"Lombardy and its Flours" is a unique Italian cooking class. I will open my home to you, a beautiful attic with breathtaking views of the Swiss Alps, Como and Monte Rosa. You will taste the mouth-watering dishes you prepare, accompanied by excellent red or white wine and limoncello prepared by the hostess with organic lemons.I will teach you how to knead with typical Lombard flours: polenta flour, buckwheat flour and yellow "fioretto" flour. We will prepare together a typical appetizer, a fresh pasta dish and a dessert.When you return, you will amaze your diners with these delicious authentic Italian recipes!

Lombardy and its flours

This experience consists in a visit to the city market and a cooking lesson of typical Italian recipes.You already know that the secret of every good dish is the ingredients, for this reason the cooking class will begin with a visit to the local market where the Cesarina will show you the typical local products and she will buy with you the ingredients for the recipes that you will prepare together. You will be welcomed with a typical Italian aperitivo at the Cesarina's home, a beautiful penthouse with breathtaking views of the Swiss Alps, Como and Monte Rosa. During the lesson you will prepare an appetizer, a fresh pasta dish and a dessert.The Cesarina will show you how to prepare fresh pasta and how to decorate your desserts.Finally, we will have lunch together!

Cantù market tour and fresh pasta cooking class

The stroll is a way to taste a mix of high quality gastronomic products. You will be guided by a Cesarina who will explain to you every detail of the selected restaurants and you will have the opportunity to taste some delicacies of our beautiful city. It will be an exceptional and unique dining experience!What is it all about:High quality cold cuts platter and a glass of local wine served in a historic wine shopThe delicious gourmet pizza in a historic bakery or you will have a taste of fresh lake fish and typical local food such as “Sciatt” (delicious and crunchy pancake type balls stuffed with melted cheese) in one of the most famous delis in Como.“Torta Nuvola” (Cloud Cake) the typical dessert of Como. Alternatively, you can enjoy an excellent artisan ice cream.

Gastronomic stroll in Como

Cantù

Carolina

Como

Beatrice

Small group hands-on cooking class with 2 pasta recipes, Tiramisù and aperitivo.Meals in Lake Como are a relaxed and leisurely time to spend with your beloved ones. Live a dining experience like the Italians do and enjoy the typical food of the area.Immerse yourself in the regional traditions of everyday Italy.Cesarina Bea welcomes us to her cozy home in the historical town center of Como, located within walking distance of the lake. Try her three-course dining experience, showcasing their favourite traditional family recipes.You will take part in an experience which is so much more than just a lunch or dinner. Dining with a Cesarina gives you the chance to be welcomed in like one of the family and live like the Italians do.Carefully selected local wines, beverages and coffee is i

Small group hands-on cooking class, pasta and tiramisù

Take a seat at my cozy Cesarine table to savor forgotten recipes that have been treasured and passed down for generations.During this cooking class you will learn, step by step, how to prepare three recipes: a bruschetta typical of my area, a fresh pasta dish and a dessert.Together we will prepare the dough, rolling out the pastry and shaping it according to my family's recipes.Each participant will have an apron and a handout in which the recipes will be described with ingredients and various steps.To end on a sweet note, we will also prepare together a great tiramisu from my family recipe book.All will be enjoyed in the company of good local wine.

Cooking class in the center of Como

Meals in Lake Como are a relaxed and leisurely time to spend with your beloved ones. Live a dining experience like the Italians do and enjoy the typical food of the area.Immerse yourself in the regional traditions of everyday Italy.Cesarina Bea welcomes us to her cozy home in the historical town center of Como, located within walking distance of the lake. Try her three-course dining experience, showcasing their favourite traditional family recipes.You will take part in an experience which is so much more than just a lunch or dinner. Dining with a Cesarina gives you the chance to be welcomed in like one of the family and live like the Italians do.Carefully selected local wines, beverages and coffee is included in the experience.

