Cesarine: Market Tour & Cooking Class at Local's Home in Lucca, Lucca

About this activity

Visit the vibrant local market and the traditional food shops with the Cesarina and immerse yourself in a small group cooking class at the Cesarina's home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of cuisine from Lucca and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a glass of local wine.

During the lesson the Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic regional recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test. Each participant will have a workstation equipped with utensils and all the ingredients to make the dishes. Then, taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of red and white local wines.

Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Dining Experiences Cooking Classes Likely to Sell Out Lunch Dinner Small Group Likely To Sell Out Short term availability

At a glance

Duration: 4 h 30 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 10 people
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: English, Italian
Operated by: Cesarine: Cooking Class

Ages: Infants (0–3 years) · Children (4–8 years) · Adults (9–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Beverages (water, wines and coffee)
Included: Shared guided market tour
Included: Small group cooking class
Included: Small group 3-course dinner or 3-course lunch
Included: Local taxes

Itinerary

Visit the vibrant local market and the traditional food shops with the Cesarina and immerse yourself in a small group cooking class at the Cesarina's home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of cuisine from Lucca and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a selection of local wine.

Lucca

Seasonal starter · Fresh Pasta — Sample pasta dishes: Tordelli Lucchese or Maccheroni tortellati or Matuffi · Tuscan Dessert — Sample dessert dish: Castagnaccio or "Necci" pancakes or Buccellato cake or Tiramisu or similar typical desserts

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Lucca Lucca, Italy See on map

This experience will be held in a local's home. For privacy reasons, you will receive the full address of your Cesarina host after you have booked. We will contact you after you've booked to match you up with your ideal Cesarina based on what you are looking for.

End point

Lucca Lucca, Italy See on map

This experience will be held in a local's home. For privacy reasons, you will receive the full address of your Cesarina host after you have booked. We will contact you after you've booked to match you up with your ideal Cesarina based on what you are looking for.

Using your ticket

To craft your perfect food experience please remember to share your email address with us. Our culinary guides will send you a short form to express your preferences.

Once completed you will receive all the host details via email.

In case we do not receive your email shortly we will match you with a local host, based on the preference expressed at the time of booking.