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

Lecce, Italy
  • 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

    Traveler Photos

    Gallery picture 1 (from a traveler's review)

    Reviews

    5.0
    based on 2 reviews
    Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

    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…

    From $101.55

    per person

    up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

    Book ahead!
    On average, this is booked 14 days in advance.

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