From the market to the table: an intimate cooking class in Como

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5 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 6 guests
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English, Italian
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Discover Como's culinary charm with a private cooking class. Shop fresh local ingredients at the market, then learn to prepare authentic Italian dishes in a cozy setting with a professional chef.

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

Experience Details

The enchanting city of Como, on lake Lario, hides amazina art and architecture masterpieces together with sound and ancient traditions. Local kitchen, for example, merges land and seafood recipes, featuring "polenta" (a kind of corn cream, very popular in Northern Italy) and fresh fish, coming from the lakes.

This private experience will allow you to enter the authentic atmosphere of Italian cooking tradition, starting from the purchase of raw ingredients: you will walk through the charming city centre reaching a local market where you will get part of the ingredients needed for lunch.

After a private cooking class, held by a professional chef in a homely, cosy environment, you will taste together the outcome of your work.

Sample Menu

MAIN
Fresh homemade past such as gnocchi or tagliatelle
DESSERT
Tiramisu

What You Get

Private transportation
Lunch
A three courses meal (first course, second curse and dessert), based on traditional and seasonal recipes
Alcoholic beverages
An aperitif based on Prosecco and local specialties
Gratuities

What You’ll Experience

After a short transfer within the city, you will spend some time walking around the centre, until you'll reach a local open air market to buy some of the ingredients for the cooking class. After, you'll reach a small and cosy facility where a professional chef and food blogger will guide you through the preparation on a full meal: first course, main course, dessert. After a rich aperitif you will have lunch together, tasting the specalties you will have prepared.

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All bookings are final. Once the host confirms the experience, cancellations by the guest will incur a 100% charge.

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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Central European Time.
All bookings are final. Cancellations by the guest will incur a 100% charge.
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Earliest available date: July 19, 2025
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
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