Typical dining experience in Como

Milan

Niccolò e Francesca

After this funny cooking class you will be an expert of many italian traditional recipes. We will teach you the tricks and the secrets of the most iconic dishes of Lombard cuisine. We will start hand made ravioli with pumpkin and gorgonzola, two key ingredients of the regional culinary tradition.This is followed by strozzapreti with sausage, mushrooms and pecorino cheese. We will teach you step by step how to make a fantastic, super creamy and enveloping hand-made pasta!The menu will then end with the ticonic iramisu presented with a little surprise that will be revealed during the cooking class.During and after the course we will give you two small gadgets that you can take with you and use for the next recipes!

Funny hands-on traditional pasta and tiramisù cooking class 

With this cooking class, we will teach you tricks and secrets for making artful fresh egg and non-egg pasta!We will prepare three fresh pasta dishes together, featuring three different doughs that we will reveal to you during the cooking class.With two doughs we will go on to create tortellini and ravioli with two different fillings at your total discretion.The third dish will be prepared with a dough without eggs, just water and flour. You will be amazed!During the course we will give you two small gadgets that you can take with you and use for future recipes!All accompanied by good Italian wine (Sommelier diploma).

Hand-made pasta cooking class

A classic dish of Italian cuisine, certainly linked to regional traditions but at the same time able to adapt like few others to modern times and innovations in cooking. Originating in Lombardy and then spreading throughout Italy, risotto now boasts countless possible preparations, making it a dish that can adapt to all occasions.Examples of risottos that will be agreed upon with guests:Fall-Winter lesson plan:Milanese risottoMushroom risottoMushroom and sausage risottoPear and gorgonzola risottoSpring-summer lesson plan:Risotto Milanese styleRisotto mantecato with seasonal vegetables and gorgonzola cream sauceRisotto with seafoodRisotto with franciacortaAt the end of the evening we will leave a gadget for each guest

Cooking class on risotto- how to prepare it properly

Take part in a fascinating Italian cooking class in Milan! Make the best traditional dishes! The course is dedicated to the dish of excellence of the Italian tradition, His Majesty: pasta!Ready to prepare a tasty pasta filling or a great sauce? Make the Italian dishes you've always dreamed of, tagliatelle, stuffed ravioli and more...Take a plunge into tradition, learn to cook like a real chef and taste the result!Take the opportunity to become a chef for a day and learn how to make handmade pasta using traditional tips and recipes. Join an Italian cooking class, use seasonal products, and enjoy tasting the result of your experience. Discover the best of traditional Lombard and Italian cuisine.

Italian cooking class to discover traditional dishes

Any occasion is good to organize a romantic dinner at home: aphrodisiac ideas and recipes from appetizer to dessert.There does not have to be a commanded occasion to organize a romantic dinner. Organizing a romantic dinner at home certainly has much more appeal than one prepared by others.The menu should be designed according to the tastes of the person we are preparing it for. Let us not fall into the mistake of making complex and elaborate dishes using foods that our partner does not like.Whatever our preferences, we choose dishes that can be prepared in advance, to be reheated at the last moment. This is essential for enjoying dinner and spending every moment with the person we love.

How to plan a romantic dinner: recipes and tips

Always one of the biggest problems of organizing a dinner or lunch lies not so much in the preparations themselves, but in the need to match the dishes with the correct wine. This is precisely why we thought of organizing a course to give you the correct basics of food-wine pairing.The real surprise is that Niccolo is a certified Sommelier.Three Italian wines for the three dishes you will taste, all handmade during the evening.Class themes:theoretical introduction to pairingexplanation of specific pairings of individual disheswine and dish pairing tastingfinal comments on wines and pairingsCombine the excellence of wines and preparations in a unique evening.

Food and wine pairing and hand-made pasta cooking class

Wine tasting: the best of Lombardy with dinner

Always one of the biggest problems of organizing a dinner or lunch lies not so much in the preparations themselves, but in the need to match the dishes with the correct wine. This is precisely why we thought of organizing a course to give you the correct basics of food-wine pairing.The real surprise is that Niccolo is a certified Sommelier.Three Italian wines for the three dishes you will taste, all handmade during the evening.Class topics:theoretical introduction to pairingexplanation of specific pairings of individual disheswine and dish pairing tastingfinal comments on wines and pairingsCombine the excellence of wines and preparations in a unique evening

Cooking class with wine pairing 

A triumph of colors and ever-changing preparations, from savory to sweet, with one gluttonous rule: everything must be small, or rather finger!The principle on which Finger Food is based is very simple: you should eat it in one bite and possibly with your hands.From classic as well as colorful canapés, to single-portion glasses, to salty and sweet micro preparations, from mousses to foams, lots of little masterpieces that you can make right away by learning techniques, tricks and little mischiefs to achieve simply spectacular results.Learn how to optimize Finger Food preparation to organize small home aperitifs or to manage real refreshments even at a professional level.All with professional pairing with excellent wines.

