Stresa: Private Cooking Class at Local's Home by Cesarine
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Lake Maggiore, Italy
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
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.
- All food and local wine is included in the class price
- Take home skills you can use every day
- Ideal for foodie travelers
- Private experience—only you will take part
Sample Menu
Starter
Seasonal starter
Main
Pasta
Dessert
Typical dessert
What's Included
- Private cooking class
- Tasting of the 3 recipes
- Beverages (water, wines and coffee)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 28838 Stresa, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, 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
- 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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Featured review
David_A
I would highly recommend this experience if you are travelling in this area of Italy. Gabriella and her husband were so welcoming and friendly. It was a pleasure to be in their company. I learnt how to make bruschetta, ravioli, tagliatelle and tirimisu all from scratch. We then sat down and ate and drank together. Wouldn't have missed it. Thank you so much both of you. Saluti !!
Reviews
4.6
based on 19 reviews
David_A, Oct 2025
I would highly recommend this experience if you are travelling in this area of Italy. Gabriella and her husband were so welcoming and friendly. It was a pleasure to be in their company. I learnt how to make bruschetta, ravioli, tagliatelle and tirimisu all from scratch. We then sat down and ate and drank together. Wouldn't have missed it. Thank you so much both of you. Saluti !!
Emily_M, Oct 2025
They were so friendly and made our class very fun. The food was amazing and the conversation was even better. Would highly recommend!
Lucie_R, Oct 2025
Gabriella was great! This is fun concept. Home cooks invite you into their homes. Then they teach you to cook. We prepared appetizers and rolled pasta for ravioli. We also made tiramisu. Then, we all sit down and eat the food we prepared together and learn about their lives.
tflorence38, Sep 2025
Gabriella was delightful and we loved our class! Highly recommend while visiting Stresa! That said, be very mindful of the many emails that are sent. There are multiple addresses in the initial confirmation emails and navigating to the link with the actual location of the host's home was a bit confusing. I only took a star away due to that. The class and our host Gabriella was 5 stars!!!
Jason_S, May 2025
Rare, authentic, and precious opportunity to cook with and learn from the lovely Gisela. Incredible food and even better company. Overall, a truly wonderful, intimate experience.
Terence_T, Oct 2024
My wife and I looked at the weather forecast for Stresa and saw three days of straight rain. With that in mind, we sought something indoor and found this cooking experience. We are glad we did. Gisella welcomed us into her home and we immediately got busy making dessert, spinach pasta for our main course, and then an appetizer. It was so fun making the pasta (and who knew I was so GOOD at it!) Then we sat down to eat. As Gisella cooked the pasta and finished the sauce, we enjoyed the appetizer and some bread and wine. But the pasta was to die for! Delicious! As we finished the pasta, we were joined by Gisella's husband, who declared our pasta delicious! Gisella, a photojournalist, documented out experience and sent us pictures of our wonderful, exceptional experience. Grazie mille, Gisella!
SCOTT_M, Sep 2024
My wife and I enjoy unique experiences when we travel. Being invited into a local’s home to cook and chat was very special for us. Gisela was a wonderful hostess. She said most people want to make Pasta, but we asked about one day out for ravioli’s. She has premade the veal pate that would be the meat for the raviolis. But we did almost all the rest of the prep under her supervision. Her home was walking distance from our hotel on the main strip in Stresa. It was just a wonderful evening. Highly recommend this event.
Eric_A, Aug 2024
Gisella was a great chef and teacher. She made some amazing food and we learned a lot. Great family dining experience when all the cooking was done and we really appreciate her hospitality.
Craig_M, Jul 2024
Incredible experience. Beautiful home with incredible wood furniture pieces and chandeliers.
Took time to not only teach us the techniques but also explained the cultural significance of the dishes we made.
One of the best things we did at Lake Maggiore
Melissa_G, Jun 2024
This was an incredibly lovely night! Gabriella and I made pasta and tiramisu while talking about all sorts of topics. She was was so sensitive to my food preferences I listed and it was my birthday and her husband snuck away and bought be a birthday to have after dinner! It was so lovely and I recommend it to everyone.
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