5.0
Hands-on cooking class with bruschetta, 3 recipes (starter, pasta and dessert) followed by an Italian aperitivo and a 3-course menu with the recipes prepared during the class
Private Experience
Private experiences are reserved for you and any guests you have booked for: no other people will be added so that you can enjoy maximum privacy.
Your experience
- Vegetarian Bruschetta
- Tagliatelle red, green, yellow
- Orange marmalade tart
Together we will prepare delicious dishes, inspired by authentic local traditional recipes. We will use freshly picked vegetables from my garden and the best produce from local farms. We will have a unique culinary experience cooking together while enjoying a fine glass of wine and admiring a wonderful view of the lake.
Vegetarian
Reviews
5.0
78 reviews
- Wonderful experience in Patricia's lovely home. Thank you for your expertise, hospitality, and patience.
- Patrizia and Lica were incredible hosts. The recipes were easy to follow and being hands on was a ton of fun. Great conversation, incredible food, and many laughs were had. I would recommend this to anyone visit the Varenna area, as they host with an attitude to learn as much about their guests as they teach.
- Patrizia was an excellent instructor; she made it easy for us to learn the techniques and we all came away better chefs. She was charming and gave us the history of her home and the area as well
- Wonderful experience- husband and I took the fresh pasta & tiramisu cooking class and had such a great time with Patrizia. The house was beautiful with breathtaking views. Patrizia is an amazing person and very professional- super dedicated to us, teaching us everything about traditional ingredients, tips, seasoning, cooking times, etc. Coffee, and cheese & wine while cooking. Great time. I definitely recommend this class
- We has an amazing experience at the home of Patrizia on our visit to Varenna. She was such a gracious host! She demonstrated how to make fresh pasta, and shared her other cooking tips with us. We were so fortunate to have a private dinner in her lovely home. The food was delicious, and her home was warm and welcoming. It was such a unique experience. She showed us her garden, and we learned about her way of life. The evening spent with her could not have been better. It was the highlight of our trip to the Lake Como area.
Nathanial Miletta - May 2024
Mitch - May 2024
Bob - May 2024
Claudia Benavides - April 2024
Kimberly Cherry - April 2024
€179.00 per guest
(€90.00 per child)
€179.00 per guest
€179.00 per guest
€90.00 per child
Where
Patrizia
Cesarina from 2022Location: Bellano Languages: English and Italian"My life is tied to the lake, this is where I have my roots and where I’m fine. I am a painter, my work allows me to manage time and the kitchen is for me my second workshop, where I can easily create dishes instead of paintings. My two children, now grown up and my husband were those who made me practice and love cooking. Hosting friends during the summer in the garden was an opportunity to understand that receiving guests is a pleasure and a personal enrichment. The ingredients of my recipes are all genuine, from local producers: honey, cheese, fish, directly from the fisherman in Dervio, and vegetables from my garden that my husband cares with passion for many years. Our house is a bit like the houses of the past, the fireplace and the stove allow us to warm up and cook with wood, and I must say that the result of the dishes cooked on the wood stove is very good. Also in the garden we have a kitchen and, in summer, we prepare, cook and always eat outdoors."