Alvaro
Cesarina from 2020My speciality: Handmade Pici pasta all’Aglione
I live in: Rapolano Terme
Spoken languages: English and Italian
Good to know
I offer vegetarian alternatives
Hi from Alvaro!
Our Cesarino Alvaro has a special and original culinary history: at the age of 14 he moved to Siena to work as a cook, at the age of 18 he opened his restaurant and at the age of 22, life chose a different path for him. He became Mayor of Rapolano T., then he opened a company and, now that he is retired, he can return to his first love, cooking. “I like to talk about the history of my country and my cuisine, everyone is incredulous about the hidden treasures of this territory, both from a historical and culinary point of view.”
My specialities
- Black liver crouton, Cinta Senese cured meats with ciaccino, Fettunta with homemade oil, chickpea and rosemary crouton
- Handmade Pici pasta all’Aglione
- Cinta Senese fillet in a rigatino crust
Experiences
Reviews
5.0
5 reviews
- This was one of the best experiences of all of my travels. It was like visiting family and having your uncle teach his secrets for the best food you could eat. It was warm and welcoming and the food was incredible. I was a professional cook and chef and I learned different ways of cooking.
- Alvaro and his family were so welcoming! We truly enjoyed meeting this wonderful family. They made us feel at home, we learned a lot about Italian cooking, and we had some laughs!!! I would 100% recommend this excursion! One of the best things we did in Italy:)
- Alvaro opened up his home to us, teaching us a life skill with many laughs along the way. The food was simple yet memorable, and we can't wait to get home and try cooking pasta & tiramisu for ourselves. Thank you as well to Sophia, who came along to help Alvaro communicate English. A beautiful home, family and dishes.
- We were fortunate enough to spend the evening cooking with Alvaro and his family in their home in Rapolano Terme (https://cesarine.com/en/h/alvarof-rapolano-terme). This was a truly special experience and one that we will never forget. The location being their family home made the experience truly special, we were greeted and welcome with home made cheese and local antipasti’s. The experience involved making a tiramisu and two pasta varieties, Alvaro and his family were very good teachers, very friendly and very funny throughout. Once all the food had been prepared we ate at their dinner table and enjoyed some very good food, great stories, good wine and great home made desert wine. It was an experience that I can’t recommend enough and I am so glad we got to do it! Thank you Alvaro and Family!
- This was an absolutely wonderful night! The recipes we cooked were so delicious and we loved the experience of seeing how Italians really cook. Both hosts were very kind and took their time showing us how to cook. We think of this cooking class as our favorite experience we had while in Toscane. And the tiramisu, was the best we had all vacation!
John - September 2024
Amy & Family - September 2024
Jessica - September 2024
Georgio e Alba - August 2023
Jasmyn - September 2022