Luisa
Cesarina from 2022My speciality: Cappelletti
I live in: Pistoia
Spoken languages: Italian and English
Good to know
I offer vegetarian alternatives
Hi from Luisa!
"I was born in Romagna, but now after more than 35 years in Pistoia my home is Tuscany. In the green, but a few kilometers from the station and the Piazza del Duomo. I have a creative and curious soul and in the kitchen, through the dishes of the Romagna and Tuscan tradition, I express at best my spirit of welcome. I love to make homemade pasta, bake bread, cook the classic desserts of the tradition."
My specialities
- Homemade garganelli
- Cappelletti
- Tuscan bread
Experiences
Cooking classes (11)
Food experiences (6)
Reviews
5.0
51 reviews
- Our group of 7, including two kids, absolutely adored our experience with Luisa! She made us feel so welcome in her home and shared so much more than just food! We all learned so much about the techniques as well as the tradition behind the recipes AND we all loved every recipe. We are so excited to try them all again at home! Luisa was so warm and kind and lovely to spend an evening with! This experience was a delight and a highlight of our entire time in Italy!
- I loved Luisa! From the moment we got to her house everything was perfect. She welcomed us to her kitchen and started right away. She accommodated my daughter’s need and replace the tiramisu with a lactose free dessert simply divine. We learned two different pastas and seven different shapes of pasta. She was very thorough and explained everything very clearly and answered all our questions. At the end we got to eat our pastas with different sauces and they were delicious!. She is the real thing, very professional and very knowledgeable. I hope I can replicate what I learned with her. I would do it all over again! Grazie mile Luisa!
- I would definitely recommend this to anyone visiting Pistoia. It was such a great lesson in making pasta in a local home. Our host, Luisa, was so kind and it felt like having dinner with a family member. She was patient in providing us with instructions and made everything so simple to understand and the food was so delicious!
- Luisa was such a great teacher and an even better cook! We had such a fun time learning how to make the different shapes of pasta and even got to learn a bit of Italian history from her stories. I would highly recommend taking a cooking class while abroad but would highly recommend Luisa as your instructor. Can't wait to cook at home and teach all my friend everything I learned!!
- Ogi 19.05.2025 ho imparato a fare 3 tipi di pasta fata in casa e dei secreti molto importanți dalla cucina italiana da una seniora che si chiama Luisa che e stata molto gentilisima, molto ospitaliere, spiegando paso dopo pasa tutto procedimento come si fa la pasta ,come fare anche per conservarla in frizer se la fai tanta e anche come usare facilmente la machina per la pasta. Corso po essere adato anche a chi non ha fato mai pasta in casa per che la segniora a demonstrato molta pasienza ed e una persona molto sociabile. Se ci poteci dare piu di 5 stele lo fare. Ringrazio a a lei e anche a questo metodo che si chiama Cesarina che lo scoperto da poco. Ricomando a provare per che parole sono inutili da capire una esperienza come questa!
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