Cesarine: Home Cooking Class & Meal with a Local in Siena
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16 Ratings
Siena
Immerse yourself in a private cooking class in Siena with Cesarine, Italy's oldest network of home cooks. Learn authentic Siena recipes, put your cooking skills to the test, and enjoy a delicious meal with local wines.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Siena - Immerse yourself in a private cooking class at a local’s home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Siena cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a glass of local wine.
What's Included
- Beverages included (water, wine, and coffee)
- Exclusive private cooking class
- Tastings of the 3 recipes prepared
- All local taxes covered
Meal Options
- Seasonal Starter
- Sample Regional Pasta: Pappardelle or Pici or Gnudi
- Rice pudding or Castagnaccio or Cantucci or Tiramisu or similar
Additional Information
Delve into a private culinary class at a native’s home and discover the secrets of iconic Siena dishes, while enjoying the results of your cooking efforts complemented by a variety of local wines.
Throughout the class, the home chef will share valuable tips from 3 traditional Siena cuisines. Take pleasure in applying your cooking expertise. Each participant will enjoy a dedicated workstation fully equipped with cooking tools and all the necessary ingredients to create the meals. Afterwards, indulge in your creations paired with a curated selection of local red and white wines.
This unique opportunity is provided by Cesarine: The oldest network of more than 1000 home cooks across Italy, present in over 500 cities. These passionate and hospitable hosts welcome eager explorers into their homes for a truly immersive culinary journey.
- 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
Siena
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 by e-mail after you've booked to match you up with your ideal host 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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Sebastian_r
Mar 2, 2024
Great cooking class! - Like visiting a friend and learning her recipes while helping with dinner. Great experience and instructor (Barbara). Pici, antipasti & wine were delish and I’m still enjoying my biscotti. Tip: Best if you have a car or group taxi since it’s a bit outside of the center, about $50 r/t.
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Joseph_d
Nov 21, 2023
Fantastic experience in Enza’s home - From the moment we were greeted by Enza we knew we were at the RIGHT place!!! Enza was so charming and welcoming. There were 6 of us and we all had a wonderful time. We learned while we enjoyed a delicious meal in her lovely home. This cooking class was the highlight of our trip to Italy. Would highly recommend Enza and the cooking experience.
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Matt_l
Oct 20, 2023
Excellent evening. It was... - Excellent evening. It was the most genuine and immersive experience we had in our two weeks across Italy
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Matthew_o
Oct 3, 2023
Amazing Patrizia!! - Our visit with Patrizia in Siena was totally amazing!! What a wonderful and welcoming hostess and an outstanding chef. I wont give away her recipes but we were all very impressed at the innovative (yet simple) dishes we prepared and everything was delicious. It was hard to leave as we were having so much fun. I can't recommend the Cesarine experience and specifically Patrizia enough. I only hope we can do it again and am glad that we have a method to stay in contact to help us prepare the dishes at home.
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Hanan_s
May 29, 2023
Fun and food in Siena - This was a wonderful experience. It is a must do when visiting Siena. Meeting Patrizia and her translator Antonina was like meeting new friends. We shared laughter and cooking lessons as we learned about each other. We enjoyed our product together as we shared a meal and made friends. A highlight of the trip.
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Curious262655
May 18, 2023
Memories that life forever - Barbara was welcoming, knowledgeable and dedicated to us. She explains everything in detail, with patiente and love. The setting of the kitchen and the table was great and very well organized. This is an experience you should not miss to get a touch of the real Italian cooking cuisine.
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Moary
Apr 21, 2023
Perfecting pasta - Enza was a wonderful hostess going out of her way to ensure my sister had gluten free products and that no cross contamination occurred. We had a fun filled night and Enza’s passion for cooking and using the best products shone through. Portion sizes are very generous we loved hearing about wear all the good products originated from. The finished products were amazing!!
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Tay_m
Apr 16, 2023
Siena hospitality and cuisine at its finest - We had a thoroughly enjoyable time at Patrizia's home. She was an excellent cook and the pasta dinner and dessert were remarkable. She was very hospitable and friendly. We also appreciated her friend that did translation into English. That was very helpful. Overall this was a fantastic experience we will always remember
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Kapoor_raman31
Jan 7, 2023
Highlight of our trip - Spending the evening and learning to cook authentic Italian food with Patrizia was truly the highlight of our trip. The food we ended up preparing was delicious. Her family was very welcoming and we got a glimpse of their culture and lifestyle. I would highly recommend this to everyone visiting Siena.
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Cameron_p
Nov 4, 2022
Incredible Experience - One of the most fun and creative experiences we’ve ever had on any vacation! Barbara is AWESOME! My wife and I bonded with her from the moment we arrived at her lovely Tuscan home. She shared the fresh family olive oil which had literally been pressed 2 days prior to our arrival. Such a treat! The fresh taste was unlike any olive oil I’ve ever had. We would HIGHLY recommend this experience during a visit to Siena.
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