The Verbania market is the largest and most important in our area and is a moment of aggregation in our area.They exhibit local businesses with excellent quality products both in the food sector and in other fields. I will accompany you to discover our territory through a tour of the stalls displaying their products and we will taste their specialties. It will be a riot of flavors and colors that will leave you enchanted.

Street tour of the verbania market

Making gnocchi was my Saturday morning task. With grandma we would choose the best potatoes and, as soon as they were cooked, together we would start kneading. The memory is still very present in my mind and also in that of my children to whom I wanted to pass on this tradition of ours. In this cooking class we will learn how to make potato gnocchi. We can dress them with pesto or with a meat and sausage ragout. As an appetizer we will make a chickpea mousse together while dessert will be the most classic of tiramisu, the coffee tiramisu. All this in my house that is still grandmother's house where you can breathe the tradition of old-fashioned flavors and from where you can enjoy a view of the Borromean Islands. I am waiting for you in Baveno to share moments of serenity with me.

Today we are making dumplings!

I look forward to welcoming you to my home on the shores of Lake Maggiore to enjoy a tasty yet delicate vegetarian menu where flavors intertwine and are enhanced in their simplicity. With a view of the Borromean Islands you will enjoy my hospitality and cooking. In a short cooking demo we will prepare together a pumpkin pie and radicchio pesto; we will then be ready to enjoy the entire menu in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Possibility to vary the menu at the time of reservation

Four-course menu with appetizer and cooking demo

Elilia is my mother's name. It was she who taught me the secrets of fresh pasta. Ravioli and tagliatelle were always on our table and brightened up our holidays. I will host you in the house where we used to prepare our dishes together with my grandmother. This cooking class will reveal all the secrets that I learned as a child and that I will be happy to share with you.

Small group hands-on cooking class with 2 pasta recipes

I'll welcome you to my home on the shores of Lake Maggiore, overlooking the Borromean Islands, to share my passion for cooking! I'm Gabriella and I've always loved traditional cuisine. In my cooking class, I'll teach you how to make three specialties of fresh pasta: ravioli, tagliatelle, and gnocchi. I'll show you all the secrets to making perfect fresh pasta, from preparing the dough to shaping the different pasta forms. I'll guide you, step by step, in preparing the fillings and sauces that accompany these delicious dishes. At the end of the lesson, we'll sit down together to enjoy the fruits of our labor, accompanied by a bottle of Piedmontese wine.

Lake Maggiore Fresh Pasta Cooking Class with a View

In the setting of Lake Maggiore with a view of the Borromean Islands, I will guide you in the preparation of typical Italian dishes. We'll start with an appetizer of seasonal vegetables that we'll prepare together, then we'll knead flour, eggs and make our own tagliatelle completely by hand, rolling the dough with a rolling pin. Finally, we can't miss the dessert: coffee tiramisu.I will welcome you into my home, together with my partner who will take you on a discovery of local wines.

Cooking class with a view of the Borromean Islands

Short pastry, sponge cake and cookie dough are the basis of any dessert.I will teach you the basics so that you can then create more elaborate desserts: with shortcrust pastry you can make any kind of tart (sweet or savory), with sponge cake filled custard or chocolate cakes, and with cookie dough fruit or jam rolls.A basic course that will allow you to unleash your imagination!

Short pastry, sponge cake and cookie dough

A typical Piedmontese lunch or dinner to be enjoyed in my family home with a splendid view of the Borromean islands. You will taste ancient recipes of my family that I prepared together with my maternal grandmother and which maintain the flavors of tradition. The veal with tuna sauce recipe is the original one without mayonnaise that I found in an ancient recipe book. the tajarin are homemade and the amaretti pudding is a typical Piedmontese dessert. I'll wait for you in Baveno to let you taste these specialities

Piedmontese menù in three courses

This experience was born from the meeting of my two great passions: cooking and astrology. If the passion for cooking was handed down to me first by my grandmother and then by my mother, the passion for astrology, on the other hand, was born and raised with me and accompanies me in my daily life. The idea of bringing together these two worlds, seemingly far apart, fascinates and excites me. Savoring and discovering new sensations and emotions will be the common thread of the experience. Having some personal data, I will be able to develop your birth chart and interpret it in a personalized way, going to discover your talents and potential. All this while savoring traditional and local dishes. The menu is customizable upon reservation.

Special menu: astrologically together

I am pleased to welcome you to my home for a typical Piedmontese lunch or dinner with traditional dishes respecting the seasonality of the ingredients. A riot of genuine and original flavors, with recipes recovered from an ancient Piedmontese cookbook. The menu includes an appetizer, a first course, a main course with side dish and a dessert. For the spring-summer period I propose: vitello tonnato or tartrà with a delicate fondue, tajarin with ragout, pork loin with hazelnuts with duchess potatoes and Piedmontese bunet while for the fall-winter period you will enjoy anchovies in green, three-meat ravioli with butter and sage, braised beef in red wine with potatoes or polenta and hazelnut cake.

Typical Piedmontese flavors to enjoy with a lake view

If you want to spend a pleasant evening with a view of the Borromean Islands, I am waiting for you in Baveno to delight your eyes and palate with typical local products. I propose an apericena that for two people can be served on a small terrace and that consists of small samples, all created by me and presented on a cutting board that will be different depending on the local products available; followed by a first course of fresh pasta and a dessert. For a special moment, for an anniversary or simply for a moment of serenity.

Apericena lake view

An aperitif with a view of the Borromean Islands that for two people can be served on a small terrace overlooking the lake. The menu consists of small samples, all created by me, presented on a cutting board (this will be different depending on the local products that will be available). This event is designed to enjoy the summer evenings, from a location in the center of the village and be able to breathe in the atmosphere of a small journey into traditional flavors.