Top Lake Maggiore Dining Experiences

Learn how to cook authentic Italian dishes in a local chef’s home kitchen. Prepare typical Italian food using local ingredients and produce, and learn time saving and specialist techniques only true Italian home cooks know. Make fresh pasta and a seasonal starter full of local flavors, then prepare a dessert. Sit down and enjoy the food you’ve cooked at the family dining table.

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.

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.

This is a great choice for travelers looking for an authentic dining experience at Lake Maggiore. Rather than going to a restaurant, enjoy the special experience of eating at a Cesarina’s home. It’s a great way to try a variety of different dishes, as you’ll enjoy a 4-course meal, including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, and dessert. As an added bonus, you’ll also be able to assist your Cesarina with preparation stages, and learn the secrets of the regional recipes.

If you are looking for a charming and welcoming place to savor excellent wines and food and enjoy peace and tranquility surrounded by greenery, the Fontechiara winery is what's right for you. Come and visit us, you can visit the cellar and savor the magic and charm of the process of transforming grapes into wine. We will tell you the history of our company, illustrating the vineyard cultivation techniques and the winemaking and aging methods. In an evocative and familiar setting, you will then taste our wines, Nebbiolo DOC, Vespolina DOC and Rosato DOC, served in combination with typical local, fresh, artisanal and zero km products such as local cured meats and cheeses, specially selected to best enhance aromas, tastes and organoleptic characteristics of each wine.

If you are looking for a charming and welcoming place to savor excellent wines and food and enjoy peace and tranquility surrounded by greenery, the Fontechiara winery is what's right for you. Come and visit us, you can visit the cellar and savor the magic and charm of the process of transforming grapes into wine. We will tell you the history of our company, illustrating the vineyard cultivation techniques and the winemaking and aging methods. In a suggestive and familiar setting, you will then taste our wines, Nebbiolo DOC, Vespolina DOC, Rosato DOC and Rosso DOC served in combination with typical local, fresh, artisanal and zero km products such as local cured meats and cheeses, specially selected to enhance best aromas, tastes and organoleptic characteristics of each wine.

Enjoy a private culinary immersion in Aosta and combine both food walking tour and cooking class in one convenient morning or afternoon excursion. Navigate local food shops you might not have found independently with ease alongside your local host. Then, prepare three regional dishes in your host’s home, before savoring them with local wines for a truly intimate experience.

In the charming historic center of Domodossola, an enchanting tasting of three exquisite Ossola wines awaits you. Savor the Prünent, a typical local red, and immerse yourself in the memories of winemakers who uphold the enological tradition of Val d’Ossola