Cesarine: Home Cooking Class & Meal with a Local in Siena

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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Language
English, Italian
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Join a home cooking class in Siena for a hands-on experience. Master three authentic recipes, enjoy a meal with local wines, and discover the warmth of 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 cooking class at local's home,  learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Siena cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a selection of local wines.


During the lesson the local home cook will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic Siena recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test. Each participant will have a workstation equipped with utensils and all the ingredients to make the dishes. Then, taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of red and white local wines.


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
MAIN
Sample Regional Pasta: Pappardelle or Pici or Gnudi
DESSERT
Rice pudding or Castagnaccio or Cantucci or Tiramisu or similar

What You Get

Beverages (water, wines and coffee)
Tastings of the 3 recipes
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

What You’ll Experience

Immerse yourself in a small group 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.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Siena, 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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Best cooking class in Siena
May 25, 2025
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We had an incredible experience with a fantastic family. Learning to cook pasta and other dishes in their home was truly fascinating. The hosts were incredibly warm and welcoming, and we cherished ...read more

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The best cooking class ever!
May 20, 2025
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This was an amazing experience! Enza was wonderful! We could not have asked for a better cooking class! Not only was it fun and engaging, the food was perfect. This was the highlight of our stay...read more

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My wife and I loved this...
May 01, 2025
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My wife and I loved this experience! Our host was a wonderful cook. She made five different pastas and Taramisu. It was great fun, instructive, and a great lunch. We just wish our daughters had...read more

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NJ Family Experience
April 27, 2025
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We had a wonderful time and my children really enjoyed learning to cook! Ilaria was welcoming and very accommodating to us. I highly recommend!

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A wonderful cooking class with Enza in Siena.
March 12, 2025
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My host was Enza and she was fantastic! She mad me feel so welcome in her kitchen, the cooking lesson was wonderful, we made an array of local pasta and vegetable dishes and a wonderful dessert. Th...read more

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