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Sailor's Crostino: lesson on a typical Genoese dish

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Tiziana

Genoa

Duration 2h

Max 8 guests

Spoken languages:  Italian and English

Cooking class: learn how to cook traditional & innovative Italian recipes from a local Cesarina

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  • Sailor's Crostino (Caponada)

The Sailor’s Crostino is a historic recipe from the Maritime Republic of Genoa.

Traditionally made with galletta — the dry bread sailors took on long sea voyages — it was flavored with garlic, dried herbs, salted anchovies, and freshly caught fish. This simple yet rich preparation is known as Caponada, the original sailor’s crostino. In this cooking experience, I’ll guide you through its preparation using typical ingredients: cherry tomatoes, basil, garlic, fresh Genovese pesto, salted anchovies, Taggiasca olives, tuna belly, capers, and chili pepper. A vegetarian version is also available. Everything is served with Ligurian focaccia, fresh pesto, and a chilled glass of prosecco.

Total: €123.00

€123.00 
per guest

€62.00 per child

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5.0
74 reviews
We had a fantastic time learning how to make traditional Italian and Genova style cuisine. We had fun, laughed, and talked about Genova, Italy, Colorado, and everything in between. We definitely recommend to anyone looking to have fun learning and to gain some awesome tips on exploring the city! So fun and delicious!

Ryan and Montana - September 2025

My fiancé and I had such a wonderful time with Tiziana and Roberto! Tiziana has everything masterfully set up in the kitchen and Roberto has such great knowledge of the city and Genovese history! They make an awesome team and excellent instructors. I can't wait to try the recipes we learned with Tiziana. We will definitely book another class on our next trip to Genoa.

Danyelle Thomas - September 2025

We had a wonderful time at Tiziana's home, learning a lot about cooking, tasting what we made, and getting a lot of stories about Genoa's history from Roberto. Would gladly take another class!

Sam - September 2025

Chef Tiziana gave us an incredible experience! We made focaccia, home made pasta and two sauces. She and partner Roberto were kind, friendly, and patient with our questions. Google Translate qas always open to make sure we understood. Fantastic meal. Fantastic hosts. Highly recommend!

Great experience! - September 2025

Bellisima focaccia!

Nancy - July 2025

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Tiziana
Cesarina from 2022Location: Genoa    Languages: Italian and English
"The delights of Tiziana are a mix of traditional Ligurian cuisine, with Venetian and Calabrian influences . My family has origins linked to these three regions and my passion for cooking and hospitality began when I was a child. eight years I organized parties at my house and I chose the menu with my mother Maria, a Venetian who grew up in Genoa, who helped me and in the meantime I was learning. In my home, which is located in the heart of Genoa, located in a "creuza de but "one step away from the historic center of Genoa, I propose a very eclectic cuisine: from the lean cappon of the Ligurian tradition in its most sumptuous dimension, to the top treated like a divinity that is realized after long passages, to finish with pesto, prepared with the basil picked on the right day just sprouted. A cuisine that transmits love as well as taste and good humor for days and days ".
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