Venice: Home Cooking Experience with a Local by Cesarine

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Venice: Home Cooking Experience with a Local by Cesarine

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 US$89.32  per guest
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
Where to Meet
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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Language
English, Italian
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Vegetarian, Pet-friendly
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Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Discover Italian cuisine with a hands-on Venice home cooking class. Craft iconic dishes with a local chef, savor your creations over an intimate meal with select wines. Feel at home in Italy.

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

Experience Details

Immerse yourself in Italy's culture with this hands-on cooking class held in a local home and led by an expert Italian home cook. Learn the secrets of the most iconic Bologna dishes and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner with local wines included.


You'll have a fully equipped workstation with utensils and ingredients and your local host will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic Bologna recipes (starter, fresh pasta and dessert) handed down by generations of mammas and nonnas. After the class, sit down at the table with your Italian family and taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of local wines.


This experience is held by Cesarine, Italy’s oldest network of home cooks and wine experts. Cesarine are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences. Every host is reviewed for authentic culinary traditions.

Sample Menu

STARTER
Seasonal starter
MAIN
Fresh Pasta
Sample pasta dishes: Bigoli or Risi e bisi or Gnocchi
DESSERT
Venetian dessert
Sample dessert dish: Baicoli biscuits or "Moro" chocolate pastry or Zaeti biscuits or Tiramisu or similar typical desserts

What You Get

Learn and taste 3 Italian recipes (starter, fresh pasta and dessert)
Alcoholic beverages
Water, local wines and Espresso
Hands-on cooking class
Hotel pick-up and drop off
Private Class

Good To Know

  • On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Immerse yourself in a shared cooking class at a local's home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Venetian cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a glass of local wine.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Chiesa di San Giacomo di Rialto, Campo San Giacomo di Rialto, Venezia Città Metropolitana di Venezia Veneto, Italy, IT, 30125

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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.

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4.7
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September 19, 2025

Booked because the advertisement was for fresh pasta course and was very disappointed we made a risotto. It was tasty but it’s something we could make at home, we wanted to learn pasta in Italy fro...read more

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September 17, 2025

Thank you very much for the most incredible experience! Barbara is a Wonderful Chef! Her knowledge and experience coupled with her passion and easy going approach made our cooking class the best ...read more

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One of the best things we did in our trip!
June 22, 2025

What an amazing experience! Communication prior to the tour was excellent! The instructions were explicit on how to find the beautiful home which was conveniently located by a water taxi. The che...read more

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Rosa is good with kids
May 31, 2025

We had a great time with Rosa! I'm so glad she loves kids. The food was amazing, too. I plan to try and make these recipes at home.

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Definitely try this if you’re in Venice!
April 18, 2025

Giulia did such a great job! She was organized, informed, personable, and supportive. I am a novice at making pasta from scratch. She asked about our preferences ahead of time, gave easy-to-follow...read more

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