Margherita
Cesarina from 2023My speciality: Pappardelle with farmyard ragù
I live in: Lucca
Spoken languages: Italian, English, Spanish, French
Good to know
I offer vegetarian alternatives
Margherita
My cuisine is healthy and sustainable, made with natural seasonal products that I harvest and process myself. These are either grown on our farm or sourced from a network of responsible local producers. My preference is to offer vegetarian dishes inspired by the traditional Lucchese Tuscan cuisine, with international influences. For two years now, I have been researching and experimenting with dishes based on herbs, vegetables, and flowers to showcase and familiarize people with the landscape of Lucca's olive groves through the senses.
My specialities
- Fusilli with wild fennel sauce and walnuts
- Pici with meat sauce or aglione and olives
- Gnudi butter and sage
Experiences
Cooking Classes (6)
Food & Wine Tours (4)
Reviews
5.0
7 reviews
- My visit to Margherita's olive farm exceeded my expectations! I am so impressed with the work she has done to begin the long process of rehabilitating the olive farm that was abandoned and unmaintained for so many years! It is remarkable to see an agricultural restoration project that aims not for production only, but for restoring a harmonious balance in nature that leaves room for all to thrive - the plants and flowers, and birds and bees, and herbs and grasses and of course her beautiful olive trees. I hope all visitors will support her adopt-an-olive-tree project! We need more dedicated agricultural enthusiasts who believe in paying attention to nature holistically! Thank you for everything! And PS the lunch on your beautiful farm was delicious.
- What an incredible, delightful, and delicious experience! Margherita was a fantastic tour guide and hostess! I learned so much. Her passion for her farm project is contagious. Her commitment to organic farming is commendable and is in line with my values. The homemade food was wonderful and the presentation beautiful. I’m honored to have adopted an olive tree and I highly recommend this experience to anyone who visits Lucca!
- I cannot say enough about what a great experience this was. Marguerita was a perfect hostess with a small breakfast cake upon arrival and fresh coffee. We then embarked on our cooking journey making pastas, and tiramisu. The villa is beautiful and in the Tuscan HIlls surrounded by fresh herb gardens and Olive trees. She was so patient and kind. An excellent teacher and listener. She never winced once at the mistakes I made! We sampled our dishes and talked all about her childhood growing up cooking traditional Tuscan dishes with her mother and grandmother. She is such an accomplished young woman! Definitely book with her for your Tuscan cooking experience!
- Margherita and Pierre went above and beyond to welcome our family into their home for tiramisu and pasta making. They were excellent hosts and made it a fun and interactive experience. We learned about local agriculture and all of the hard work that goes into making pasta and harvesting olives for making olive oil. We loved getting to visit their farm, learn about all of the herbs and local ingredients they cook with, and how they make use of everything that grows in their garden. At the end of the evening, sitting down for a pasta meal and wine, followed by the tiramisu (a family recipe of Margherita‘s) was the perfect end to an evening. We’d recommend to anyone wanting to experience an authentic taste of local Lucca cooking!
- Margherita was wonderful. We had a great time cooking, and the dinner outside afterwards was very nice. A german couple was there at the same time and they were really nice, so everything was perfect. Truely a lovely Italian place in the Tuscan hills. Can highly rekommandert this experience.
Bruce Parkhurst - April 2026
Stacey Dickinson - April 2026
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Kristine Ræder - July 2024