Top Asti Cooking Classes

Without you realizing it, you find yourself living the life of a real Italian chef for a few hours. You learn and eat together, in small groups, led by a Pro Chef Ambassador. You are not a spectator: you put your hands in pasta, you work selected raw materials from the territory, you discover tricks and gestures from professional cooking and then you sit at the table to enjoy, in pure Italian style, the dishes you helped create. Live a complete experience, from the welcome, to the hands in the dough, to the shared table, which focuses on the quality of time, relationships and the memory you take away: for a day, “be a chef for a day”

Enjoy a more intimate experience of Asti culinary culture than is typical on most tours. Visit a local’s home where you will be guided through the secrets of the most famous dishes of Asti cuisine, and learn the tips and tricks of how to prepare them. Afterward, sit down to enjoy the dishes you made, accompanied by a glass of local wine.

Experience a cooking class in the Monferrato hills: prepare ravioli al plin and a seasonal appetizer, enjoy homemade sourdough bread and local wine in an authentic, welcoming setting

Handcraft three classic pasta recipes with simple, local and fresh ingredients. Discover Italian secrets, cook together, then feast on your creations near the stunning Reggia di Venaria.

Roll fresh pasta by hand on this excursion, where you'll learn how to make authentic Italian fare. Cesarina welcomes you to a real Italian cucina, and demonstrates how to prepare two different kinds of pasta: filled and fresh. This small group class includes an aperitivo to help warm up your cooking skills. This immersive culinary experience is topped off with a lesson in how to make an Italian dessert favorite, tiramisu!

A great experience for foodies looking to taste authentic cuisine, this excursion gives you the opportunity to learn how to make pasta and tiramisu at a Cesarina's home in Asti. Learn the secrets of authentic regional dishes, including two pasta recipes and tiramisu, and delight in local wine tastings. Allow your host, a Cesarina, to share culinary tips and tricks during this hands-on experience.

Visit the vibrant local market and the traditional food shops with a 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 Asti cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by local wines. During the lesson, your host will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic Asti recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test. Participants 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. 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.

Don't lose the opportunity to become a "pizzaiolo" (pizza-maker) and a great tiramisu maker! Enter a local home, connect with an expert home cook and discover how Italian mamma and nonnas used to prepare awesome pizza at home. With this private hands-on cooking class, you will learn how to make pizza and tiramisù from scratch from a real Italian family. To complete your feast, enjoy what you have prepared for lunch or dinner with a selection of local wine included. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family with a pizza party once you come back home! 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.

Learn to make traditional lasagna and creamy gelato in the Asti countryside. Hands-on class, local wine, and authentic Italian flavors in a fun and immersive experience

Learn how to create a classic Italian pasta dish and a tasty tiramisu dessert during this small-group, market-to-table cooking workshop in Asti. Visit a vribant local market and learn how to select the freshest ingredients and produce. Then, head to the home of a local cook for an intimate pasta making workshop. Lessons include an Italian aperitivo and tasting of your creations.

Discover the wine of Italy’s prestigious Piedmont region on a private tour with a local winemaker guide. After leaving Milan, you’ll travel to the Barolo and Barbaresco wine regions, learning about the grapes and winemaking techniques as you go. Stop to visit cellars and vineyards, taste the wine, and even add on a 3-course lunch plus coffee at your own expense, if you wish.