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Sgabei and noodles, Lunigiana delicacies

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Daniela

La Spezia

Duration 2h 30m

Max 8 guests

Spoken languages:  Italian and English

Aperitivo with a tasting of local specialties and a live cooking demonstration of a menu recipe

Private Experience
Your experience
  • Sgabei with meats and cheeses
  • Tagliatelle with pesto
  • Praline almond

I will present the preparation of sgabei, a typical dish of Lunigiana cuisine, accompanied by cold meats and cheeses such as stracchino or gorgonzola, as well as seasonal vegetables.

As a first course, I will offer you a classic of Ligurian and Italian cuisine: homemade tagliatelle with pesto, and during the summer, if you wish, you can opt for tagliatelle or gnocchi with muscoli (mussels) sauce. To conclude, for dessert, you can enjoy almond crisp, a treat traditionally eaten for St. Joseph's Day, or a delicious tart with homemade jam.

Reviews
5.0
87 reviews
We were in Italy for 17 days and this was our favorite meal/experience! Daniela was so warm and kind, we felt right at home in her home. The food we prepared was fresh and delicious and the company was enriching. We learned so much about Italian traditions and the culture. This is a must do for anyone in the area.

Jeff and Lynda Appel - September 2024

Daniela was amazing!!! Food was fabulous and authentic Italian experience. Thanks for welcoming us into your home

Audrey L - September 2024

Daniela was amazing. She & Johnnie welcomed us into their home with open arms and treated us to a wonderful evening of apertif, making pasta, and of course lots of eating and wine. It felt more like visiting family than a stuffy cooking class. It is overwhelmingly evident that they love meeting new people and opening their home to them. We made tagliatelle with pomodoro and pesto, enjoyed some local wine and followed with tiramisu and homemade limoncello! Would absolutely recommend! Thank you!

Jake Hannon - September 2024

We are so so happy to made this experience with Daniela, she and her husband are such lovely persons,we would recommend it to everybody and for us we would do it again! Such warm welcome and hosting, we felt like being part of the family.

CiCi&AJ - August 2024

This was a wonderful experience. Daniela was so kind and knowledgeable. We got very inspired to go home and begin making the recipes she taught us. Literally my husband already purchased a pasta attachment for our kitchen aid and made pesto sauce last night. The best part was doing it in her home and feeling like we were visiting a friend in Italy. We highly recommend this to anyone visiting. The food and wine was outstanding.

Alison Grove - July 2024

€95.00 per guest

€47.50 per child

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Daniela
Cesarina from 2018Location: La Spezia    Languages: Italian and English
The city of La Spezia is located practically on the border between Liguria and Tuscany. It is the ideal starting point to visit the splendid Cinque Terre and other characteristic villages in the area, such as Lerici and Porto Venere. With the sea in front of the city and the mountains behind, it is fascinating to admire it from above from San Giorgio castle, and experience its unique flavor through its culinary offerings, which reflect a combination of land and sea, evolution and experimentation. Seated around Daniela's table, you’ll experience a procession of traditional recipes. Our Cesarina offers the classic cuisine of La Spezia, the result of the fusion of different traditions from the neighboring regions. Daniela's prepares her dishes using simple ingredients. However, once combined, they give life to both strong and delicate flavors at the same time, recipes like 'sgabei' – raised bread dough that is cut into strips, fried, stuffed with cheeses or locally cured cold cuts, 'muscoli' (mussels) in a variety of versions and, of course, an absolute must, 'pesto' (sauce made from basil).
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