Masterclass on Finger food and Italian wine pairing

With this cooking class, we will teach you tricks and secrets for making artful fresh egg and non-egg pasta!We will prepare three fresh pasta dishes together, featuring three different doughs that we will reveal to you during the cooking class.With two doughs we will go on to create tortellini and ravioli with two different fillings at your total discretion.The third dish will be prepared with a dough without eggs, just water and flour. You will be amazed.During the course we will give you two small gadgets that you can take with you and use for future recipes.All accompanied by good Italian wine (Sommelier diploma).

Masterclass for pasta lovers: discover the authentic tastes 

Vegan cooking class in Milan (with final surprise)

For appetizer lovers, a course to learn how to make recipes directly at home with which to impress guests.A completely hands-on course, where the individual participant will make several recipes at their own station.In each lesson, doughs, toppings and decorations, sauces and combinations will be created, starting from scratch while learning how to handle all the possible variations that allow you to create many little jewels, always different, to present to your guests.The Course is suitable for everyone because the professional techniques we use during the lessons are universal and guarantee you better and better results time after time.Everything will be accompanied by specific Italian wines!

Aperitivo with bruschetta: how to prepare the authentic one

Discover with us one of the most famous local market in Milan!!We organize a special tour in Fauché Market located near Parco Sempione.We will teach you the tricks and the secrets of this iconic market that is rich in culture, flavors and regional tastes.After a classic aperitivo with wine, we will start by a popular appetizer: polenta with gorgonzola.This is followed by strozzapreti with sausage, mushrooms and pecorino cheese. We will teach you, step by step, how to make a fantastic, super creamy hand-made pasta!!The menu will then end with the famous tiramisu presented with a little surprise that will be revealed during the cooking class.During and after the course we will give you two small gadgets that you can take with you and use for the next recipes!

Tour in a local market in Milan with funny cooking lesson

Like many metropolises in the world, Milan also has its Chinatown. It is the face and soul of the neighborhood that gravitates around Via Paolo Sarpi and attracts Milanese and foreign tourists alike for its vibrancy and its (always open) authentic street food establishments.The guided visit to the Sarpi District and Milan's Chinatown is a cross-cultural and unique experience that, if on the one hand transports us to the old Milan of railing houses and markets, on the other hand moves us to the Far East, in a curious combination all to be discovered.We will delve into Chinese cuisine, which we will try together, tasting some of the street food best of Paolo Sarpi, from baozi to jaozi, not forgetting fortune cookies.Finally, we will return home for a final super appetizer with bruschetta and wine!

Super Street Food tour in ChinaTown (with final appetizer)

After this funny cooking class you will be an expert of many italian traditional recipes. We will teach you the tricks and the secrets of the most iconic dishes of Lombard cuisine and how preparing a traditional italian dinner.We will start by an apetitivo with wine: we will prepare many many mixed bruschetta! We will teach you how to mix ingredients and flavours.This is followed by hand-made pasta with sausage, mushrooms and pecorino cheese. We will teach you step by step how to make a fantastic, super creamy and enveloping hand-made pasta!!The menu will then end with the iconic tiramisu presented with a little surprise that will be revealed during the cooking class.During and after the course we will give you two small gadgets that you can take with you and use for the next recipes!

