Genoese cooking lesson in the with lunch in the terrace

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Summary
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What You’ll Experience
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3 hours 15 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 8 guests
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English, French, Spanish, Italian
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Dive into Genoese cuisine with a hands-on cooking class. Discover local ingredients, make fresh pasta and pesto, and enjoy a delicious lunch on a historic palace terrace. A culinary delight!

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

Experience Details

In this activity you will get to know the ingredients and the authentic culinary traditions of the area, you will experience firsthand the preparation of fresh pasta and pesto and you can have lunch in a wonderful location inside an historical palace

Sample Menu

MAIN
corzetti, testaroli or trofie with pesto

What You Get

Bottled water
Alcoholic beverages
Wine
Lunch
We'll eat what we cook: fresh pasta (trofie or corzetti) with pesto

Good To Know

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

What You’ll Experience

Learn how to cook typical genoese fresh pasta and make the most delicious and well known sauce: the pesto! The whole activity will be carried out inside a beautiful palace The participants will learn about the ingredients and the traditions: they will make the dough for fresh pasta and learn how to shape it, the technique of making pesto with traditional tools and all tips from a real local. Once the meal is ready you'll have lunch in a very nice terrace overlooking the Square

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Piazza della Nunziata 5, Piazza della Nunziata, Genova Città Metropolitana di Genova Liguria, Italy, IT, 16124

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We'll meet just outside Palazzo Lauro
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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Excellent cooking experience!
June 15, 2025
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A very fun day making pasta (2 types) and pesto. Our teacher Alessandro was very patient with us and was all about teaching us how to make both the traditional way. He was perfect. After we m...read more

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10/10 :)
June 10, 2025
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I can really recommend this cooking class ! We had the most beautiful view over Genova. The cooking was so much fun and the dishes were excellent !

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Very fun afternoon with stunning food and delicious food
June 04, 2025
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This cooking class was a wonderful experience! Such a fun way to spend an afternoon/evening and such delicious food. Definitely the highlight of our trip to Genoa!

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Fun & delicious dinner in Genoa
June 02, 2025
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We absolutely enjoyed this cooking class and learning how to make two types of pasta and pesto! It was a delicious meal & we appreciated the conversations and information from the host.

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Fantastic experience and a great host
June 01, 2025
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Fantastic experience. The host was so nice and the cooking so much fun. Everything made from the ground with good, natural local ingredients . And then eating what we made together up on the terra...read more

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