Homemade Italian Pizza & Focaccia Experience with a Local Family

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Basel, Switzerland

3 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Don’t just limit your culinary explorations of Basel to restaurants—instead, enjoy a more hands-on experience than most other travelers get with this private cooking class. Learn to create classic Italian dishes, such as focaccia, sourdough pizza, and tiramisu, all with the guidance of your hosts. Finally, sit down for a shared meal, including an aperitif, a selection of Swiss and Italian wines, and your homemade dishes.

Walk away with new culinary skills and knowledge, thanks to this Basel class
All ingredients and supplies—including a sourdough starter—are provided
Menu can be adapted to suit vegan, gluten-free, and allergy requirements
Private and personalized class with one-on-one instruction

Sample Menu

Starter

A burst of Mediterranean flavor, perfect to whet the appetite.

Pizza & Focaccia Artichokes Sautéed with Balsamic Vinegar Spiced Semi-Dried Cherry Tomatoes Green Olives

Main

Pizza with or without Mozzarella, Focaccia with italian ingredients

Let's learn how to use sourdough, which helps create a soft interior with air pockets and a crispy crust. Differents filling for a delicious focaccia.

Dessert

Fresh farm eggs, mascarpone, and coffee.

Learn to make tiramisu using grandma's recipe with fresh farm eggs.

What's Included

Dinner

Organic and high-quality wines from Piemont (Italy) such as Nebbiolo (used to produce Barolo), Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, as well as other regional wines from Switzerland by Simmendinger.
In a pizza and focaccia class, participants use mixing bowls, measuring cups, rolling pins, dough scrapers, baking sheets, pizza peels, knives, and oven mitts.
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Additional Drinks: additional beverages beyond what's offered may incur a separate charge.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Bottmingerstrasse 10, 4142 Münchenstein, Switzerland
The meeting point is easy to reach if you take tram 11 in the direction of Aesch and get off at the "Loogstrasse" stop. After getting off the tram, turn right at the corner and walk approximately 100 meters. The number 10 is displayed at the top left of the garage.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.6:30 pm

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
We can accommodate dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc.
We want to ensure that everyone has a safe and enjoyable experience at our Private Italian Cooking and Dinner Experience. To help us accommodate your dietary needs, please let us know if you have any allergies, intolerances, or dietary restrictions. Here are some examples of what you might include: Allergies and intolerances: "I have a peanut allergy. Please make sure there are no peanuts or peanut products used in your Experience. " Dietary restrictions: "I am a vegan. Are there vegan options available ?" Preferences: "I do not like fish. Are there other options besides fish dishes available ?
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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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

5.0

based on 22 reviews

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Wonderful experience...

David_F, Nov 2025

Wonderful experience learning, socializing, and preparing a dinner with a local family in Basel!…Anita and Fabio were great hosts!!.. Enjoyed the experience!!

This was a wonderful...

Jacqueline_B, Jun 2025

This was a wonderful experience. The food was excellent. It was like having dinner with your best friends. Great conversation and fun cooking together.

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Thank you very much for your words, for us was the same! Looking forword seeing you again!!!

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Victoria_m, Jun 2025

We had a wonderful experience. Fabio and Anita were wonderful. Learnt so much and had so much fun. Food was amazing can’t wait to practice at home

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Thanks so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed it!

Authentic Italian recipes with experienced chefs

Steven_S, Mar 2025

Our Italian cooking class was fantastic! We learned how to make tiramisu, which turned out to be wonderful. It was the best tiramisu we've ever had, and we made it! Making focaccia and pizza was easier than we imagined, yet the results were fantastic. Fabio and Anita are great teachers with years of true hands-on experience, they make the whole process a lot of fun. We highly recommend this cooking class. Learn and cook for your family and friends!