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Liguria in 3 courses
5.0
Typical 3-course dining experience with aperitivo and cooking demo
Shared Experience
In a shared experience, other guests may be added, up to the maximum number of people that the host can accommodate. Therefore you may have the opportunity to share your passion for good food and cooking with other people from all over the world!
Your experience
- Bruschetta
- Gnocchi & Pesto alla Genovese
- Apple pie
It will be a pleasure to welcome you to my kitchen, where I will delight you with authentic traditional Ligurian dishes, enriched by some of my own personal reinterpretations. I wish to offer you a unique culinary experience, blending popular flavors with my creativity. The full menu I propose includes three dishes with genuine flavors. We will start with a tomato and anchovy appetizer, followed by the irresistible gnocchi dressed with traditional Mediterranean pesto, made from the perfect combination of basil, pine nuts and extra virgin olive oil, carefully prepared in my mortar. To conclude, I will delight you with an apple pie, prepared strictly at home. It is important to note that the menu may be subject to change depending on the seasonality of the products.
Reviews
5.0
6 reviews
- Fantastic! Do not miss the opportunity to enjoy a wonderful experience with Ivan! We were so fortunate to spend an afternoon with Ivan and his friend Carla, as well as his wife Paola, and son Federico. Ivan showed us how to prepare several Ligurian dishes in their gorgeous 15th century home, which we enjoyed for lunch with some delightful wine from sommelier Paola’s beautiful Enoteca “Monna Bianca”. (Also very much worth a visit!) Highly recommend. We will return to Ivan for another experience on our next trip to Italy!
- Absolutely fabulous lunchtime experience. What a fantastic meal, beautiful house and most importantly, wonderful company. Ivan is a really great teacher and to top it all off his wife Paola runs the wine shop ‘Monna Bianca’ (via Dante, 56) below the apartment.
- Cooking with Ivan was the best part of our trip. We were celebrating our 25th anniversary as well as my wife's 60th birthday in Italy. Ivan puled out all the stops and make a birthday cake that was so meaningful and also delicious too. The whole experience will become a memory that we will keep forever. I would have given the experience 6+ stars.
- We had the best experience! Ivan met us at the train station and he showed us the sites of Lavagna. Welcomed us into his home and we made the best lunch! The food was amazing! A must do!
- The highlight of our trip to Italy, Ivan is an amazing chef and an even better host! Together with Carla, we enjoyed walking through Lavanga, discovering the town while collecting ingredients along the way. We then picked up some local wine before Ivan invited us into his beautiful house. He cooked us a feast all while we sat in the courtyard and had great conversation with Carla. I can’t speak highly enough of this experience. We felt truely welcomed, and it’s something I hope I can remember for the rest of my life.
Yvonne C - February 2024
Dave - February 2024
Specialk - November 2023
Mary shacklett - July 2023
Jason, Brittany, John and Cherie - June 2023
€110.00 per guest
(€50.00 per child)
€110.00 per guest
€110.00 per guest
€50.00 per child
Where
Ivan
Cesarina from 2022Location: Lavagna Languages: Italian and English"Mine is home cooking and typically Ligurian, made with passion and a great desire to improve. I love cooking above all risotto, BBQ meat, I like to experiment and change recipes with a touch of originality".