Funny Cooking Class on 3 top recipes, aperitivo (bruschetta)

With this cooking class we will teach you tricks and secrets of the most iconic dishes of Lombardy cuisine. We will start with a hot appetizer prepared with polonta and gorgonzola, two cornerstone ingredients of the regional culinary tradition. The mushrooms will add a savory touch to the dish, perfectly contrasting the two main ingredients.This will be followed by the ever-present and indispensable risotto alla milanese with saffron, the king of Milanese dishes. We will teach you step by step how to make a fantastic risotto, super creamy and enveloping.The menu will then end with tiramisu presented with a little surprise that will be revealed during the cooking class.During the course we will present you with two small gadgets that you can take with you and use for future recipes!

Discover all secrets about the typical dishes of Lombardy

Annamaria

Discover the secrets of Milanese cuisine in this immersive cooking class. Under my guidance, you'll learn how to prepare three authentic dishes: a typical Milanese appetizer, handmade pasta, and the classic tiramisù dessert. Each participant will have their own station and all the necessary tools, including an apron and recipe booklet. After the cooking session, you'll sit down to enjoy a delicious three-course meal, including your handmade dishes and local wine, water, and coffee. Book now to experience the best of Milan's culinary traditions!

Milan: Appetizers, Pasta, and Tiramisù Cooking Class

At my home in Milan, you can experience the real taste of traditional Milanese cuisine. During winter, indulge in the flavors of Cassoeula and a slice of Panettone, while in the summertime, you can't go wrong with a veal with tuna sauce or a Milanese cutlet, garnished with fresh cherry tomatoes. My menu varies from season to season, and I am always open to suggestions and preferences from my guests.

Milan: traditional Dining Experience at a Local's Home

Discover the authentic flavors of Milan with our Local Market Tour. Join us as we explore the vibrant markets of Milan and sample the freshest produce of the season. Our knowledgeable guide will take you to the best spots and introduce you to local vendors while sharing their stories and traditions.After the tour, indulge in a typical 4-course Italian meal, complete with a starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert, and wine. Our expert chef will prepare everything using the ingredients we picked up at the market, creating a truly farm-to-table experience.Before dinner, enjoy a traditional Italian aperitivo and participate in a cooking demonstration where you'll learn how to prepare a classic Milanese dish. Immerse yourself in the culture and cuisine of Milan with this unforge

Milan market tour, aperitivo, cook and dining 

If you want to experience the authentic taste of Milan, you can't miss out on Ossobuco and Saffron Risotto. These two Milanese classics are a winning combination and are considered one of the city's emblems.In this cooking class, you'll learn all the secrets of preparing this famous dish of Lombard cuisine.Under my guidance, you'll learn how to prepare the traditional Ossobuco and saffron risotto, using fresh ingredients and techniques that have been passed down through generations.By the end of the class, you'll have the skills to prepare this delicious meal at home, and we'll enjoy a two-course meal of Ossobuco and Saffron Risotto together. This experience is perfect for anyone who wants to immerse themselves in Milan's traditional cuisine and learn to cook like a true Milanese.

Traditional Risotto Cooking Class in Milan

Anna

This cooking class will take place at a beautiful location, overlooking the breathtaking scenery of Lake Como. My home with large windows offering spectacular views of the Lombardy scenery, is the perfect place to spend a day learning how to cook delicious dishes with local products.We will put our hands to pasta, making tagliatelle and ravioli together. I will introduce you to and taste artisanal cheeses and cured meats, made by young farmers in the mountains of Lake Como. We will also cook risottos and lake fish; and then taste them together while admiring the wonderful view of the lake and the city of Como.

Cooking class with enchanting lake view

The aperitivo ritual is a classic in Milan: with this course we learn how to make some recipes to replicate it at home and invite friends over, surprising them with many creative but easy-to-make ideas. More informal than a dinner party but as substantial as a lunch, aperitivo is not just olives, pizzettas and chips!During the course you can sip a "sbagliato," the famous cocktail invented in Milan in an equally famous bar, which you can glimpse out the window!What we will prepare (ingredients vary depending on the season)polenta sandwich with kale pesto, sun-dried tomatoes and caramelized onionbruschetta with herbs, walnuts, capers, olives and chili pepperschickpea, pumpkin and thyme pieborlotti croquettes, apples and hazelnuts

