Florentine Culinary Journey: Dining Experience & Cooking Show at Local's Home
4.6
10 Ratings
Florence
Embark on a culinary journey in Florence with a unique dining experience and cooking show at a local's home. Indulge in authentic Florentine recipes and connect with the warmth of Italian hospitality.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Florence - Immerse yourself in a small group dining experience at a local’s home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic Florentine recipes treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people.
What's Included
- Diverse beverage selection including water, wines, and coffee.
- Exclusive small group 4-course dining experience.
- Interactive show cooking demonstration.
- All local taxes included.
Meal Options
- seasonal starter
- Sample pasta dishes: Gnudi or Pici or Pappardelle or Potato Tortelli
- second course: Trippa alla fiorentina con fagioli all’olio
- Cantucci or Castagnaccio or Panpepato or Tiramisu or similar
Additional Information
Indulge in a unique small-group dining encounter in a Cesarina’s residence, where you can watch an exclusive cooking demonstration and relish traditional Florentine dishes preserved in family recipe books inherited from real Italian Matriarchs. Experience the genuine warmth of Italian hospitality by engaging with the locals.
Savour a four-course meal comprising an appetizer, pasta, main course with a side dish, and dessert. Beverages including water, a variety of red and white wines from Tuscan wineries, and coffee are included in the experience.
This event is organised by Cesarine, Italy’s most ancient network consisting of more than 1000 home cooks distributed in above 500 cities across the country. These Cesarine are zealous and hospitable hosts who offer a warm welcome to inquisitive tourists in their homes for a deep-dive culinary adventure.
- 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
Florence
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
4.6
(10 Ratings)
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Katiepq6964zl
Aug 24, 2022
Amazing Cooking Class with Luca!! - We had so much fun cooking with Luca in his lovely home. He was so kind and was an excellent teacher! It truly was one of our favorite parts of our trip and it was so special meeting his family and enjoying the meal in the comfort of his own home which was very lovely. I would highly recommend this to anyone who is looking for an authentic experience! Thank you to Luca and his family for treating us like family :)
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Marinafoodfan
Mar 29, 2022
Wonderful class with Cecilia! - This was my second class with Cecelia -- the first was three years ago and it was so wonderful that, when I knew I would be returning to Florence this week with 2 friends, I had to book another class with Cecilia!
She has a lovely home overlooking Florence and a very functional and well-designed kitchen. Her recipes are genuinely Tuscan, as she is a native, and are delicious-- and not too complicated to prepare on one's own at home.
She is as charming as her food is delicious and she was very flexible with our needs and easy to work with. If you are going to have a cooking class experience in Florence, there is no one better to do it with than Cecilia. Even experienced cooks will learn a lot from her!
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Worldtraveler50001
Aug 18, 2021
Spectacular dinner in a local’s home. - Claudia and her husband were amazing hosts. It was a highlight for us during our trip. If you are looking for a local experience, this is it. Spectacular views and company. We all dined together in their glass atrium overlooking Florence. Beautiful
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Riccardo_gambaretto
Sep 3, 2020
Florence, food and history: wonderful - Massimiliano, the home owner and chef was very friendly and kind in exposing us the history and how to cook what we ate... and what's more was that everything we ate was super!
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Jessicac6010
Dec 24, 2019
Dinner Florence Style - It was lovely to have the experience of joining a local in their home and being shown some of the dishes from the area. My host Massimiliano was very welcoming and explained the processes involved in making the food. Good food, wine and company.
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Go9ersjrh
Aug 29, 2019
Wonderful Dinner, Fabulous Host - Three of us had the opportunity to have dinner at Cecilia's home. The food was fabulous and the conversation enjoyable. When we arrive, Cecilia had the first course ready, but was waiting to prepare the gnocchi until we arrived. She offered to let us join her in the preparation. I'm looking forward to taking my new found skills to make gnocchi at home. She taught us how to make it as well as how to cook it.
The food was very good and fresh. I've even asked her to send me a couple of the recipes so that I can prepare them at home. Our favorite dishes were the chicken liver pate and the tiramisu. It was the best tiramisu I've ever had.
Overall I would recommend this experience for your time in Italy. Not only was it a nice dinner, but we got to learn a lot about life in Italy.
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Dweintraub4
Jun 7, 2019
Great cooking class with Giovanni - Me and my fiancé had a great experience cooking with Giovanni at his lovely home. Giovanni’s home was beautiful, warm and lovely. For our class we cooked an antipasti, pasta and dessert. We enjoyed great wine, conversation and a delicious meal. We definitely recommend this experience to anyone looking to do a cooking class with a truly authentic Italian experience.
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Kdo100
Mar 3, 2019
Florentine lunch with Cecilia - In February 2019, four of us had the opportunity to make lunch with Cecelia. Because we had one person with a gluten allergy, she adapted the planned menu to accommodate that. She put us to work to prepare a roast pork loan, risotto with asparagus, polenta, and a lovely pear in wine sauce with gelato. Cecelia was utterly charming, she immediately made us feel completely welcome and comfortable being in her home (which had amazing views of the city), gave us some great cooking tips and provided us with the recipes. It was, by far, one of our favorite activities and the best meal that we had while in Florence.
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Diningout2018
May 29, 2018
A Florentine Dinner with Cecilia - At the last minute, we had the opportunity to spend a very pleasant evening at the home of our host Cecilia. Not only did she demonstrate the way to easily prepare tagliatelle (I've always been hesitant to make pasta myself) but she let us have a go at it, too, showing us some of the "tricks" only an experienced pasta maker would know. Making the evening all the more pleasant, Cecilia is also a wonderful conversationalist. The table was immaculate covered with a beautiful Florentine tablecloth, hand embroidered by her grandmother! And the view of the Duomo in the distance from her dining room was breathtaking. Tagliatelle and a creamy truffle sauce! Everything was excellent. Afterward, Cecilia even sent me the recipe for her homemade Biscotti di Prato. I sent her a couple of photos of our evening with her, but I promised her that the next photos I send will be of me making tagliatelle myself at home. A wonderful experience!
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