Top Alberobello & Locorotondo Dining Experiences

Immerse yourself in local culture as you prepare a traditional Italian meal under the guidance of a Cesarina—an Italian certified home cook. Meet your host at their home in Alberobello, get hands-on in the kitchen as you make three typical dishes, and pick up tips and techniques to help you recreate them back home. Finally, join your host for a delicious lunch or dinner, accompanied by carefully matched wines.

Beyond its sandy beaches, crystal-clear waters, art cities, historic villages, vineyards, and olive groves, Puglia is a land rich in authentic flavors and traditional products with a bold, genuine taste. During the experience, we will prepare together the famous Puglian orecchiette, a complete first course, accompanied by an aperitif featuring taralli, focaccia, wine, and seasonal vegetables. At the end, we will all sit down at the table, as tradition dictates, to enjoy the delicious dishes we have prepared.

Immerse yourself in Italian culture with a hands-on cooking class in Alberobello. Guided by a Cesarina, Italy’s network of passionate home cooks, learn how to roll fresh pasta by hand, prepare two classic pasta dishes, and master the art of tiramisu. Enjoy a warm Italian aperitivo and connect with fellow food lovers in a welcoming home setting. This activity is a fun, flavorful way to experience Puglia like a local.

Discover Alberobello, a charming agricultural center renowned for its characteristic stone buildings, an architectural heritage of rare beauty.

The gastronomic-historical tour of Masseria Spina is a journey through the discovery of our roots and traditions. The guided tour, followed by the Tasting of typical products, will allow you to learn more about Apulia and deepen your encounter with our region by appreciating its authentic flavor

Break up your day of sightseeing among Alberobello’s “trulli” and connect with Puglia’s food scene with this unique home cooking class. Meet your host and get to work in the kitchen preparing authentic pizza and tiramisù from scratch, picking up tips and techniques to improve your cooking skills. Then sample the dishes that you’ve prepared, served with regional wine.

The whole menu revolves around the ancient and majestic wood-burning furnace of the farm dating back to 1700. Using home-grown raw materials together with ingredients from a very short supply chain, we will leave for a sensory journey to discover one of the most ancient Apulian culinary traditions: THE FORNELLO (ancient oven).

The activity consists of an interactive cooking class where we will prepare a typical Apulian lunch together. We will provide you with an apron each and all the utensils to get your hands in the dough and learn every step and secret of our traditional recipes. Together with my husband Stefano we open the doors of our country house to teach you the Apulian cooking techniques that you can easily replicate at home. We will learn together to select the ingredients of our land according to the season, and while preparing the dishes we will tell you their history and that of typical products and local traditions. Afterwards we will enjoy lunch or dinner with a starter and concluding with a dessert, the classic tiramisu that we will prepare together. It will be an experience that you will carry with you forever, through which we want to transmit our passion for slow living, good food, nature and the products that every day offers us. We are waiting for you

Immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic recipes from Locorotondo treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people. Enjoy a 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from regional cellars and coffee). This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of 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.

The cooking classes are organized by Linda Di Somma, a private chef of Apulian origin with international experience. The lessons, held in multiple languages, are designed to unite people from all over the world, in the name of sharing and love for good food. Only fresh and high quality ingredients, carefully selected, to prepare together authentic dishes of the local tradition.What makes this experience truly special is the genuine contact with Apulian gastronomic culture, lived in an intimate and cared for atmosphere. It’s not just a cooking class, but a sensory and human journey: you make dough with your hands, prepare Orecchiette and Cavatelli following the gestures of your grandmothers and at the end, you sit down at the table with the other guests — just like in a real Southern Italian family. All accompanied by local wine, traditional desserts and a musical selection from the 60s–70s that makes the experience even more convivial, authentic and unforgettable.

