Private cooking class at a local's home with lunch or dinner in Parma

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Private cooking class at a local's home with lunch or dinner in Parma

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 US$168.34  per guest
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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Language
English, Italian
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Vegetarian, Family-friendly, Pet-friendly, Private Experience
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Discover Italy's flavors in a private cooking class in Parma. Learn from local experts, craft iconic dishes, and enjoy your creations with fine wines. Create lasting memories with locals.

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

Experience Details

Immerse yourself in Italy's culture with this hands-on cooking class held in a local home and led by an expert Italian home cook. Learn the secrets of the most iconic Parma dishes and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner with local wines included.


You'll have a fully equipped workstation with utensils and ingredients and your local host will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic Parma recipes (starter, fresh pasta and dessert) handed down by generations of mammas and nonnas. After the class, sit down at the table with your Italian family and taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of local wines.


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: Potato gnocchi or Pumpkin tortelli or Herbs and ricotta stuffed tortelli
DESSERT
Parma dessert
Sample dessert dish: Sweet tortelli or Spongata cake or Scarpette di Sant'Ilario biscuits or Tiramisu or similar typical desserts

What You Get

Learn and taste 3 Italian recipes (starter, fresh pasta and dessert)
Alcoholic beverages
Water, local wines and Espresso
Hands-on cooking class

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Immerse yourself in a private cooking class at a local's home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Parma cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a glass of local wine.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Parma, 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 by e-mail 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.

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based on 8 reviews
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Cooking with Mauro and Natalia in Parma
July 30, 2025

Great experience for my family of four. We were welcomed with open arms into the host home. We felt like we were actually visiting family with this experience.

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Extraordinary experience 🌹
July 01, 2025

The most authentic experience that we could have. We learned so much🌹we learn how to cook a tiramisu, then the past and tagliatelle. it was just amazing 🤩 we loved 🥰 every minute of it 🙏 thank...read more

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Great time with wonderful people
October 29, 2024

Enzo and Christina were wonderful, gracious hosts. The food was amazing and we learned much from them.

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Highly recommend cooking with Mauro and his wife!
May 23, 2024

Mauro and his wife were wonderful hosts. Beautiful house with a pizza oven in their kitchen! The food was delicious, we got to help cook it ourselves. Loved making the homemade pasta. The wine ...read more

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Good fun
May 15, 2024

There were some hiccups in communication getting the class/arrival arranged, but once we figured it out, we had a great time. Cristina has a passion for food that shines through and we were happy t...read more

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