Cooking classes
Monica's Lucca Cooking Class: Fresh Pasta & Fried Delights
5.0
Cooking lesson: learn how to cook Italian recipes with a local Cesarina
Private Experience
Your experience
I am Monica, a passionate cook who has always loved preparing delicious meals, even for large groups of people.
To start, we will prepare an appetizer with fried pizza and sage, paired with Prosecco. Then we will move on to fried squash blossoms, vegetables such as zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, onions, and fried polenta with seasonal sauces. We will prepare fresh pasta, bigoli, with 00 flour, accompanied by our homemade sauce. For dessert we will make "Fried Buccellato," a typical local dessert, or Tiramisu upon request. We will pair the dishes with Prosecco or red wine, your choice. We will taste dishes prepared in the garden, season permitting. Join me for an unforgettable dining experience!
Vegan
Vegetarian
€145.00 per guest
(€72.50 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €145.00
€145.00
per guest€72.50 per child
Reviews
5.0
24 reviews
- My husband and I had an incredible experience with Monica and her husband. The house was lovely, as we made food on the back patio. We started by making the dough and then while the dough raised, we had some appetizers that were local to their area. We had incredible conversation, although somewhat challenging with the language, but we all did incredibly well. We then made the pasta and the sauces for the noodles. It was an incredible night! And one that I would recommend to anyone.
- Monica and her husband were wonderful hosts and took great care and time to teach and create a fun experience.
- We had such a lovely time with Monica during our cooking class! She treated us like family, and served us to some of the most delicious food we have had in Italy! She was a great instructor, and made the experience both fun and educational, and really gave the class a personal touch! I highly recommend Monica for an authentic Italian cooking experience!!
- This experience was wonderful! We were paired with Monica who warmly welcomed us into her home and gave us a night to remember! We started by analyzing the unlimited number of available Italian flour before selecting the base of our pasta. She was patient and strict at the same time - exactly what you'd expect from an Italian teacher. We greatly enjoyed rolling the dough, making the sauces, cutting the pasta, and drinking the wine! Monica and her husband were super entertaining with their local stories and jubilant attitude. I was full for days afterwards. 10/10 would cook again!
- Our afternoon with Monica was wonderful! It was not only authentic and educational but Monica made us feel like family! She took the time to make sure we understood the techniques and we rested with good food, good company and good wine in between! Paolo, Monica’s husband was wonderful as well. He worked hard behind the scene to make this a memorable experience!
Robert and Julie Caldwell - June 2025
Sally - May 2025
Laurie Lomax - May 2025
Demian - February 2025
Lori - October 2024
€145.00 per guest
(€72.50 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €145.00
€145.00 per guest
Where
Monica
Cesarina from 2018Location: Lucca Languages: Italian, English, French"I have always cooked, even for many people. In summer I like to make tomato sauce, jams, oil and flavored salt. For my recipes I use products at km 0 and bio."
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