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Experience the Taste of Typical Home Cooking

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Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Location
La Spezia
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Duration
5 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 6 guests
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Language
English
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Uncover the secrets of authentic Italian cooking with a hands-on class. Shop for fresh ingredients at a local market, then enjoy an intimate cooking session learning traditional dishes.

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

Experience Details

Is a very much hands on cooking class and in this very private experience you will discover and enjoy the traditions of local cuisine, how italians cook for themselves and not for tourists, for this reason the class starts with a visit at the most famous and old local market of the city, to shop our fresh ingredients, before we go to enjoy the class in a private house.

You will learn difference between short and long pasta, when and why we use them and the different seasonings, gnocchi, pizza, also the difference between dry and fresh mozzarella, when to use one or the other. We are in the country of Basil, pesto sauce is made by basil, but not the common one, the ligurian one, very much different in size, color and parfume and this is only an idea of the amazing day you will experience!

Sample Menu

STARTER
Surprise appetizer
The appetizer may vary according to the season
MAIN
Gnocchi alla Sorrentina
We will prepare the gnocchi, the tomatoes sauce and we combine them in a pan with tomatoes sauce and melted mozzarella cheese
MAIN
Trofie with pesto sauce
This is a typical Ligurian dish. I will show you how to prepare the trofie and we prepare the the pesto sauce in an original marble mortal.
MAIN
Home Made Tagliatelle with meatballs
We will prepare the tagliatelle as fresh pasta and also the meatballs to be fried and then cooked in the tomatoes sauce.
MAIN
Fried Pizza
For Pizza lovers! This is a traditional south italian dish. Pizza will be fried and seasoned with tomato sauce and mozzarella directly in the pan.
DESSERT
Tiramisù
This is the most famous and typical italian desert. I offer the traditional recipe or the lemon flavoured one.

What You Get

Recipe booklet, Apron will remain a good memory of the experience
Lunch
Appetizer, main course, desert, water, wine, cofee, limoncello
Everything not listed in what is included

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby

What You’ll Experience

I will meet my guest in Piazza Cavour, one of the eldest square of the city and the one where the local market is located. After a tour to learn about our local products and to shop our fresh ingredients for the class, we will reach a private house on the surrounding hills of La Spezia. This is a very hand on cooking class, you will eat what you cook... and so do I.. so cross fingers!!! The couse is composed by preparing an appetizer, main course, desert. The appetizers may vary according to the season, The main dishes can be changed from those I offer so, if you have a special request, please feel free to ask! The desert is the famous tiramisu I offer two versions, the traditional or the lemon one. Drink as water and local wine are included.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Piazza Cavour, La Spezia Provincia della Spezia Liguria, Italy, IT, 19121

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Meeting point is Piazza Cavour, near the Tabacchi shop in Via Fratelli Rosselli 52
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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Please note that the time is in Central European Time.
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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Earliest available date: May 29, 2025
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