Learn how to serve the real Milanese aperitivo and cocktail

For those who are sightseeing and want a break from the hustle and bustle of the city, for those who want to celebrate a romantic occasion, for those who love the English picnic ritual: you choose where, I'll take care of the picnic! Delicious proposals prepared with local and organic ingredients, a cool wine and some colorful cloths. The outdoor restaurant is ready for you! A few examples of locations: the Villa Reale Gardens (a short distance from the Duomo), The Sempione Park behind the Sforzesco Castle, or some unusual gardens such as the Guastalla Gardens near the Tribunal or the Basiliche Park in the Navigli area. Menu ideas:> zucchini pie - purslane porridge - small glasses with barley salad, mint, peas and lemon confit - bread salad with three tomatoes

Romantic picnic in Milan's most beautiful parks

An old house in Milan, a little balcony full of herbs, the flavors of the vegetable garden: these are the ingredients for a course that is a little trip to the countryside, in search of products that respect nature, the seasons and the land. An all-vegetable menu that will please young and old alike and that winks at tradition with a hint of modernity (just like Milan).Polenta is a classic of Lombard cuisine: here it becomes a tasty appetizer combined with the strong flavor of caramelized vegetables.Millet is an ancient cereal, in Lombardy it was widespread until a few decades ago: we rediscover it by using it to make gnocchi, instead of the classic potatoes!Finally, a cocoa and dried fruit dessert that cannot disappoint anyone!

The countryside goes to the city: vegetable cooking class 

A summer night, a glass of fresh wine, some music... Here is my little, charming flat, where you will taste a dinner full of taste and organic ingredients. I live just downtown but my soul is in the countryside: that's where I look for fresch products, as I learnt that we get from nature exactly what we need, the moment when we need it.We will talk about nature, biodiversity, travels.. andh there is also a piano to play for those who want to try!

Country chic summer dinner

There are many delicious dishes that we can prepare with ease and a little creativity using scraps, stems, leaves!Ancient gestures, to be rediscovered, that our grandmothers knew well: a classic of peasant cuisine is soup with old bread, which in Lombardy was called pancotto, or with the peels you can create a tasty appetizer.With this course, we learn how to "recycle" with intelligence and taste!Course also suitable for children, who will enjoy recognizing and reusing the different components of vegetables!

The cuisine of leftovers, between tradition and modernity in Milan

Farmers markets are authentic places where to buy and taste ingredients coming from the farmhouses that surround Milan.You will learn what "fresh" really means! You will also have the chance to talk to farmers who directly sell their products. Soon after we will move to my little charming flat where we will taste products, cook together and have lunch or dinner with our colored and tasty shopping!

Farmer market, aperitivo, dining and cooking demo

In this course we will learn together how to make stuffed pasta with just water and flour: making eggless pastry requires careful selection of flours and a few tricks. Even the filling will be all vegetable: for a cuisine that is both traditional and current and inclusive!What we will prepare:ancient grain tortelli with potatoes, radicchio, lemon and hazelnutsWhat you will find in this experience:welcome drink, tortelli preparation, dinner with appetizers, first course and dessert.Wine, water, coffee, talk and lots of passion includedI'll be waiting for you in my old Milan home, overlooking a bustling downtown street just a stone's throw from Central Station.About me: I am a natural cooking enthusiast, love to travel and frequent farmer's markets.

New traditions: how to make stuffed pasta without eggs

Comfort food to warm up in the foggy winter nights of Milan! You will be welcomed by a taste of typical local products, coming from farms located in the outskirts of the city. You will have fresh hand-made pasta made with organic ingredients and a surprising dessert... made with chocolate and butternut!I will be glat to host you in my small and cozy flat "old Milano", with ancient wooden floors and big windows overlooking early twentieth century houses, in a lively neighborhood close to the Railway Central Station. You will find a piano available for guests who love playing music.This menu is suitable to vegan and vegetarian guests, because it does not contain animal ingredients.

A winter's tale: comfort food in the heart of Milan

Experience a traditional Italian cooking class and meal with a particular attention to your habits. All ingredients are plant-based and be safe that no alcohol or Haram ingredients are used for the preparations - no animal food (meat or fish) is basically hosted in my kitchen.I have been visiting Arab and Middle East countries many times, as my parents have been living there for many years. I have therefore a particular sensibility to habits and traditions, that I fully respect. In my house you could also find a small and intimate corner for your prayers if you wish. Enjoy bruschetta, pasta making and dessert together, children are particularly welcome!

