Private Tour

Cesarine: Private Pasta Class at Local's Home in Messina

Overview

Available languages

English

Italian

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Immerse yourself in a private pasta-making class at a local's home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a selection of local wine.

During the lesson, the local home cook will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic regional pasta 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.

This experience is held by Cesarine: 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.

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

Beverages (water, wines and coffee)

Tasting of the 3 pasta recipes

Private Pasta-making Class

Local taxes

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting points

Messina

Messina Italy

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 points

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Immerse yourself in a private pasta-making class at a local's home in Messina, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a selection of local wines.

Sample Menu

main

Fresh Pasta

Sample pasta dishes: busiate, anellini, tagliatelle, scialatelli or ravioli

Options

Afternoon pasta making class

Morning pasta making class

Reviews

5.00

52 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

This was one of our...
Brandon G,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was one of our favorite excursions we booked on a 2+ week vacation. It is such a personal experience with the instructor and truly amazing to be welcomed into someone’s home and cook with them. Our instructor was Consuelo and she was the loveliest person, so sweet and informative! She picked us up from our cruise port and drove us around including showing us some sights for a small extra fee, so worth it!! The food we made was absolutely phenomenal and we have the recipes and tons of photos courtesy of Consuelo so we can relive the experience. If you are in Messina this is a must book experience. Truly worth every penny.
How to make pasta with family!
Stephen J,
Oct 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was one of my favorite experiences on vacation. We felt like we were with family learning new family recipes. Everyone was so helpful and very nice. The pasta was great and I can’t wait to share with my family.
Delicious, fun and intimate.
Brook N,
Sep 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was a fun way to try local food at the home of a local person. We enjoyed learning how to make homemade pasta and thoroughly enjoyed the private setting vs. another group city tour. The food was absolutely delicious and Maria was very sweet and an excellent chef.
Excellent lunch and hospitality.
Spencer R,
Sep 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The news the beat authentic experience we have had on our cruise so far. Consuelo was outstanding. She picked us up at the dock, gave us a tour of Messina on the way to her home. We made 3 pasta dishes and then sat at her dining room table and enjoyed what we had prepared. I would HIGHLY recommend this Viatour Activity.
Wonderful experience!
Kerrie H,
Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Rosella and her husband Guiseppe were wonderful hosts!! It was just me and my husband, we had a very personal experience. The food we made was soooo good and they made us feel comfortable and welcome. Highly recommend!
Celebrating Italian Style
Nancy S,
Sep 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was a wonderful experience not only making and eating Italian food, but having the opportunity to see how an Italian family lives. My son and daughter-in-law celebrated their 10th anniversary with this wonderful family. They were treated to wonderful hor d'oeuvres, wine, dessert, and the opportunity to make 3 kinds of pasta. They shared not only great food but much laughter and friendship.
Cesarine is great! Viator is not.
David B,
Sep 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The Cesarine cooking class in Sicily was such a great experience! Our host was amazing. The family team worked together to host the event. They were super welcoming, fun, and clearly passionate about sharing classic Italian food and traditions. The food we made was delicious, and the whole thing felt very authentic. The only downside was dealing with Viator. Some last-minute changes were made to my booking without my say, and when I tried to get answers, their customer support was slow and not very helpful. I was fortunate enough to have a data service to my travels or else I would have missed the email notice that my booking was impacted. All of it added unnecessary stress before what should have been a fun activity. Overall, I’d totally recommend the class itself because the host made it fantastic. Just be prepared that Viator’s customer service might not have your back if something unexpected comes up.
Best tour this trip!
Nanette D,
Sep 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It’s a comfortable and fun environment. Easy to find and we learned a lot! We learned how to make 3 different types of pasta that we will be making upon arriving home,
Lunch at Grandma’s house
CarolAnne P,
Sep 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We felt like we were in our grandmother’s home and were just as welcomed. Mariela taught us how to make pasta, pesto, ravioli, focaccia and she prepared some other tasty dishes, too. She picked us up at the port and gave us a little history of the town. Her English was limited but Google translate made for perfect communication.
Treat yourself to an authentic Sicilian cooking experience!
Chris N,
Sep 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Highly recommend this cooking experience. You are treated like family! The food and atmosphere are excellent.

From €145.00