Local Market Visit and Private Cooking Class at a Cesarina's Home in Lecce

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4 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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English, Italian
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Join a vibrant local market tour, cook authentic Lecce recipes at a Cesarina's home, and enjoy delicious dishes with local wine. A fun, immersive culinary adventure awaits!

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

Experience Details

Visit the vibrant local market and the traditional food shops with the Cesarina and immerse yourself in a private cooking class at the Cesarina's home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of cuisine from Lecce and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a glass of local wine.


During the lesson the Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic regional recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test. Each participant will have a workstation equipped with utensils and all the ingredients to make the dishes. Then, taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of red and white local wines.


Le Cesarine is 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
Fresh Pasta
Sample pasta dishes: orecchiette or ravioli or tagliatelle
DESSERT
Typical dessert
Sample dessert: tiramisù or zeppole on typical biscuits

What You Get

Beverages (water, wines and coffee)
Private guided market tour
Private 3-course dinner or 3-course lunch

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

What You’ll Experience

Visit the vibrant market and the traditional food shops with the local home cook and immerse yourself in a private cooking class at a local's home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Lecce cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by local wines.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Lecce, Italy, IT

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This experience will be held in one of our Cesarina homes and, for privacy reason, 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 Cesarina 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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A special evening in Lecce
March 04, 2025
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On February 27, I took part in a truly special cooking class dedicated to making fresh pasta, specifically orecchiette and maccheroni. The experience was unforgettable, not only because of the qual...read more

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Tons of fun
January 07, 2025
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We had a blast with Lucia and her friend Paolo who helped with translation. The market visit was so much fun and we were able to see so much of the regional produce. The immersion was just fantasti...read more

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Must do cooking class!
October 04, 2024
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This was a very wonderful and special day hosted by Pierangela and her husband! We learned a lot about the local market and cousins. We had many appetizers, homemade the local pasta and lamb meatba...read more

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Expérience formidable
August 17, 2024
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La gentillesse, la pédagogie, la générosité, la convivialité de Pierangela nous a ravies. Encore bravo

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Coockingclass Lecce
June 11, 2024
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We had e fun and educational Morning. It was a plessure to meet and cook together with Carlo and his wife. Unfurtnately the marketvisit was not as we expected it to be. The food was great but the...read more

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