Cooking classes
Flavors among the olive trees: cooking class in the villa
5.0
Francesca
Spoken languages: Italian, English, Spanish, French
Cooking class: learn how to cook traditional & innovative Italian recipes from a local Cesarina
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Your experience
We will stroll through the villa's vegetable garden, among olive and fruit trees, to immerse ourselves in nature before entering the kitchen. Together we will prepare zucchini alla scapece, a fresh and traditional appetizer of Neapolitan cuisine. We will continue with fresh pasta for gnocchi, which we will dress with crispy eggplant, artisanal provola cheese from a local dairy and fragrant basil. We will close with a typical Roman dessert: ciambelline, following an ancient recipe with a secret ingredient. Each guest will have everything they need to participate in the lesson with Francesca, our Cesarina of the heart.
€153.00 per guest
(€77.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €153.00
€153.00
per guest€77.00 per child
Reviews
5.0
18 reviews
- Our visit to Francesca was wonderful! She made us feel like family from the moment we arrived. The food was fabulous and we loved the cooking lesson but the best part was being immersed into her beautiful home and family for a few hours. I cannot recommend her highly enough!
- I came for the pasta. Left with something deeper. As a psychologist, I spend my days listening. Today, for once, I was the one being nourished, with food, with stories, and with something that felt almost therapeutic. Francesca doesn’t just cook: she connects. Her kitchen isn’t just a place for recipes… it’s a place where people soften. And yes, the scialatielli were divine. But the real gift? Feeling completely seen, even while covered in flour.
- Together with some friends, we had a delightful dinner at Francesca's home in Civitavecchia on May 19th. From beginning to end, it was a wonderful evening. We made pizzas and, together with the pre-dinner reception, dinner and dessert, the evening was a great start to our trip to Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal. Francesca's son, Gabriel, together with his girlfriend, made us extremely welcome. It's not often you go to dinner where the chef has made not only dinner but her own olive oil and limoncello. The evening brought back many happy memories of family dinners at my in-laws, who moved from Italy in 1950 to Canada.
- We thought we booked a cooking class. But it felt like walking into someone’s life and being allowed to stay. Francesca doesn’t perform. She shares. And when it was time to leave, none of us really wanted to.
- We came for the food. But somewhere between the first bite and her stories, we stopped being strangers. Francesca didn’t just feed us—she reminded us of someone we lost, of something we forgot. We left full of love.
Elizabeth - July 2025
Janet Poole - June 2025
Robert & Tina - June 2025
Jennifer Grimm - May 2025
John & Maureen Montesano - May 2025
€153.00 per guest
(€77.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €153.00
€153.00 per guest
Where
Francesca
Cesarina from 2024Location: Civitavecchia Languages: Italian, English, Spanish, FrenchHi, I'm Francesca! Originally from Naples but now living in Rome, I welcome my guests to a villa nestled among olive and fruit trees in the countryside of Civitavecchia. "Those who cook with love nourish more than just the body" – this philosophy guides every dish I prepare. Together, we’ll share the joy of picking vegetables from the garden, while discovering stories and traditions dating back to the early 1900s, offering a unique and authentic experience.
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