Cesarine: Dining & Cooking Demo at Local's Home in Palermo

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Palermo, Italy

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

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Overview

Experience the local cuisine of Palermo at a deeper and more personal level by meeting and dining with a cook in their Palermo home. Watch as they prepare several authentic recipes including fresh pasta, main courses, and desserts taken from family cookbooks. Then, it’s time to taste the typical dishes for yourself, which will be served with beverages and warm Italian hospitality.

Palermo cooking demonstration and home dining experience
See traditional dishes get prepared right in front of you
Dine on a 4-course meal served with regional wines and beverages
A private experience means it's just you and your host

Sample Menu

Starter

seasonal starter

Arancini or Caponata

Main

fresh pasta

Pasta con le sarde or Spaghetti with tuna-roe or Pasta alla Norma

Main

second course

meat rolls or Sarde alla Beccafico

Dessert

typical dessert

Cannolo siciliano or Gelo di limone or Cassata or Tiramisu or similar

What's Included

Private cooking demo (the host will finish a dish in front of you)
Private 4-course dinner or 4-course lunch
Beverages (water, wines and coffee)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Palermo, Palermo, Province of Palermo, Sicily
This experience will be held in a local's home. For privacy reasons, you will receive the full address of your local host after you have booked. We will contact you after you've booked to match you up with your ideal host 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
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate
Please note that our Cesarine are ready and thrilled to host you in their homes! All Cesarine are always very careful and attentive of the important sanitary rules needed, even more now! The homes provide all the essential sanitary equipment for the guests (paper towels for washing hands, hand sanitizing gel and so on). Remember to always maintain 1 meter distance from each other and if not, wear masks and gloves
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

4.8

based on 17 reviews

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Most amazing culinary experience!

Yvette_G, Oct 2024

This was one of the most flavorful meals I’ve ever partaken of, and our hostess Francesca was the best. We won’t forget this!

Fabulous night in Palermo

Chery_H, Oct 2024

I had the most delicious 4 course dinner prepared by Alice with a little help from me and husband Francesco. It was true Silician Style food cooked to perfection. The hosts made me feel very welcome in their home and we had a delightful night of chit chat, nice wine and even a tasting of Francesco’s Cherry liquor! Can highly recommend this adventure. Thank you Alice and

Unfortunately, we were...

MaryGrace_M, Apr 2024

Unfortunately, we were unaware that this involved climbing 6 flights of stairs. It would have been helpful to have had this information. We booked this specifically to have a personal exchange rather than cooking experience. Our expectation was that we would be able to learn more about life in the city and to share experiences as we would when we invite guests to our home. The lack of a major commonality of language didn't allow for the intimate informal experience that we were expecting. As a consequence, this felt awkward and uncomfortable.

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Dear Mary, Thank you for your honest feedback. We’re truly sorry the experience didn’t meet your expectations, especially regarding the stairs and communication. We always aim to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere, and we appreciate your comments as they help us improve.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND

Melissa_S, Mar 2024

Alice and Francessco were wonderful! Food was AMAZING. Alice taught very well, she was very knowledgeable and communicated well. Both were very personable. If you are looking for an authentic Sicilian dining experience, want to learn Sicilian food, and enjoy meeting a wonderful Sicilian couple, you should do this!!

Welcoming, Authentic, Engaging and Informative

Traceylasz, Sep 2019

We thoroughly enjoyed out time with Giovannna, in her lovely home. She was warm and welcoming, and we even were abel to meet her lovely daughters. She prepared a delicious four course meal and walked as through her preparations. My husband, who loves to cook, was able to cook along with her at various points. He loved that. It was a wonderful afternoon.