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

"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

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

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

Get comfortable at the welcoming tables of the Cesarine to savor forgotten recipes, preserved and passed down through generations.During this cooking class, you'll learn to prepare three dishes: a typical appetizer from my region, a fresh pasta main course, and a dessert.Under my guidance, you'll master making dough, rolling out pasta, and crafting fresh pasta following my family's recipes.Together, we'll also prepare a scrumptious dessert from my family's cookbook.At the end of the class, relax at the table, enjoying a three-course menu – be it lunch or dinner – including the appetizer, main course, and dessert we prepared together with beverages included (local wine, water, and coffee).

Cooking class with three Como recipes

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

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

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

We will cook risottos together and make fresh pasta, such as tagliatelle, ravioli and pizzoccheri with buckwheat and cheeses from the mountains of Lake Como . I will tell you the stories and legends that each recipe brings. And we will taste the dishes while enjoying a wonderful view of Como and the lake. We will also gather herbs in my garden and use them in the dishes we will cook and eat together.

Busto Arsizio: Cooking classes