Dining Experience at a local's Home in Stresa with Show Cooking
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Lake Maggiore, Italy
- 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Go beyond just seeing the sights on Lake Maggiore and connect with a welcoming host for an authentic evening at a local home with this exclusive cooking demonstration and family-style meal. Enjoy a glass of wine as you watch your host prepare a variety of classic regional recipes and pick up tips and tricks to improve your own kitchen skills. Then feast on a four-course lunch or dinner featuring home-cooked specialties paired with wine.
- Meet a passionate home cook and enjoy lunch or dinner with a local
- A unique way to break up your sightseeing and sample authentic cuisine
- Learn new kitchen techniques as you watch your host prepare your meal
- Enjoy a seasonal starter, pasta and main courses, and dessert with wine
Sample Menu
Starter
Seasonal starter
Main
Fresh Pasta
Main
Second course with side dish
Dessert
Typical dessert
What's Included
- Private show cooking
- Private 4-course dinner or 4-course lunch
- 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
- Most travelers can participate
- 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
Alan_C
The food experience was great, Learning how to make the gnocchi was wonderful. We really enjoyed our time with Gabrielle.
Reviews
5.0
based on 10 reviews
Alan_C, Nov 2025
The food experience was great, Learning how to make the gnocchi was wonderful. We really enjoyed our time with Gabrielle.
Scott_H, Jul 2025
This was a small group, just us 4 in someone’s apartment. The hostess was quite friendly and very welcoming. Definitely worthwhile!
Tom_G, Jun 2025
Great food and company. Very quaint apartment and much fun with great conversations and making new acquaintances.
Chris_J, Jun 2025
Fun experience in a locals kitchen. Food was great, participated in cooking, included Apps. , wine, desert. A true Italian experience
Zachary_M, Jun 2024
Just sharing stories with the couple who hosted was enough to make the dinner enjoyable! (Obviously the food was amazing) Gabrielle didn’t have us make typical foods most people probably have already tried on their trip, so it made it more enjoyable knowing we were eating and making something new!
Peter_Y, Oct 2023
Our evening with Gabriella and her husband Fausto was absolutely wonderful! The cuisine was excellent, as advertised, bested only by our conversation about contemporary life in Italy and some excellent Chianti and Nebbiolo! Save a night when in Stresa for this unique dining experience and you're sure to enjoy it. Eccellente!
David_S, Sep 2023
My wife and I booked this for a free evening we had in Stresa. The dinner exceeded our expectations. Gabriella and her husband were warm and inviting hosts. She is a great cook and clearly enjoys hosting. Pictured are the courses she prepared for dinner. And I can’t leave out the meat, cheese, olives and small sandwiches she prepared as an appetizer. She served Prosecco, and both red and white wines. The meal was finished off with a small glass of Marsala. We greatly appreciated the conversation and hospitality. Would book again if back in Stresa.
Marianne_F, Jun 2023
What a great experience. We loved the food and the company. I would definitely recommend this for your visit!
From $125.16
per personup to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)
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