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

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Summary
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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Discover authentic Siena recipes at a local's home with Cesarine. Enjoy a cooking demo, savor a 4-course menu paired with Tuscan wines. An experience of 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 dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic Siena 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 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: Pappardelle or Pici or Gnudi
MAIN
second course
Second course: Panzanella or Acciughe sotto pesto or Selvaggina in dolceforte
DESSERT
Sienese Dessert
Sample dessert dish: Rice pudding or Castagnaccio or Cantucci or Tiramisu or similar typical desserts

What You Get

Small group 4-course dinner or 4-course lunch
Alcoholic beverages
Water, local wines and Espresso
Shared show cooking

Good To Know

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

What You’ll Experience

Immerse yourself in a dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic Siena 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

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 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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Spectacular!
July 13, 2024
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Enza is a spectacular cook and teacher! The dinner was amazing, her hospitality even better and the evening couldn’t have reached higher expectations!

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Dinner in Siena, Cesarine
November 14, 2023
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Dinner in Siena, Cesarine Last night, 11/13/2023 my wife booked a dinner with a local host. We arrived at Enza’s home, she instantly welcomed us and invited us to her kitchen. Enza had the fines...read more

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Great expectation, you won’t be disappointed!!
October 07, 2023
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Patricia was wonderful. We are so sorry that we didn’t take a picture of her showing us how to make pasta and a picture of the wonderful food we had. After we wish we had taken a picture of her and...read more

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Cooking in Siena
July 09, 2023
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We had the best experience! Our host was so kind and welcoming. The food we made was so simple and fantastic!

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Unbelievably authentic and REAL experience
April 11, 2022
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What a lovely time! The Cooking was amazing and fun! The host family was awesome and everything was home-made or home grown!

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