Home Cooking Class & Meal with a Local in Montepulciano
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Immerse yourself in a shared cooking class at local's home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Montepulciano cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a selection of local wines. During the lesson the local home cook will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic Montepulciano recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test. Each participant 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. This experience is held by Cesarine, Italy’s oldest network of home cooks and wine experts. Cesarine are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences. Every host is reviewed for authentic culinary traditions.
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- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Reviews(3)
Phenomenal experience with Andrea. He was efficient, patient and professional. We learned how to make delicious pasta, sauces, and tiramisu!
Having done several professional cooking classes in different countries, we re not new to this experience. This hosts for these dinners should do the same to better understand the expectations of their clientele. First the dinner we selected, as the title implies, was supposedly in Montepulciano where we were staying, and we were looking forward to walking to a local house for dinner. The dinner instead was 15 minutes by car in a neighboring town (montepulciano stassi I think) so that was not what we expected. Our host Barbara was very nice and we experienced a real cooking experience in her home which was tastefully decorated. However the menu consisted only of a soup appetizer and simple pasta entree and no second course - not a typical or complete Italian meal based on our experience. And the dishes were all very simple - pasta and tomato sauce and a soup which also had bread in it - no protein - and a basic wine. Given that the cost was in excess of $300 for a couple, this menu choice and wine - Rosso, the most basic tier of red wine - felt cheap to be honest. Given the cost and other experiences we had (in admittedly more expensive cities like London and Paris) the food and wine choices left us feeling little disappointed. Do this with the understanding that it is not a good value and a less sophisticated cooking experience than elsewhere.
We loved our cooking class with Barbara! She was very friendly and helpful. It also helped that she was super patient as we are beginners when it comes to Italian cuisine. I'm so glad we decided to add this to our busy itinerary.