Ḥalāl cooking class with pasta and aperitivo

Autumn is the season of abundance: the earth has received the warmth of summer sun and offers a variety of vegetables - just before the winter rest. Here in Milan and the rest of northern Italy, vegetables are ripe late summer, that means that especially in early autumn we can taste both summer vegetables - like eggplants and peppers - together with typical fall products, like butternuts and broccolis: a burst of flavour and colours!In this dinner menu all ingredients are organic and come from farms located in the outskirts of Milan.I will be glat to welcome you in my small and charming flat "old Milano": guests are invited to play piano before of after eating together!

Autumn flavors: from farm to fork

Maurizio

Join me on a journey through one of Milan's historic covered markets, where we'll be immersed in the fragrant scents and flavors of Lombard and Italian tradition. As we wander through the bustling stalls, we'll carefully select the freshest and most delicious ingredients to use in our upcoming cooking class. This is the perfect opportunity to soak up the authentic atmosphere of the city and connect with the locals.After our market adventure, we'll head back to my home where we'll dive into making fresh pasta from scratch. We'll also prepare a dessert that is easy to make but always impresses: Tiramisù. And of course, we'll enjoy our homemade creations together over a glass of wine. Come along for a culinary adventure you won't forget!

Milan Market Tour & Cooking Class: pasta and tiramisù

Vincenzo e Stefania

We will make the dough together with the best flour and yeast on the market.We will use only real and fresh smoked buffalo mozzarella (never in the refrigerator) for the pizza.Creating the pizza dough and eating it is as much fun as choosing the ingredients to fill it: I suggest classic flavors such as Margherita, Margherita with Bolognese sauce, with a base composed of mortadella and pistachio or with sausage and baked potatoes, but you can create a space pizza with three simple ingredients.Ready to unleash your creativity?

Pizza Napoletana DOC and baking in a wood-fired oven in Como

Fino Mornasco

Cristiana

We harvest vegetables from the garden to cook together a healthy, yet mouth-watering menu using the barbecue. An all-around menu consisting of meat, vegetables and fruit, paired with delicious craft beer. We will learn about the most suitable cuts of meat and how to work them, the basics of barbecue and the different types of cooking: meat cooked at low temperature, the basics of smoking and the correct temperatures.We will look together at the characteristics of the vegetables we grow in our garden and how to cut and cook them in alternative ways.

Dinner in the garden with barbecue

We prepare the traditional first course: pizzoccheri (using local vegetables and cheeses).We then learn how to make tortelloni stuffed with pork cooked in Bbq at a low temperature, for a richly flavored and very modern dish.We finish with a baked pasta that we will dress with seasonal vegetables (local vegetables, if the experience is done in summer or fall, we can pick vegetables directly from the garden).

Fresh pasta class in a country house 

We will learn about the seasonality of fruit and how to make delicious desserts and the basics of classic pastry with it. We will use every part of the fruit, without throwing anything away, making the most of the fruit's characteristics, with the utmost respect for nature, in a modern way.From the oven to the ice cream maker, I will offer a one-of-a-kind experience.

Sweets with fresh fruit in season

Let's harvest vegetables and herbs in the garden and learn how to preserve them for the winter in a traditional way, but with a modern twist.By learning all the characteristics of different plants, we will learn how to make the most of them.I will teach you the technique of drying and how to regenerate vegetables and also fruits, such as white citrus fruits to be enjoyed all year round.

From the garden to the pantry

Appiano Gentile

Damiano

I will be happy to welcome you to my home, decorated for the Christmas holidays.After a welcome drink if you wish, you can actively participate in the preparation of the dishes that we will eat for lunch or dinner. I will teach you how to prepare typical holiday dishes with the secrets that grandmothers, aunts and my mother taught me.We will pleasantly spend a few hours together and I will make you feel at home. If we have time we will also play a few games of tombola, a typical holiday game in Italian homes.

