Private pasta-making class at a Cesarina's home with tasting in Arezzo
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Immerse yourself in a private pasta-making class at a local's home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a selection of local wine. During the lesson, the local home cook will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic regional pasta 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 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.
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- Public transportation options are available nearby
- 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
Reviews(5)
Totally lack of respect . I spent with hotel and taxi more than a thousand reais and the hostess canceled qd I was on my way. Don't take this course They just want your money
Dear Ellen, We’re really sorry for the frustration. Please note that we had already received a cancellation for your booking, and although you arranged directly with the host via WhatsApp to attend, we were unable to allow the experience since the official booking was no longer active. Best wishes,
We had an incredible experience making pasta in Orlanda’s home! Her family was lovely, the food was beautiful… eggs from their own chickens, herbs and tomatoes from their garden, wine made by the family too! Orlanda herself did not speak English, but this made it even more authentic and fun- her daughter was there to translate. We enjoyed this unique experience so much and highly recommend!
Great time learning how to make three different pastas. Wonderful to work with Francesco, choose herbs from the garden and meet his family. Delicious meal in a cozy comfortable setting! Highly recommend!
So we arrived at the Cesarina’s home and the only downside of the class was that she spoke virtually no English. Having said that, Stefania had arranged to have a lovely woman present who was able to translate as required and insofar as this is a hands on, visual experience the entire evening went splendidly. We made three types of pasta; Pici, a thicker, spaghetti like pasta with only water and flour, a spinach ravioli which gives you the technique you need for any type of ravioli and a fettuccine type pasta which was generic for other pastas of varying thickness. Upon finishing my pathetic attempts to do this by hand and after having Stefania clean me up on several occasions, the pastas were cooked, covered with different sauces and served for dinner with a local red wine. The entire class through dinner lasted about 4 hours and was thoroughly delightful. Furthermore, I have taken many other cooking classes, all of which had varying numbers of “students” ranging from a low of, perhaps, 16 to higher numbers that were more of a purely visual concept. This class was just me and my wife and was absolutely delightful. If you are looking for a unique afternoon or evening that teaches you why actual, hand made Italian pasta is so much better than what you get at home, I highly recommend this opportunity.
Maria was so much fun to cook with and learn from! She opened her home to me as if I've been there before. The 3 pasta & sauce dishes that she had chosen were mouthwatering. She was patient and gave useful tips as we worked our way through the recipes. Then we sat down to enjoy our creations with some great local wines! Thank you for one of the best experiences I have had here in Italy... I'll be seeing you again my friend!
