t regret it! We will definitely be back. Kayleigh
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Lydia_r
Aug 6, 2024
Food with Feeling - This was a wonderful experience - to be welcomed in to true Italian hospitality and in a jaw dropping location, overlooking the lake. Antonietta was so friendly and welcoming and fully adapted her cooking course for both me and my 6yo. He had an excellent time working the pasta machines and I learned a lot and feel more confident to make pasta and tiramisu from scratch. The meal was really delicious and we left full, smiling and happy. The one surprise was that the Cesarine I was matched with was some way away from Varenna, so be aware that there may be extra costs involved in getting there. Overall, it was worth the cost though, and provided one of the most rewarding and memorable nights of our trip.
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Owenmicaela
Jul 7, 2024
Highly recommend!!! - Luca and Patricia were amazing! They were so kind, inclusive, and beyond thoughtful! We had one person with a gluten allergy and one person with a buckwheat allergy and they were able to accommodate us. The class was instructive, fun, and Patricia made sure everyone had a chance to try out every step! We cannot wait to make this meal for our friends and family. Also the setting was breath taking! Highly recommend!!
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Michelle_w
Jun 11, 2024
Magical evening in Varenna! - My husband and I enjoyed our evening in Varenna with Monica. The experience will be one we remember always. The location, the food, our teacher and of course the weather all made it magical! Truly amazing!
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Daniel_v
Apr 8, 2024
Best Experience On Lake Como! - This cooking class was a phenominal experience . The local couple was so sweet, and made their home our home. They were incredibly welcoming and kind. We were late and they were so patient with us, and excited that we were able to make it. They were a joy to learn to cook with. Best part of the trip was gettting to know them and learning from them! I will add that if the email says “meeting point” it is wrong. Just take a taxi to the address that is provided after booking. Great experience and amazing food!!!
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Greve25
Sep 2, 2024
Somewhat disappointing, average/good food. - Address for the meeting place was not the correct location. It would be great if they would update the address on the ticket reservation with a the correct address prior to the event, but they send an address via email later after you make the reservation, so you have to remember to look through your emails, not the ticket reservation for the event. Because of this mixup, we were 20 minutes late to the cooking class. The instructor was very friendly, but the class felt rushed and was not very hands-on. I understand that she had another class at 2 o’clock, but we definitely felt that we were booted out the door at 1 o’clock sharp . The instructor did most of the prep work, we did very little, so that was disappointing. I am comparing it to a cooking class I took in Monterroso a couple years ago. The environment was very nice, and we met two other travelers during cooking class. Ravioli was very good, tiramisu was excellent, tagliatelle was average with my husband and I mostly having noodles with no sauce because we used very few ingredients.
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Foodlovers1100
Jul 3, 2024
BEWARE! Do not sign up unless you have transportation. The class may be far away! - DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS CLASS UNLESS YOU HAVE TRANSPORTATION! YOU WON'T GET THE ADDRESS OF THE CLASS UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE, AND BY THE TIME YOU READ YOUR EMAIL, IT IS LIKELY TO BE TOO LATE TO GET A REFUND IF YOU CANCEL. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET A REFUND. The class was advertised as being in Varenna. Since we were staying in Bellagio, we were careful to check to make sure that we could get to Varenna with time to spare before the 10:00 am class started. We were notified the day before the class that, in fact, the class was considerably outside Varenna--12 kilometers away! The promotional materials gave no indication that one would need to either have a car or spend 100E on a taxi (50E each way) to reach the class. It was literally impossible for us to get to Varenna, find a taxi, and get to 10:00 a.m. class. (Even if it had been possible, we would have incurred unreasonable added expense for a taxi.) We were not notified of the class location with enough time to cancel the 10:00 a.m. class. As soon as we learned about the actual location of the class, we tried to cancel for a refund. However, by then, it was less than 24 hours before the class started, and our request was denied.
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