Top Lake Maggiore Food & Drink Classes

Discover rich flavors on a wine and food tasting in Stresa, two minutes walking from Lake Maggiore. Enjoy four wines, a regional digestif and a selection of traditional Italian foods in a cozy wine shop.

Italy has a vast and varied culinary heritage, and our local hosts are proud to share its hidden secrets. Share your passion for Italian gastronomy with other lovely guests, immerse yourself in the vibrant local market and enjoy an authentic hands-on cooking class. You'll visit the local market with your Cesarina host, who will teach you all about how to select the best ingredients with the seasons. Then, you'll return to their home, warm up with an Italian Aperitivo and enjoy the class. You'll learn how to make one iconic Pasta type, typical of the city you are visiting, and the famous Tiramisu. After the class, you will enjoy everything you've prepared with local wines. This experience is the perfect choice if you want to encounter the real Italian regional gastronomy through genuine connections, food, and friendship.

Learn to roll fresh pasta by hand during a small-group cooking class at Lake Maggiore. You’ll skip the impersonal feel of a general cooking class, and cook in the home of a local, who is part of the Cesarine network of Italian home cooks. Create two pasta dishes and a classic tiramisu as you learn about Lake Maggiore’s culinary traditions in the best place — an Italian home kitchen.

Go beyond just seeing the sights on Lake Maggiore and connect with a welcoming host for an authentic evening at a local home with this exclusive cooking demonstration and family-style meal. Enjoy a glass of wine as you watch your host prepare a variety of classic regional recipes and pick up tips and tricks to improve your own kitchen skills. Then feast on a four-course lunch or dinner featuring home-cooked specialties paired with wine.