Dining Experience at a local's Home in Cortona with Show Cooking
Arezzo, Italy
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Enjoy Italian food authentically—at home, and made with love by a passionate home cook. On this Italian dining experience in Cortona, enjoy a four-course meal and a cooking show by your host family, and hear about the importance of these family recipes and the local provenance of the ingredients as your dinner is cooked. Sit at the family dining table and learn about local culture and customs, and enjoy wine from local cellars.
- Dine like a local and taste food cooked to authentic family recipes passed down through the generations
- Ideal for foodies looking to try something new—no Italian restaurants can offer food like this
- Local wine and soft drinks are included in the price of the meal
- Cooking demo included—all home chefs are vetted and qualified
Sample Menu
Starter
Seasonal Starter
Tomato bruschetta and Fried focaccia with a platter of local cold cuts and cheeses
Main
Fresh Pasta
For example: ravioli, tagliatelle or lasagne
Dessert
Typical dessert
For example: tiramisu, panna cotta or zuppa inglese
What's Included
- Cooking Demonstration ( Cesarina prepare 1 recipe in front of you )
- 3-course dinner or 3-course lunch
- Beverages (water, wines and coffee)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Terontola Cortona52044 Terontola, Province of Arezzo, Italy
This experience will be held in one of our Cesarina homes and, for privacy reasons, you will receive the full address of your Cesarina host after you have booked. We will contact you after you've booked to match you up with your ideal Cesarina based on what you are looking for.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Near public transportation
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
3.4
based on 8 reviews
Setting beautiful. Hostess lovely. This was supposed to be "show cooking" we were served a meal in the dining room. Meal was tasty, but nothing we couldn't have gotten at an area restaurant for much less money. Hostess apologized several times that her helper didn't show up. Perhaps she should have cancelled
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Dear Catherine,
Thank you for your feedback.
We’re glad you enjoyed the setting, your hostess, and the meal itself. We’re sorry that the experience did not match your expectation of a “show cooking” class and that the absence of the helper affected the experience. Your comments are valuable, and we will consider them to ensure clearer expectations and a more consistent experience in the future.
Kind regards,
A wonderful afternoon spent with Marzia in her home. She wined and dined us, taught us how to make ravioli and treated us as honored guests in her home. She could not have been kinder or more generous and we thoroughly enjoyed the meal, atmosphere and conversation.
The company was amazing stefano and Anna were so engaging and stafano even came and got us when we were lost. Food was spectacular
Our host did not speak English very much and we did not learn how to make anything. Good food but not worth the cost. I could have gone to a restaurant.
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Hello Karen,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us.
Please kindly note that the experience you have chosen was a Dining Experience with Show Cooking, not a cooking class.
Regarding the English level of your host, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
We will investigate the matter and use this feedback to improve our service.
Warmest regards from Italy
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