Christmas dinner: an evening in Como

In this special cooking class, I will reveal all the secrets to cleaning, preparing, filleting and enjoying recipes with the excellent lake fish caught in Lake Como.We will start the day with a Welcome Aperitif: appetizers and a glass of wine will welcome you to my home.Afterwards I will reveal the secrets of 4 recipes handed down from my family:a lake fish appetizerthe classic ravioli stuffed with trout and perch, with the recipe that my grandmother handed down to my mom and she to mea traditional fish second course, which could be baked fish or fried fisha typically Italian dessert: "tiramisu ".Depending on the season we may have lunch or dinner in the garden concluding with a good coffee and homemade liqueurs.

Cooking class: preparing fish from Lake Como

Happy to welcome you to my home, I will have the pleasure of making this experience unique with good traditional food.Together we will prepare tasty traditional Como dishes but with a vegetarian twist, and if the weather permits, we will also be able to take advantage of the outdoor space to enjoy the experience to the fullest.There will of course be no shortage of good wine, coffee and bitters as well as lots of merriment.

Como's traditional recipes

Monica

An open space kitchen, a convivial space in my eclectic home filled with books, art pieces and design. We will cook together, and because I like to chat, I will tell you some good local stories, from Alessandro Volta (yes the one who invented the battery) to my father (exponent of Como Abstractism and textile designer), to my anti-waste commitment with the Food Bank. We will prepare simple and healthy dishes, with local ingredients. I buy everything I can at the market, from local producers to rediscover the flavors of this beautiful lake and its surroundings. That's why my dishes are based on vegetables and cheeses, basic ingredients of the area's cuisine. I try not to waste food and will give you some suggestions for reusing leftover food.

PastaPassion in Como - 3 recipes course

Lambrugo

Paola

With this recipes you will discover three simple, but very classical recipes which belong to my family since generations.You will be able to prepare and taste the nervetti (veal nerves) made with onion and beans and a typical risotto with lake fish. To finish a simple, but very tasty, cake which I used to eat when I was a child at my grandmother's house.I wait for you!

A culinary journey through family recipes

We offer you the wonderful experience of a backyard barbecue that becomes a celebration and an opportunity to get together as a family.In the heart of Brianza, a stone's throw from the Lake, with a view of Mount Resegone, in a large garden of an Art Nouveau villa you will have the chance to taste something more than a classic barbecue.We can grill veggies, many types of meat and even try and cook some pizza.

Garden barbecue near Como Lake

Cernobbio

Cernobbio is a quaint village nestled between the splendor of Lake Como and the nearby mountains. An area in which nature, history and art are inseparably connected. A place that manages to evoke innumerable emotions, images, literary and culinary memories...In my kitchen you will be the protagonists of a fun and educational cooking class. We will learn how to prepare three local recipes related to my family, using fresh vegetables from the garden and products from the mountains.

Cooking class on the lake

Triuggio

Lorenza

A family lunch or dinner with typical local dishes

Typical Brianza 3 course lunch or dinner

A tour of the farm Cascina Bressanella.Here you can experience farming based on short supply chain and land protection.Discover the secrets of Italian family recipes during your travels: your Cesarina will share her wisdom, passed down in the family for generations.In your Cesarina's kitchen you will be able to follow the making of a risotto and savor the true flavors of Brianza.Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with the locals.

Tour to Cascina Bressanella with dinner and show cooking

We start with an aperitif of Italian bubbles with appetizers and then continue with antipasto and then the cooking demo of risotto alla monzese, which we will then savor togetherWe move on to the second course and then close with dessert

Typical 4 course Brianza menu with aperitif and cooking demo

Monza

Sara

I offer you the opportunity to enjoy a guided wine tour with a visit to a local winery of my region, out from the more touristic paths. You will hear directly from a winemaker the fascinating stories about the wine area, its terroir and wines and learn the secrets of the ancient art of wine making.The visit to the winery will be followed by a guided tasting of 3 representative wines from the winery paired with a small local nibbles or a traditional "tagliere" of cold cuts and cheese.A unique opportunity to have an authentic experience and learn about wine through the words of its protagonists.The meeting point for this experience can be at my home or directly at the winemakers' according to organizational needs and timing.

