Cooking class: learn how to cook traditional & innovative Italian recipes from a local Cesarina
Shared Experience
Your experience
I will welcome you to my villa, with large garden and gazebo, where we will taste together the dishes prepared during the class. The recipes will come to life with genuine ingredients: fresh vegetables from the garden, eggs from my happy hens and extra virgin olive oil from our own production. We will begin with a welcome drink, then we will try our hand at preparing tordelli lucchesi, stuffed with meat and seasoned with the family ragout, following the traditional recipe step by step. We will end on a sweet note with the classic tiramisu or, alternatively, the delicious amaretto variant. An experience of sharing, taste and authentic Tuscan cuisine in a cozy family atmosphere.
We had an amazing time with Rossana and Alberto, as well as the dog Arte!! The recipes all turned out great and showed us how easy cooking can be with the right ingredients and teacher. The hospitality was also incredible.
Harrison & Ashley -
Our cooking experience with Rosanna and Alberto was one of a kind. They were both so friendly, welcoming, and helpful. Their home was inviting and the Rosanna’s cooking instruction was amazing. They went above and beyond to make it a special experience and the food was delicious! If you have the chance to cook with Rosanna, do it!
Rosanna -
An Unforgettable Evening with Rossana and Alberto!
If I could give this experience more than five stars, I absolutely would!
My friend Laurie and I spent the most wonderful evening with Rossana and her husband Alberto in their beautiful home near Lucca. From the moment Alberto picked us up at our hotel, we felt genuinely welcomed.
Rossana patiently taught us how to make fresh pasta dough, spinach and cheese ravioli, tagliatelle, her family’s traditional ragù, and tiramisu. Throughout the class, Alberto helped keep everything organized and made us feel completely at home.
One of the unexpected highlights was a walk around their lovely property, where Alberto showed us their 40 olive trees, which produce enough olive oil for two families for an entire year!
After cooking, we enjoyed an incredible meal served on their beautiful covered patio. From the delicious bruschetta and unique peach crostini to our handmade ravioli with butter and sage, tagliatelle with rich homemade ragù, and tiramisu, every bite was wonderful.
But what truly made this experience extraordinary was Rossana and Alberto themselves. Their kindness, hospitality, warmth, and wonderful conversation made the evening feel less like a cooking class and more like dinner with new friends. We shared stories, learned about their lives and traditions, and laughed throughout the evening.
Rossana even offered to share her family recipes and answer any questions as we continue our Italian cooking adventures at home.
Of all the wonderful experiences we’ve had in Italy, this evening will always hold a special place in our hearts. We came hoping to learn authentic Italian cooking and left with beautiful memories and the feeling that we’d made two new friends.
Grazie mille, Rossana e Alberto! We cannot recommend this experience highly enough!
Tina K -
What an amazing dinner we had with Rosanna and her family! Such amazing food, great history and lots of learning and laughs! Thanks for having us in your wonderful home!
Angie Simon -
We had an amazing time with Rosanna and her husband! They had the best hospitality and were so welcoming into their home. They treated us like family and taught us amazing recipes. We weren’t the best chefs but they walked us through every step of the way. We can’t recommend Rosanna enough as this was one of the best parts of our trip!
Cesarina from 2024Location: Lucca (LU) Languages: Italian and English
I prefer simple dishes made with just a few wholesome, seasonal ingredients, often harvested directly from my own vegetable garden and orchard. I love to enhance the authentic flavors of the land using extra virgin olive oil that we produce ourselves. My cooking is rooted in traditional Tuscan cuisine, but I also enjoy experimenting: I create original recipes that I carefully jot down in my personal recipe book, built over time with love and passion.