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Dining experience at a local's home in Parma with show cooking

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

Overview

Learn all about Parma cuisine (and make some of your own) with this dining experience. You'll visit a local home where your food-loving cook will show you how to make traditional Parma recipes. You’ll then get to sample the creations, paire with red and white wines from the local Emilia Romagna cellars.
  • Visit the home of a local culinary enthusiast
  • Watch a live cooking demonstration
  • A four-course meal paired with local wine is provided
  • Take home a souvenir apron and shopping bag

Sample Menu

Starter

Seasonal starter

Main

Fresh Pasta

Sample pasta dishes: Potato gnocchi or Pumpkin tortelli or Herbs and ricotta stuffed tortelli

Main

Second course with side dish

Sample second courses: Parma ham or Mixed boiled meats or Stracotto

Dessert

Typical dessert

Sample dessert dish: Sweet tortelli or Spongata cake or Scarpette di Sant'Ilario biscuits or Tiramisu or similar typical desserts

What's Included

  • Private show cooking
  • Private 4-course dinner or 4-course lunch
  • Beverages (water, wines and coffee)

    Meeting and Pickup

    Meeting point

    • Parma, Parma, Province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna

      This experience will be held in a local's home. 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 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

    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 2 reviews
    Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

    Gotta do it!!!

    Melissa_H, Sep 2025
    Absolutely amazing! Totally do this experience. They are wonderful. So friendly the food is amazing! Worth much more!

    Great food and hosts.

    Elize_S, Apr 2025
    Enzo and Cristina were great hosts and the food were excellent. The chicken dish and. the pasta were amazing.

    From $99.75

    per person

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

    Book ahead!
    On average, this is booked 39 days in advance.

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