Indulge in a Typical Apulian Cooking Class and Dinner centered on fish. Discover the secret behind the famous "tiedd'" dish from Bari, a delectable blend of rice, potatoes, and mussels. Experience an evening of culinary delight as you learn to prepare this signature Apulian recipe using locally sourced, fresh ingredients before enjoying a memorable dinner al fresco in the charming courtyard beneath the starlit sky of Monopoli.

In the host dialect, "u prisc" indicates the joy in doing something, the same joy Mauro and you will feel in sharing this journey to discover the ancient traditional flavors from Apulia. The food is cooked in an old stone oven of the wood-fired farmhouse dating back to 1700 so the food that will taste originate from the most ancient peasant traditions of Apulia. All the dishes will be cooked in traditional terracotta pans following ancient family recipes. The dinner will take place in the most beautiful and oldest area of ​​the farm: the stables, with the authentic mangers and the original stone flooring.

Take home more than just souvenirs from Fasano; instead, learn transferable Italian cooking skills that will last a lifetime, during an intimate, private cooking class with a local resident. In the comfort of a family home—where you’ll get a real insight into Italian life that few travelers get the chance to experience—prepare three regional dishes, before dining with your host family.

Eat like an Alberobello local with this private market tour and cooking class. Shop for fresh, seasonal ingredients side-by-side with a guide, navigating a vibrant market like a pro. Then, step inside a local home to prepare three regional dishes—no cooking experience needed. Taste your creations paired with wines at the end of the class.

Immerse yourself in a private pasta and tiramisu-making class in a welcoming home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and tiramisu and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner accompanied by local wines. During this private lesson, you will learn how to prepare 2 pasta recipes and the tiramisu dessert from scratch. Your Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of these iconic recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family once home with an Italian meal! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages. Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Home chefs that visit Fasano's food markets often face a dilemma, since there are so many fantastic ingredients at hand, but no place to cook. With this foodie-friendly cooking excursion, you not only shop at the market, but enjoy an in-home cooking class to prepare a traditional Italian meal. Highlights include learning the recipes for three regional dishes, feasting on the meal you create, and complimenting your lunch or dinner with a glass of local wine.

Learn how to cook authentic Italian pasta from scratch in the real home of a Fasano local. This cookery experience takes place in the kitchen of an excellent local cook. Follow their guidance and prepare a meal followed by traditional tiramisu, then taste the dishes for yourself around the family table, along with a glass or two of locally-made wine.

Immerse yourself in a private pasta and tiramisu-making class at the Cesarina's home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes 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 2 authentic regional pasta recipes and of the iconic tiramisu. 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 home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Enjoy traditional Puglian dishes reinterpreted through a vegan lens with this unique farmhouse dinner in Monopoli. Connect with a local host and feast on traditional specialties like stuffed zucchini and eggplant, preserved vegetables under local olive oil, and dessert made with farm-fresh fruit as you learn about the local culinary history and culture. Linger at the historic farm while you sip local wine and handmade liqueurs as the sun sets.

Dive into the Italian way of life by living just like the locals do. Immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive cooking demo and taste authentic recipes treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people. Enjoy a 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from regional cellars and coffee). This experience is held by Cesarine: 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.

Led by your private professional chef, this hands-on experience will introduce you to the authentic flavors, techniques, and traditions of Southern Italian cooking. Using fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients, you’ll learn how to prepare classic regional dishes while discovering the secrets behind Apulia’s famous food culture.

Pugliese extra virgin olive oil is known and renowned throughout the world, being accompanied in its tasting is a unique experience of its kind. Through the senses you will be able to capture aromas, colors and nuances that will shape your imagination. Learn to recognize a quality extavergio olive oil with our tasting in the Shop!

Take some time out from sightseeing in Puglia and hone your kitchen skills by learning to make two crowd-pleasing dishes in one class. Join a local host for a hands-on workshop and pick up the tricks and techniques to turning out perfect fresh pasta and creamy tiramisù like a true Italian “nonna”. Relax after the class with a tasting of your handiwork, paired with Puglian wines.