Authentic experience: visit to a local winery

An enoic journey through the wine territories stretching between two great Lombard lakes, the Lario and the Sebino.In 6 glasses you will explore the history and characteristics of local Lombardy wines, in terroirs historically devoted to viticulture, giving birth to quality wines. We will start from the hills of Brianza around Montevecchia arriving as far as upper Lake Como and then push on to the hills of Bergamo. We will end up our journey on the shores of Lake Iseo.The wines I will offer for tasting come mainly from small wineries and local winemakers.I will guide you through the tasting of each glass paired with bites of typical local products.

Discover territorial wines with a guided tasting

Busto Arsizio

Arianna Clara

In this cooking class, we will start with simple ingredients to create special dishes, full of tradition. We will cook two pasta recipes, such as the amazing tagliatelle with meat sauce, and the typical tiramisù.Greeted in my cozy house, these preparations will be followed by an Italian aperitif to fully experience the Italian lifestyle. It will be followed by either lunch or dinner to enjoy the food that we have made together.

Small group hands-on cooking class: pasta and tiramisù

Flour, butter, eggs and sugar. Shortbread dough secrets to create fragrant cookies and mouth-watering tarts.We will learn new manual skills, homemade scents and unleash the imagination with classic but also innovative ingredients. Chocolate, jam, cottage cheese, custard. And why not: fresh, fragrant fruit and even spices from around the world!And between chats a tasty aperitif and...lots of bubbles!

All the secrets of the perfect shortcrust pastry!

Debora

With my experience I will welcome you into my home and you will feel part of the family immediately, you will be able to live an experience that you could not live alone.My lesson is fun, creative and exciting because you will have the opportunity to learn the recipes of authentic Italian cuisine!You will learn with me to "create" with your hands: egg pasta:The doses, the dough, making the sheets and making the ravioliThe pizza dish known and appreciated all over the world:the dough, the leavening, spreading of the dough, frying and seasoningThe tiramisu:the coffee, the cream of sugar and egg with the mascarpone, compose the tiramisuAt the end you can sit down at the table in the dining room prepared for you and enjoy the dishes prepared together toasting with excellent wine

Fried pizza, ravioli with ricotta and parmesan, tiramisu

Water and flour combined with each other and worked with the right technique can give great satisfaction in the kitchen.Get dishes to share with family and friends.I will teach you step by step the balance between these two ingredients, how to work them and the right rising times, the importance of yeast and understanding the right amount to get a perfect and light dough.The different flours for each dough.Then together we will roll out the dough to make the world-famous pizza Margherita, invented in June 1889 by chef Brandi in Naples in honor of Queen Margherita of Savoy and which has become famous all over the world.As a second recipe we will make fried pizzette, small discs of dough fried then topped with fresh tomato sauce and pecorino cheese.

Pizza and focaccia: the magic of flour with water

Enrico

I will pass on my passion and together we will prepare three different risotto depending on seasonality or your requests/needs.Risotto alla milanese, alla monzese, speck and zucchini, squid, pumpkin, strawberry, lemon and rosemary and many other flavors to discover.We will discuss the types of rice suitable for this preparation and the techniques needed to make a perfect dish.Did you know that true Milanese serve risotto on flat plates and eat it with a spoon?I am ready to welcome you to my home, waiting for you to cook together.

Special course on Risotto

Vita

I'm Cesarina Vita from Busto Arsizio and I am here to share with you my passion for cooking and birthday cakes.During my cooking class, you will learn how to make the tastiest and most creative birthday cakes, using only fresh, high-quality ingredients. I will show you the secrets of making fluffy and creamy doughs that are full of flavor and perfect for any occasion.Together we will create classic cakes such as fruit cake and chocolate cake, as well as more innovative recipes. You can choose from a wide range of ingredients and decorations to customize your cake, making it unique and special. No matter if you are a beginner or an expert in the kitchen, my cooking class is suitable for everyone.

Learn to Make Delicious Birthday Cakes

Luca

with this menu you can savor the true flavors of Italian cuisine inspired by the great Pellegrino Artusi

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