Private Tour
Cook and Taste with a Local in Messina by Cesarine
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
Immerse yourself in a private cooking class at the Cesarina's home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Messina cuisine 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 120 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
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Step into a private cooking class in a Cesarina’s home, where you’ll uncover the secrets of Messina’s most iconic dishes. Then sit down to enjoy everything you’ve prepared, served with a glass of local wine in a warm and authentic Sicilian setting.
Sample Menu
starter
Seasonal starter
main
Fresh Pasta
Sample pasta dishes: Pasta with sardines or "Pasta ‘ncaciata" - baked pasta or Pasta with cauliflower 'alla messinese'
dessert
Sicilian dessert
Sample dessert dish: Cannoli siciliani or Cassata or N’zuddi biscuits or Tiramisu or similar typical desserts
What‘s Included
Beverages (water, wines and coffee)
Tasting of the 3 recipes
Private Cooking Class
Local taxes
Meeting points
Messina
Messina Italy
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Options
Express: Sunset Wine Tasting
Small Group
2hours 3-Wines Tasting: Sunset wine tasting in a Sicilian vineyard with Aeolian views, organic wines, and local specialties
3 Recipes Cooking Class
Private
3hours Hands-on Cooking Class: You’ll learn to make three traditional recipes from scratch together with your Cesarina
Reviews
29 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Messina Cooking Class
Ryan P,Apr 23, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Absolutely wonderful experience! Mariella was an incredible host. She was prompt for our pick up time and drove us ~20 min outside of the city center to her house. We used Google translate for communication and had no issues with that at all. Her home was beautiful and the food was delicious. Would highly recommend this experience for anyone visiting Messina.
Amazing experience!
Rachael W,Apr 11, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Absolutely amazing experience!! Stefania and her family were so welcoming and created the perfect day for us. Food was delicious, and we had a great time!
Very friendly family who...
joannegimbel,Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Very friendly family who opens their home with such graciousness . The pasta was delicious. Lots of lively conversation
Amazing experience
Tammira L,Jul 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Cesarina was amazing. From beginning to end. This is an experience I will never forget. The food was amazing and the family took time to explaining everything. The experience included photos that they shared with us to remember this experience forever
The best cooking experience!
Anonymous,Jul 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had the best time!! This was a once in a life time experience with Consuelo. She was the sweetest host and we honestly are so grateful for this experience. We would go back and do it again in a heartbeat. We all learned how to make pasta and dessert from scratch. She was also very sweet with our kids. 1,000% one of the coolest experiences we have booked! Highly recommend!
Perfect outing in Messina
cmacdolphanmsncom,Jul 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Perfect! Learned to make the most delicious tiramisu, pasta and an appetizer. So much fun and we immediately made a shopping list so we could make at home. Conseula was the most gracious hostess. Her house is so charming and she picked us up and dropped us back off. Couldn't have asked for a better outing. Plenty of time left over to explore Meßina too!
Magical
Margaret W,Jun 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Mariella met us at the port and we walked to her flat near the Cathedral. She used Google Translate to chat to us which worked well but was sometimes hilarious! She lives in a charming third floor flat, but there is a small lift so don’t be daunted. Mariella and Giovanni made the whole experience very enjoyable by their warmth and friendliness. Mariella helped us make fresh pasta - tagliatelle and ravioli for our main course, and to fill locally bought cannoli for dessert. We had Prosecco, wine and appetisers all made from local ingredients. A wonderful array of Sicilian cuisine. We felt we had an authentic taste of Sicily in more ways than one. Being guests in Mariella’s home and eating pasta made with our own fair hands was amazing, but also hearing a violin playing Schubert in the Cathedral at noon while we were enjoying our delicious lunch made it just magical. We would thoroughly recommend.
Exceptional, great time, excellent host
Maria M,Jun 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The hospitality was superb, we really enjoyed our host, the food was delicious. Overall a great experience and would recommend to anyone spending a day in Messina.
Incredible home chef experience!
Gerard A,Apr 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Incredible and personal teaching experience with our chef, Mariella in her beautiful home. She picked us up and dropped us back to the port. We made pasta, focaccia, and other dishes which we had for lunch with wine. Such a great and warm experience
Cesarina Cooking Class
Jane D,Feb 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Very comfortable, felt very welcomed. Mariella ran a fun and interesting cooking class. A high point in our trip.
Related Experiences
Operated by Cesarine: Cooking Class