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Local Delights from Lake Garda

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Elena

Castelnuovo del Garda (VR)
Duration 2h 30m
Max 10 guests
Spoken languages:  
English and Italian

Tasting of traditional dishes

Shared Experience
Your experience
  • Pike in sauce
  • Bigoli Pasta with Sardines
  • Lake Whitefish en Papillote or Salmon Trout
  • Torta de Puina (Ricotta Cake)

My philosophy is to use top-quality products, as much as possible sourced locally; homemade pasta, bread, pizza, and desserts. Most of the fresh products are either from my own production (fruits and vegetables) or sourced from local farms, or from DOCG, DOP, organic, or biodynamic-certified companies.

The proposed menu is a full journey, starting with the appetizer of pike in sauce with toasted polenta. As a first course, fresh pasta with sardines, for the main course, either baked whitefish or herb-crusted salmon trout (depending on the season), and for dessert, Puina cake with ricotta. These are dishes of poor but genuine and flavorful cuisine, with a touch of modernity.

Total: €128.00

€128.00 
per guest

€64.00 per child

Reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Our visit with Elena was amazing. We so enjoyed our polenta cooking class. Each dish (appetizer, first and second course, as well as dessert were made using polenta. The food was amazing. Most importantly of all was the hospitality shown to us. Our tour of the B&B was such an unexpected surprise. The rooms are creative and authentic. We highly suggest this experience!

Dan and Nanette - May 2025

Our experience was great! we enjoyed dinner with elena , great host with perfect starters, pasta and tramissue . all flavours were fresh and tasty from her own local farm.

Mojad - November 2024

Elena’s cooking was amazing at a nice country home. We’re so glad we were able to try local dishes! Highly recommend if you are in the area!

Sara - September 2024

Elena suggested a vegetarian dinner with several courses that was simply amazing: dishes different from the usual and carefully prepared in every detail. Her company was also truly enjoyable. I highly recommend it!

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Bellissima esperienza - February 2024

Elena is a wonderful hostess and we had the pleasure of spending a lovely and unforgettable evening with her (and her husband Antonio). Delicious and typically Italian dishes were cooked and baked, which we can now brag about to our friends, such as the traditional shortcrust pastry from the Mantova region, the Torta Sbrisolona. According to my friend Markus, it was the best birthday gift of all time! I cannot disagree. It was truly great :-)

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Markus und Steffi - October 2022

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Elena
Cesarina from 2019Location: Castelnuovo del Garda (VR)    Languages: English and Italian
"Friends call me 'Archichef', I'm an architect stolen from the kitchen. Architecture and Cuisine are both children of creativity, but supported by a rigid discipline, which is camouflaged by color, flavor and apparent lightness and simplicity. I love recipes popular, those of grandmothers and traditions that are no longer used and I love, at times, to transform them into a new dish, but not too much. My philosophy is to use top quality products, as much as possible at zero km; pasta, homemade bread, pizza and desserts. Most of the fresh products are of own production (vegetables, fruits) found in local farms, or from DOCG, DOP, organic or biodynamic denomination companies."
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