Cooking classes
Cook Gnocchi and Polenta: Traditional Verona Cuisine
5.0
Elena
Spoken languages: English and Italian
Cooking class: learn how to cook traditional & innovative Italian recipes from a local Cesarina
Shared Experience
Your experience
Ancient Veronese tradition lives on in these humble yet flavorful dishes—simple, generous recipes that embody both the boldness and delicacy of the region. Each bite reflects the authenticity of local ingredients and the wisdom of a no-waste culinary heritage.
Join me for a journey through over 500 years of history—with your hands in the dough and your heart in the present. We’ll prepare Polenta Carbonera alla Gardesana as an appetizer, potato gnocchi with Malga butter and Monte Veronese cheese as the main course, and for dessert, a sweet focaccia made with polenta and dried fruit. I look forward to welcoming you!
€163.00 per guest
(€82.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €163.00
€163.00
per guest€82.00 per child
Reviews
5.0
4 reviews
- Our visit with Elena was amazing. We so enjoyed our polenta cooking class. Each dish (appetizer, first and second course, as well as dessert were made using polenta. The food was amazing. Most importantly of all was the hospitality shown to us. Our tour of the B&B was such an unexpected surprise. The rooms are creative and authentic. We highly suggest this experience!
- Elena’s cooking was amazing at a nice country home. We’re so glad we were able to try local dishes! Highly recommend if you are in the area!
- Elena mi ha proposto una cena vegetariana con diverse portate a dir poco stupenda: piatti diversi dal solito e curati in ogni dettaglia. La sua compagnia, inoltre, è stata veramente piacevole. Consiglio assolutamente!
- Elena ist eine wunderbare Gastgeberin und wir hatten das Vergnügen mit ihr (und ihrem Ehemann Antonio) einen liebevollen und unvergesslichen Abend zu verbringen. Gekocht und gebacken wurden leckere und typisch italienische Gerichte, mit denen wir zukünftig bei unseren Freunden angeben können, z.B. mit dem traditionellen Mürbegebäck der Region von Mantova, der Torta Sbrisolona. Laut meinem Freund Markus war es das beste Geburtstagsgeschenk aller Zeiten! Dem kann ich nicht widersprechen. Es war wirklich großartig :-) Elena è una padrona di casa meravigliosa e abbiamo avuto il piacere di trascorrere con lei (e con suo marito Antonio) una serata deliziosa e indimenticabile. Sono stati cucinati e sfornati piatti deliziosi e tipici italiani, che potremo mostrare ai nostri amici in futuro, come ad esempio la tradizionale pasta frolla mantovana, la Torta Sbrisolona. Secondo il mio amico Markus, è stato il miglior regalo di compleanno di sempre! Non posso non essere d'accordo. E' stato davvero fantastico :-)
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€163.00 per guest
(€82.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €163.00
€163.00 per guest
Where
Elena
Cesarina from 2019Location: Castelnuovo del Garda Languages: English and Italian"Friends call me 'Archichef', I'm an architect stolen from the kitchen. Architecture and Cuisine are both children of creativity, but supported by a rigid discipline, which is camouflaged by color, flavor and apparent lightness and simplicity. I love recipes popular, those of grandmothers and traditions that are no longer used and I love, at times, to transform them into a new dish, but not too much. My philosophy is to use top quality products, as much as possible at zero km; pasta, homemade bread, pizza and desserts. Most of the fresh products are of own production (vegetables, fruits) found in local farms, or from DOCG, DOP, organic or biodynamic denomination companies."
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