Cesarine: Market Tour & Typical Dining at a Local's Home in Lucca

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Summary
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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
3 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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English, Italian
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Discover Lucca's vibrant market and savor homemade dishes at a local's home. Enjoy a 4-course meal with wine. Hosted by Cesarine, Italy’s trusted network of passionate home cooks.

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

Experience Details

Visit the vibrant local market and immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive cooking demo and taste authentic Lucca 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 Tuscany 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
MAIN
Pasta
Sample Regional Pasta: Tordelli Lucchese or Maccheroni tortellati or Matuffi
MAIN
second course with side dish
DESSERT
Typical dessert
Castagnaccio or "Necci" pancakes or Buccellato cake or Tiramisu or similar typical desserts

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

Visit the vibrant local market and immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive cooking demo and taste authentic Lucca 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

Lucca, 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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Wonderful day
September 17, 2024
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(Viator)

Monica is a treat! Great fun, knowledgeable, generous. Even though the market wasn’t open we went to a local grocery and found all that we needed. Would love to spend another day with her!

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Silvia’s cooking
June 23, 2024
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Silvia was a pleasure and it is apparent that she is a host who loves what she does. Her knowledge of food and how ingredients work together is unique and special. She also catered to my request...read more

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Delicious Afternoon in Lucca
August 28, 2022
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We spent the day with chef Lunia, shopping for specialty’s of Lucca and then cooking a 4 course dinner at her lovely home. She was wonderful, a patient teacher instructing us through completing o...read more

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Thank You!!
December 29, 2019
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Incredibly thankful for our cesarina, Antonietta, for welcoming us into her home (and her kitchen) to enjoy a phenomenal farm-fresh Italian meal. From the eggs, to the produce, olive oil, pasta, br...read more

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