Cooking classes
How to cook barley
5.0
Michela
Spoken languages: English, French, Italian
Cooking class: learn how to cook traditional & innovative Italian recipes from a local Cesarina
Shared Experience
Your experience
- Warm barley salad with red radicchio, chicken, and balsamic vinegar
- Orzotto with Vegetables
- Barley pastiera with orange and cinnamon
I will welcome my guests into my kitchen in the center of Verona to discover or rediscover this ancient cereal, which is so versatile that it lends itself to a thousand and more preparations. It is considered "the oldest cereal in the world" due to its widespread use in ancient times.
. We will prepare orzotto, an Italian dish similar to risotto, but made with pearl barley instead of rice. The name is a combination of barley and risotto. There will also be a sweet note, a version of Pastiera Napoletana made with barley and ricotta cheese.
Vegetarian
€133.00 per guest
(€67.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €133.00
€133.00
per guest€67.00 per child
Reviews
5.0
60 reviews
- Hello Michela, We want to thank you for such an amazing evening. All of your attention to the smallest detail including Andrew's distaste for nuts, and Jack being vegetarian was a really nice touch. Your home was lovely and warm and your kitchen was supremely equiped! From the bottom of our hearts thank you! Tisha and the boys PS out 3rd son arrived at 2:30pm the next day. 🙌 When you have time we would love to see the pictures.
- Michela was great!! My husband and I learned a lot about Italian food culture in the few hours we spent with her. She served us local cheeses and soppressa. She made for us bigolo in tomato sauce, eggplant and cheese dish, and a peach tart. Everything was tasty! We helped a bit in making the eggplant dish. She gave me cooking tips I can use at home. And we spent a lot of time talking about our cultures. We highly recommend her and the Cesarine program.
- Wonderful cooking experience with Michela, probably the best activity in our very busy week in Verona. Very much appreciated her kind hospitality and patience and the food we made was amazing. We have know hesitation in recommending this experience. Having never cooked before it exceeded all expectations. Just also to say what a wonderful person Michela is.
- Michaela was absolutely amazing! She welcomed us into her home with such courteousness, including significant accommodations to make our kids happy it was a great experience and we really enjoyed ourselves!
- The first time doing anything like this for me so wasn’t sure what to expect, pleasently surprise, Michaela was a fabulous hostess, she made us welcome from the very start , the food was wonderful and lots of handy hints and tips for us to use when back home . She is a special lady and I wish her all the best, when I return to Verona would definitely meet up with her xx
Tisha Sawyer - August 2025
Amelia Elson - July 2025
Tom Brisbane - June 2025
Brian - June 2025
Sheila - May 2025
€133.00 per guest
(€67.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €133.00
€133.00 per guest
Where
Michela
Cesarina from 2021Location: Verona (VR) Languages: English, French, ItalianMichela is from Verona, she has always lived in Verona, a city of art and love. Her apartment is a few steps from Piazza Brà, in the city center. The hills with its vineyards, Lake Garda with centuries-old olive trees and the Lessini mountains surround the monuments of a city with magical views. Her passion for cooking is a family legacy. Grandmother Laura and mother Bibi involved grandchildren and children in the preparation of long and short fresh pasta, lasagna, tortellini and tortelli, meat main courses with side dishes and desserts. "In the kitchen I try to convey the value of simplicity, but at the same time I am always ready to experiment with new dishes, mainly using the typical products of the Verona area."
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