Cesarine: Market Tour & Cooking Class at Local's Home in Siena

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
4 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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Language
English, Italian
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Discover Sienese cuisine with a market tour and cooking class in a local's home. Learn secrets of authentic recipes, cook hands-on, and enjoy your meal with local wine. Join Cesarine!

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

Experience Details

Visit the vibrant local market and the  traditional food shops with the Cesarina and immerse yourself in a cooking class at the Cesarina's home,  learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Sienese cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a glass of local wine.


During the lesson the Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic Sienese 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.


Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ 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
MAIN
Fresh Pasta
Sample pasta dishes: Pappardelle or Pici or Gnudi
DESSERT
Sienese Dessert
Sample dessert dish: Rice pudding or Castagnaccio or Cantucci or Tiramisu or similar typical desserts

What You Get

Beverages (water, wines and coffee)
Guided market tour
Small group cooking class

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

What You’ll Experience

Visit the vibrant local market and the traditional food shops with the Cesarina and immerse yourself in a small group cooking class at the Cesarina's home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Sienese cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a selection of local wine.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Siena, Italy, IT

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This experience will be held in one of our Cesarina homes and, for privacy reason, 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.
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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Wonderful experience!
December 05, 2023
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We had a wonderful time cooking with Patrizia and her son! They were incredibly warm, welcoming and knowledgeable. Definitely one of our favorite parts of our trip, and the food was SO good!

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A lovely day!
October 03, 2023
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We had such a lovely day doing this cooking class! We met our chef at her home and proceeded to walk to the local market, stopping for a coffee on the way. In the market we sampled some of the loca...read more

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Wonderful Market Tour and Cooking Class
May 18, 2023
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What a great tour and cooking class. Patrizia and her friend/translator Antoinette were absolutely a pleasure to be with. The tour and history of Siena was an unexpected bonus and one of the most ...read more

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Learning to make pasta in the home of an expert
April 15, 2023
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Our time with Patrizia was the highlight of our week in Siena. Full of knowledge, she led us through the local food market with the histories of cheeses, meats, and seasonal produce in her Italian...read more

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Highly recommended
October 27, 2022
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Patrizia was a great host and teacher. Welcomed us in to her home as if we were family and shared many of her pasta making secrets. Amazing time

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