Food & Wine Tours

Friday in Bellano: experience the market like a local

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Annamaria

Varenna (LC)

Duration 4h

Max 8 guests

Spoken languages:  French, Italian, English, Spanish

Food Tour: discover the best places where to taste the finest local food & wine

Shared Experience
Your experience
  • Fresh pasta or risotto with market-fresh ingredients
  • Tiramisu

We will meet in Piazza San Giorgio in Varenna and from there head together to the Bellano market. We’ll stroll through the traditional shops, stopping for small tastings of local specialties, such as cheeses. During the visit, we’ll shop together for the fresh ingredients we’ll use in the cooking class.

After the market tour, we’ll return to my home to begin our cooking class. Before getting our hands in the dough, I’ll offer you a welcome aperitif, then guide you through the preparation of a two-course menu, which we’ll make together. We’ll prepare a first course of your choice—either homemade fresh pasta or a risotto with the ingredients we bought—and finish with Tiramisù. The experience will conclude here in Lierna, after enjoying the dishes we prepared together.

Total: €204.00

€204.00 
per guest

€102.00 per child

Reviews
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5 reviews
Anna’s cooking class was the highlight of our Lake Como vacation!! She immediately made us feel at home as soon as we walked in. She was knowledgeable, welcoming, fun, and thorough. I really enjoyed learning about the nuances of making pasta, and all of the factors that can affect how it comes out. The food we made was perhaps our favorite meal on the trip! Thank you Anna for such an amazing experience :)

Lana - September 2024

Anna was an absolute delight and our entire experience was unforgettable. She was patient in her explanation and made sure our pasta making was a success. We prepared two different dishes and got to enjoy the fruits of our labor with new friends at her beautiful home.

Carrie Hendrix - October 2023

This was such a lovely cooking class! My grandmother and I did the course together and had the most amazing experience learning new things and doing it together! Could not recommend the class or Annamaria more!

Halle  - June 2023

We can not rave enough about are amazing hostess and her class. In her kitchen, high above Lake Como, my husband and I learned how to make pastas, tiramisu and bruschetta. Yum..She was so knowledgeable, (had owned her own restraurant) and was very positive, encouraging and kind. One of the high points of our 2 week adventure. Hope she writes a cookbook.❤️❤️

Bonnie Pollock - April 2023

This class exceeded all of our expectations, and then some. Our most delightful and experienced Chef Annamaria, could not have done more to make us feel welcome and at home in her kitchen. I feel we have a new friend. She taught us so much—including secrets-and was very supportive and always encouraging. Hope she writes a cookbook one day. Thank you so very much for the unforgettable experience. We will talk about it always.

Bonnie Pollock - April 2023

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Annamaria
Cesarina from 2018Location: Varenna (LC)    Languages: French, Italian, English, Spanish
Chef by profession and for passion, Cesarina Annamaria has trained in the culinary arts in Italy and other parts of the world. "My cooking combines tradition, an eye on eating healthfully, careful attention to ingredients and a sense of lightness". Annamaria hosts us in her cozy and elegant house overlooking Lake Como. We are in Lierna, a small town full of history that dates back to ancient Rome. In this corner of paradise, immersed in quiet nature, we sample the wonderful delicacies prepared by Annamaria’s. Her recipes respect each season’s offerings and the local traditions, while focusing on creating a sense of lightness by carefully balancing the various ingredients.
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