Cooking classes
Home cooking class with bruschetta, ravioli, tiramisu
5.0
Hands-on cooking class with starter, pasta and dessert
Shared Experience
Your experience
- Mixed bruschetta
- Ravioli (homemade pasta) with butter and sage
- Tiramisu with coffee and cocoa
A fun cooking class to learn secrets in the heart of Lucca's historic center.
We begin the experience with a tasty bruschetta that tells of the scents and colors of my land: the gold of the oil from the hills of Lucca and the sweet tomato canestrino, typical of Lucca. Then we will prepare together with eggs, flour and a rolling pin; ravioli stuffed with spinach and to finish we will learn how to make a sweet mascarpone cream, ladyfinger cookies, coffee and chocolate chips. I look forward to seeing you in my house overlooking the rooftops and towers of the city.
€179.00 per guest
(€89.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €179.00
€179.00
per guest€89.00 per child
Reviews
5.0
28 reviews
- Wow! What a delightful experience that Novella and Marco provided for us exploring the parts of the town they like to shop at. Absolute gems for fresh produce and other food related products. Then home to Novella's for an authentic cooking experience which was not only fun but also insightful. We learned to make the best pasta. So soft and melt in your mouth. Using one of Novella's recipes she so generously sent us we have just made the best pasta we have ever made at home. (And we have made a lot of pasta from scratch over the years) We highly recommend a cooking class experience with Novella and Marco. We met as strangers and left as friends.
- Novella and Marco were a great team!
- Cooking with Novella was the highlight of our 2 week Italy trip! Even our teenage boys agree. We felt so comfortable, it was like we were with old friends. The food was fabulous but the best part was learning more about Lucca and Tuscan culture. It was also fun to talk about American culture too.
- Novella was fantastic. We were five girls and she made us feel like the most special things in the world. The recipes were incredible, she was helpful and sunny and we remained in contact afterwards. I hope we get to see her again, we really had the best time❤️ The experience in itself is wonderful, something not overly touristic and perfect if you wish to have a glimpse into the Italian daily culture.
- My class with Maria was excellent! She had beautiful home and had the cooking area all set up for you to begin making pasta. She taught me how to make ravioli with spinach & ricotta filling, pork tenderloin, tomato pomadora and traditional dessert Castagnaccio. Maria is a great hostess, great cook and great teacher!
Luke & Nikki - October 2025
Laura - September 2025
Mark - June 2025
Ruxi Trimbitas - May 2025
Elizabeth - October 2024
€179.00 per guest
(€89.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €179.00
€179.00 per guest
Where
Novella
Cesarina from 2022Location: Lucca Languages: Italian, English, FrenchI was born in Bologna but my roots are here in Tuscany, including in cuisine. From the Lucca cuisine, I love to prepare tordelli with ragù and various soups, from frantoiana to ribollita to pappa al pomodoro, all seasoned with the excellent oil from our hills. The appetizer is always rustic, with excellent unsalted "sciocco" bread bruschetta and Colonnata lard, Igp Sorana beans, black cabbage, and the inevitable chicken livers. To finish sweetly, almond cantucci and grandmother's cream cake.
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