Food Tour: discover the best places where to taste the finest local food & wine
Private Experience
Your experience
This meeting includes a visit to the market and a brief exploration of the city. I will be your guide through the main squares and places of interest, before we head to the market to select ingredients for our lunch. You will collaborate with me in preparing the meal in my charming historic home, and we will have the pleasure of enjoying the dishes in my charming garden on a pleasant day or in the spacious kitchen. I look forward to welcoming you!
I took Ivan’s 3 course cooking class where we made fresh pesto, pasta, and tiramisu! It was an incredible experience to cook with Ivan who gave us all his secret cooking tips. The class could not have been in a better setting. We cooked together in his historic home located in a lovely seaside town. We closed the evening dining in the home’s garden. I highly recommend this class!
Scott - August 2024
Words cannot describe how amazing our time with Ivan truly was. The food, wine, and hands on cooking was the experience of a lifetime for me and my family. The greatest thing however was Ivan’s warm personality, kindness, and him being a man who values his family and guests. The pesto was out of this world and overall it was stellar! Thank you again!!
Lane Lytle - June 2024
An amazing experience! Ivan and his family were amazing hosts. We learned how to make pesto traditionally and gnocchi as well. He has everyone engaged in helping make the dishes and then treated us to a beautiful lunch on his home in the garden area. There were 4 courses total, each was exceptional. What a wonderful experience sharing a meal with folks from around the world and having someone open their home for us to experience. I cannot recommend this enough - a must do if you are near Rapallo area!
Shannon D - June 2024
Fantastic! Do not miss the opportunity to enjoy a wonderful experience with Ivan! We were so fortunate to spend an afternoon with Ivan and his friend Carla, as well as his wife Paola, and son Federico. Ivan showed us how to prepare several Ligurian dishes in their gorgeous 15th century home, which we enjoyed for lunch with some delightful wine from sommelier Paola’s beautiful Enoteca “Monna Bianca”.
(Also very much worth a visit!)
Highly recommend. We will return to Ivan for another experience on our next trip to Italy!
Yvonne C - February 2024
Absolutely fabulous lunchtime experience. What a fantastic meal, beautiful house and most importantly, wonderful company. Ivan is a really great teacher and to top it all off his wife Paola runs the wine shop ‘Monna Bianca’ (via Dante, 56) below the apartment.
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Ivan
Cesarina from 2022Location: Lavagna Languages: Italian and English
"Mine is home cooking and typically Ligurian, made with passion and a great desire to improve. I love cooking above all risotto, BBQ meat, I like to experiment and change recipes with a touch of originality".