Cooking Classes
Pizzoccheri and Tiramisu on Lake Como
5.0
Federico
Spoken languages:
Italian, English, Spanish
Cooking class: learn how to cook traditional & innovative Italian recipes from a local Cesarina
Shared Experience
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In this cooking class we will prepare two iconic dishes from the Valtellina tradition: we’ll start with sciatt, crispy fritters filled with cheese, followed by pizzoccheri, a buckwheat pasta cooked with potatoes, savoy cabbage, local cheese, butter, and sage. To finish, we’ll make the great Italian classic: a fresh and creamy tiramisù.
Since all the dishes include cheese, this experience may not be suitable for those who are lactose intolerant or who do not enjoy dairy products. We will use only local and authentic ingredients.
I look forward to sharing with you an unforgettable experience of flavors and tradition!
Vegetarian
Remaining char: 500
Total: €113.00
€113.00
per guest€57.00 per child
Reviews
5.0
6 reviews
- Very special experience. We loved it. Made some delicious pasta Frederico was very friendly and made us feel like at home. Everything went well and was easy to find the location
- Excellent!! I mentioned before the experience that I was interested in making a typical dish from the region of my ancestors and they organized everything. We ate what was prepared with a very good view directly to the mountains. If you like cooking, it’s a very good culinary experience, something very different to take as a souvenir from a trip.
- A Lovely evening spent. Amazing experience, delicious food and an authentic Italian experience. Myself and my husband thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. Federico was fab! Thank you for hosting us
- We had a wonderful cooking class with Federico! Great conversation, wonderful food and company. It was special to make a pasta from the region - pizzaccheri alla valtellinese (buckwheat pasta with potatoes and Swiss chard) along with orecchiette with pesto made with basil straight from Federico’s garden! And the evening was topped off with the tiramisu we made at the start of the class - we felt like real chefs 😁. Federico has a great culinary background and wishes to share his passion and knowledge of food and wine. Highly recommend joining Federico in a cooking class - it was wonderful!
- Dinner with Federico was perfect and a highlight of my time in Italy. Our host was gracious with his time and advice and the food was excellent - unbelievably good. I recommend this event for anyone willing to try a new experience and spend time with a local. I would recommend without reservations of any kind.
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Bruno -
Sasha and Nick Osborn-Smith -
Gail -
Nicholas -
Remaining char: 500
Total: €113.00
€113.00 per guest
Where
Federico
Cesarina from 2025Location: Mandello del Lario (LC) Languages: Italian, English, SpanishI love preparing all kinds of homemade pasta: from orecchiette to potato gnocchi, from malloreddus to pizzoccheri, and of course tagliatelle, tagliolini, pappardelle, every kind of lasagna, and a wide variety of filled pasta, with carefully crafted and sometimes boldly creative fillings. For each shape, I always choose the most suitable sauce: from the classic ragù to homemade pesto, from garlic-forward aglione sauce to a seemingly simple yet deeply flavorful basil sauce. A true carbonara, made the traditional way, is a must—just as much as a hearty ossobuco, served with Milanese risotto and gremolada, for the perfect balance of flavors.
And to end on a sweet note, I love to delight even the most refined palates with a classic tiramisu, or with a traditional meascia from Mandello del Lario—a nostalgic dessert that tells the story of my land.
And to end on a sweet note, I love to delight even the most refined palates with a classic tiramisu, or with a traditional meascia from Mandello del Lario—a nostalgic dessert that tells the story of my land.
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