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

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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Language
English, Italian
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Join a local in Messina for a dining and cooking demo hosted by Cesarine. Savor a 3-course meal with drinks, enjoy recipes passed down through generations, and experience true Italian hospitality.

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

Experience Details

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


Enjoy a 3-course menu including starter, pasta and dessert with  drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from regional cellars and coffee).


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.

Sample Menu

STARTER
seasonal starter
Focaccia or Caponata or Arancini
MAIN
fresh pasta
Pasta with sardines or "Pasta ‘ncaciata" or Pasta with cauliflower
DESSERT
typical dessert
Cannoli siciliani or Cassata or N’zuddi biscuits or Tiramisu or similar

What You Get

Beverages (water, wines and coffee)
Show Cooking
Local taxes

Good To Know

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

What You’ll Experience

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

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Messina, 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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What People Are Saying
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Must do food activity
June 05, 2025
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Consuelo was such a wonderful host and cook! My husband and I booked this for one of our activities on our honeymoon. We ate a meal prepared by her and it was so yummy!! She prepared us multiple di...read more

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Great experience
August 17, 2024
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Rosella and her husband were lovely hosts and food was delicious! It was a great time! Highly recommend!

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We met Consuelo as tourists and left as FAMILY ❤️❤️❤️ This was the HIGHLIGHT of our 2 weeks in Europe!
July 03, 2024
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If you book this tour, BE SURE to specifically request Consuelo Cavazza. It was purely by luck that we were matched with her and I am not exaggerating when I say the afternoon we spent with Consuel...read more

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An experience we will never forget
June 15, 2024
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It’s honestly difficult to specify the most memorable moments from our visit with Cesarine but the welcoming interaction and hospitality we experienced is something we will never forget. The food ...read more

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Amazing Cesarine tour
March 12, 2024
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We had an amazing experience with Mariella. Her tutorial while preparing the food was very informative and using translation apps we spoke to each other without any problems and had lovely conversa...read more

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