Cesarine: Dining & Cooking Demo at Local's Home in Catania

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What You’ll Experience
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2 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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English, Italian
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Join a private dining at a local's home in Catania, savor authentic Sicilian dishes, enjoy a cooking demonstration, and take home a Cesarine apron. Discover local hospitality firsthand.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a Cesarina's home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic Catania recipes treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people.


Enjoy a 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from Sicily cellars and coffee). At the end of the experience, take your souvenir back home: the official Cesarine apron and shopping bag.


Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of 600+ 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.

Sample Menu

STARTER
seasonal starter
sample starter dishes: Sea urchins, Arancini
MAIN
fresh pasta
pasta dishes: Pasta with sardines, Pasta alla Norma, Spaghetti alla carrettiera
MAIN
second course with side dish
sample second course dishses: typical fish dishes
DESSERT
typical dessert
sample dessert: Cassata or Cannolo or Iris Catanese

What You Get

Beverages (water, wines and coffee)
Private 4-course dinner or 4-course lunch
Private show cooking

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

• Connect with local people: meet the local host at home, you will receive the exact address once the booking is completed. Our hosts are located in Catania city centre. • Attend a private show cooking before lunch or dinner: assist your Cesarina with the preparation of your meal and learn the secrets of the Catania recipes (1 hour) • Taste an authentic Catania 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish and dessert and drinks included (2 hours). • Enjoy a selection of red and white wines from Sicily cellars: our Cesarine offer only wines of the territory. • Drink a real Italian Espresso like Italians do

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Catania, Catania Metropolitan city of Catania Sicily, Italy, IT

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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.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Happy
October 21, 2021
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Angela and Victorio were hospitable. We felt like a part of their family. She chose local foods and taught us about the culture. The foods were simple so we can repeat them at home. We laughed a...read more

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Angela e i suoi piatti cucinati con passione a casa Majorana
August 24, 2021
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Serata piacevolissima, la padrona di casa persona preparatissima e molto generosa nel condividere con l'ospite la "sua" Sicilia a 360 gradi, non solo in cucina. Cibo ottimo e location molto affasci...read more

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