Dining Experience at a local's Home in Gallipoli with Show Cooking

Lecce, Italy

2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

You can taste local cooking during this exclusive dining experience at a home in Gallipoli. Watch as your host prepares your meal and lets you in on their culinary secrets. Taste authentic recipes from family cookbooks cherished by real Italian mammas. Then, enjoy a 4-course menu, with drinks included, and connect with locals to feel the warmth of Italian hospitality.

Visit a local Cesarine and join them for an immersive cooking experience
Discover unique ways of cooking Italian meals from family cookbooks
Prepare a starter, pasta, main course, side dish, and desserts
Enjoy the dish you have prepared with white or red wine, water, and coffee

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

73014 Gallipoli, Province of Lecce, 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.

Traveler Photos

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Reviews

5.0

based on 3 reviews

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Great lunch with Francesca and her family near Gallipoli.

Leah_J, May 2026

We were able to have a wonderful experience with Francesca and her family. We took a short drive from the center to their lovely home. The family greeted us like we had been there before. Their daughter, Simona, was great and helped welcome us and explain how they were going to show us how help and what we were all going to eat. They started with some local and home made snacks and wine. So good. They did a great job in showing us how they prepare and cook these dishes. There was so much good food. This was more like a big Italian family Sunday lunch. And they made us feel just like family. Thank you Francesca, Luigi and Simona for welcoming us into your home. Thank you Cesarine for having caring and excellent hosts.

A must do on your trip!

Georgie_M, Aug 2025

This was such a wonderful and wholesome experience for my husband and I. Francesca & Simona were so lovely and hospitable, showed us some great techniques that we can use back at home and to top it off, the food was incredible. Would highly recommend any couple or group to do this on their trip.

Best dining experience

Piero_C, Jul 2025

The best experience in town!! Perfect dining and tipic food of salento.. cesarine and Franchesca and all the family members are nice people that cook with fresh ingredients…