Cesarine: Pasta & Tiramisu Class at Local's Home in La Spezia
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Immerse yourself in a private pasta and tiramisu-making class in a welcoming home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and tiramisu and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner accompanied by local wines. During this private lesson, you will learn how to prepare 2 pasta recipes and the tiramisu dessert from scratch. Your Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of these iconic recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family once home with an Italian meal! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages. Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 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
Reviews(22)
This was an amazing experience. We learned to make fresh pasta (ravioli) and tiramisu, which went beyond our expectations. The lunch, which was what we made (ravioli & tiramisu), was delicious. I highly recommend this experience.
Amazing experience!!! Donata was a wonderful host. Her beautiful home had a spectacular view of La Spezia and we made delicious gnocchi with pesto and tiramisu. She also made us anti-pasta dishes that were SO amazing. Her family made us feel welcome and we would highly recommend this!!! Donata, Claudio, Adriano and Jade - thank you from our family to yours!
What an incredible experience in La Spezia. Daniela is an excellent and patient teacher. The food we created together was delicious and the conversation was engaging. Daniela, we thoroughly enjoyed spending a few hours with you and your husband. Thanks for opening your home for this experience!
I personally would not do the market shopping experience. It added nothing to the experience and made it confusing to find our cooking instructor. Our teacher was Daniela who is a very sweet lady. She welcomed us into her home and has a very nice patio where we learned to make gnocchi. We rolled some pasta dough that was pre-prepared for us to make little petite salami, cheese and tomato sandwiches. She shared the ingredients and cooking instruction so that we could make these ourselves upon returning home. We had a wonderful day and I would highly recommend doing this cooking class but minus the market experience.
This was one of the best cooking classes I have experienced. From the moment Massimo and Paola welcomed us to their home right to the end, there was lots of chatter, laughs and the best pasta and tiramasu ever made! The warmth of their kitchen and hospitality is welcoming and very comfortable. I highly recommend not to miss if you are in the La Spezia area.
Amazing experience with Daniella who invited us into her home to show us how to cook pasta and tiramisu. Once done we sat outside on her beautiful patio and enjoyed the food we made plus various homemade liquors that she had made herself. A great host, wonderful cook and a delightful experience.
I booked this experience the day before. As I was getting on my train the night before I realised the trains were all striking so I couldn't get to La Spezia that night. I emailed the customer service cesarine.com to ask whether I could be put into the afternoon session. The customer service told me I couldn't. So I booked early, fast and expensive trains to make it in time for my 10am session. On the day Cesarine.com then emailed me at 9:30am that the cesarine had cancelled and they put me in the 4pm session. I had already booked another afternoon activity so I could not make the 4pm session. I told the customer service this and they said I was getting what I wanted and that I wouldn't get a refund. I never agreed to the 4pm session on the day and was denied getting my money back even though they were the ones who cancelled. They are very inflexible. Very disappointing. I will never be booking this again.
Dear Chloe, I am truly sorry about this episode of miscommunication. As mentioned before you will receive a 50% refund on this booking. My very best wishes,
We had an absolutely amazing time with Paula and her husband Massimo. They taught us how to cook two different types of pasta and homemade tiramisu. Their home is immaculate and beautiful located on the hills overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and spa. We enjoyed a lunch with them with the homemade pasta and tiramisu we made, lemon chill they make from the lemons on their own tree, and local meat and cheese, along with wine and espresso. They were friendly and professional. I cannot recommend them more!
The real address was provided with links that didn’t work very late and using another app besides Viator It was outside the Viator app. We couldn’t find the place and when someone finally helped us it was 1.5 hr walk away and we missed most of it. No way to contact the host of the event. I tried several times to reach out but got no response from Viator or the trip person until it was too late
Dear Alicia, Dear team, thank you for your feedback. It is always important to listen to our customers. We are very sorry to read these lines since we always try to do our best in order to provide the greatest experience possible for our guests. Please note that all our experiences are held in private homes, so for privacy reasons, we can't disclose the complete address before booking, and this important information is clearly stated also in the Viator's Voucher that each client receives after placing the reservation. I genuinely regret any frustration this may have caused. I remain at your complete disposal
We loved our cooking class with Anna Maria. We were welcomed into her home with warmth and laughter. We enjoyed learning new cooking skills and were very impressed with how delicious the food was. Thank you Anna Maria. My husband, daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed the day, especially your wonderful hospitality.
