Private Tour

Cesarine: Home Cooking Class & Meal with a Local in Alberobello

Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Dive into the regional traditions of everyday Italy and discover the secrets of Alberobello's cuisine. Learning how to cook in a local home is a wonderful way to gain insight into Italy's real culture.

What could be a better souvenir than cooking knowledge to last a lifetime?

Learn how to prepare 3 local recipes from scratch with your Cesarina, and discover the secrets of regional Italian cuisine.

The pleasure of conviviality goes far beyond good food and wine. Our guests take part in an experience which is so much more than just a cooking class. Learning and dining with a Cesarina gives you the chance to be welcomed in like one of the family and live like the Italians do.

Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Please note that our Cesarine are ready and thrilled to host you in their homes! All Cesarine are always very careful and attentive of the important sanitary rules needed, even more now! The homes provide all the essential sanitary equipment for the guests (paper towels for washing hands, hand sanitizing gel and so on). Remember to always maintain 1 meter distance from each other and if not, wear masks and gloves

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Cooking Class (learn to make 3 Iocal traditional dishes)

Tasting session (lunch or dinner) with wine, beverages and coffee

What To Expect

Dive into the regional traditions of everyday Italy and discover the secrets of Alberobello's cuisine. Learn how to prepare 3 local recipes from scratch with your Cesarina, and discover the secrets of regional Italian cuisine. After the class, taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by local wines.

Sample Menu

starter

Seasonal starter

main

Fresh Pasta

Sample pasta dishes: Orecchiette or Maccheroni or Gnocchi

dessert

Apulian Dessert

Sample dessert dish: Cartellata barese or Sasanelli cookies or Zeppola or Tiramisu or similar typical desserts

Options

Cooking class + dinner

Private cooking class with lunch or dinner in Alberobello

Reviews

5.00

12 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Cooking with Cesarine Paola
katytT6245EB,
Oct 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had an absolutely wonderful time. It was an unmatched experience that provided an authentic glimpse of Italian culture. The family was not only accommodating but incredibly nice and welcoming. We learned, enjoyed delicious food, and will never forget this opportunity. We are grateful that they offered up their home and cannot recommend this class enough. Take it. More than once.
The best.
Katy T,
Oct 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We had an absolutely wonderful time and it has been our most memorable experience in Italy so far. It was authentic and the family was incredibly nice and accommodating to our needs. Would recommend this class to anyone traveling to Italy. Honestly cannot say enough good things, it was simply the best.
Just do it!
Annette O,
Sep 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Absolutely beautiful! The hosts were exceptional and made sure everyone in the family was interactive in the cooking class! The property is amazing! I highly recommend!
Italian lunch cooking experience
sarabD4462MF,
Aug 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Mariuccia's orecchiette cooking class was really enjoyable. She and her husband made us very welcome. Making the pasta was a small part of the overall Italian lunch experinece made more authentic with her family there too. We watched Foccacia being made and helped with the finishing touches. We also tasted lots of the ingredients too while the lunch was being prepared.
A wonderful experience
mfccep,
Jun 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our class was outstanding. She is a wonderful, kind and patient teacher. The best part was lunch with her husband and daughter. Her daughter was well educated, very bright and engaging. Nice family living in a welcoming home. Of our 15 days in Italy, this was top of the list of memorable experiences.
Great food, great company, great laughs!
Jerry L,
Mar 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
An amazing experience cooking with Maria in her Trullo home of 41 years. We learned a lot about Puglian cuisine while learning how to make pasta and so many other dishes. Enjoying lunch with Maria and her husband were the perfect way to top off the experience.
Home cooking extravaganza
Jon L,
Oct 5, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
What an amazing experience. Lucretia and her husband made us both so welcome in their home. The cooking class was great , we are now tiramisu and pasta making “experts”. The food from start to finish was great our hosts very kindly gave us a lift back to Alberobello. Strongly recommend this to anyone that enjoys cooking.
Gem of Noci
Trip667690,
Sep 26, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Dominica and Stefano, Thank you so much for sharing your lovely country home with us The cavatelli and tiramisu cooking classes were fantastic—I am looking forward to sharing these recipes with my family and friends Your added touches: Primitivo, bruschetta (homemade sour dough bread with garlic spread), local cheese and salami, olives from your farm, homemade focaccia, your biscotti and limoncello were simply unexpected delights! Thank you so much for such a beautiful experience Donna and Marie
Memorable & Lovely!!!
Susan A,
Aug 9, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Such a lovely experience, felt like our family was opening their home up to us and what an over the top nice experience. Better than we could have anticipated!!! Food was soooooooo delicious!!!
Pasta making in Alberobello!
967jacim,
Oct 18, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My husband and I were excited to attend our first ever cooking class in Italy. We are so pleased we were able to have Lucrezia as our instructor. Her husband was also there helping and the two of them were very pleasant. Lucrezia was patient and kind and made us feel like pro’s! The food, from the start was amazing, the presentation of the appetizers to the two pasta dishes were restaurant quality. I would highly recommend this class to anyone and would most definitely take it again! Thank you Lucrezia!!