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Gisella

Cesarina from 2018

My speciality: Crepes with cheese (Toma del Mottarone and others)

I live in: Stresa

Spoken languages: French, Italian, English

Good to know

I offer vegetarian alternatives

Gisella

Stresa is an elegant and charming town on Lake Maggiore, full of luxurious hotels, period buildings, and beautiful Art Nouveau villas. It’s very pleasant to take a walk along the lakeside promenade, among flower gardens and small restaurants. The small historic city center is very picturesque, with nineteenth-century buildings, terraces full of flowers — and my cozy home.You could say I was born in a hotel. I lived in one until I was 12 years old. In my family’s hotel, I would prepare a snack in the restaurant, eat in the dining room, and the staff would make me simple desserts.My passion for the culinary arts was nurtured in that environment — and now, I’m a Cesarina!

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My specialities

  •  Polenta with gorgonzola
  •  Crepes with cheese (Toma del Mottarone and others)
  •  Roast veal

Experiences

Reviews

4.9
28 reviews
Our experience with Gisella was excellent! We started with bruschetta with gorgonzola with truffles. We thought we were only going to learn how to make gnocchi, but she surprised by starting off with a demonstration on how to make tiramisu! She explained to us how to mix the ingredients, then she showed is how assemble it. Next came making the gnocchi which was all hands on, after a brief tutorial. We had two sauce varieties, cheese and tomato based. Giselle and her husband Marco offered us wine and joined us for lunch, conversing about travels, hobbies, and family. The portions were generous and we left with satisfied appetites, and confident that we can replicate the delicious dishes at home, aided by notes we took along the way. Gisella was very gracious hosting us in her clean home using hygienic cooking practices, with an amazing view of beautiful Stresa. We highly recommend Gisella for a fantastic introduction to authenticate Italian cuisine!

San Diego Steve - 

We had a very pleasant time with Gisella and her husband discovering the local gastronomy. Very warm welcome and good advice for making pasta and tiramisu successfully. Thank you again!!

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Valerie et Pascal - 

Wow! Could you ask for more. Fantastic host with interesting stories and teaching. Covering local recipes that are amazing. Bravo!

Ed - 

A fabulous cooking class, thank you Gisela & Marco for your hospitality

Andrew Wilson - 

Gisella was an excellent “teacher” and also very wonderful as a host in general

Lisa Faupel - 

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