Cooking class: learn how to cook traditional & innovative Italian recipes from a local Cesarina
Shared Experience
Your experience
Mixed bruschetta
Tagliatelle
Ravioli with ricotta and spinach (homemade pasta)
Tiramisu
Welcome to a typical Tuscan villa nestled in the green hills of Lucca, where we will welcome you in a large garden with gazebo, vegetable garden and olive grove, amidst scents of nature and authenticity. Our happy hens give us fresh eggs every day that we will use in the preparations. Love of cooking, hospitality and a family atmosphere will frame this authentic experience. We will cook together, discovering secrets and traditions, but most of all having fun. We will prepare together, step by step, bruschetta with fresh vegetables and extra virgin olive oil from our own production, tagliatelle with meat sauce according to the family recipe, ravioli with ricotta and spinach, and we will end with traditional tiramisu or, upon request, strawberry tiramisu.
What a wonderful experience with Rosa and Alberto, fantastic hosts! We made two types of pasta and tirimasu and had the pleasure of sampling Rosa’s homemade pesto and cannellini dip which were so tasty. Alberto showed us through his olive grove we ate cherry’s and loquats from his trees. We then sat outside to eat. A truly memorable experience, thank you!
Jacqui and Paul -
We had an amazing experience with Rosanna and her husband. Really kind people and we enjoyed the dinner in their amazing garden. We also got all the recipes!!
Hiske -
Our family had a wonderful time cooking with Rosanna! We felt like part of her family from the minute we walked in her home. We not only learned some amazing authentic Italian recipes but got to tour her family’s olive grove and see where the olive oil we used to cook our meal came from. We highly recommend Rosanna!!
Clay Ryan -
Rosana and Alberto were incredible. We loved the individualized attention, the gorgeous property, getting to know local Italians, and the food! Simple, easy to replicate. Well Done!
Sarah Beckman -
What a beautiful family Rossana and her husband alberto are, they were the most amazing host so attentive and welcoming. Arte there dog is the most handsome loving boy. We had the best day and rossana’s cooking skills are just incredible we had the most delicious food and i hope we meet again for another little day together.
Cesarina from 2024Location: Lucca (LU) Languages: Italian and English
I prefer simple dishes made with just a few wholesome, seasonal ingredients, often harvested directly from my own vegetable garden and orchard. I love to enhance the authentic flavors of the land using extra virgin olive oil that we produce ourselves. My cooking is rooted in traditional Tuscan cuisine, but I also enjoy experimenting: I create original recipes that I carefully jot down in my personal recipe book, built over time with love and passion.