Private Tour

Home Cooking Class & Meal with a Local in Messina

Overview

Available languages

English

Italian

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

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 recipes

Private Cooking Class

Local taxes

What To Expect

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

Options

Morning Cooking Class

Cooking Class AM + Lunch

Afternoon Cooking Class

Cooking Class PM + Dinner

Reviews

5.00

22 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Incredible home chef experience!
Gerard A,
Apr 24, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Incredible 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
- Viator
5.00
Very comfortable, felt very welcomed. Mariella ran a fun and interesting cooking class. A high point in our trip.
Excellent cooking experience
Robert M,
Sep 30, 2024
- Viator
5.00
My wife Sherry wanted to know how to make pasta from scratch, so I found a Viator tour that was exactly what she wanted. We were picked up at Cathedral and driven to her beautiful home overlooking the city. Mariana was a gracious and kind woman who did not speak English! She used a translator ap which worked wonderfully. She was a wonderful host and chef. I made my first homemade pasta from scratch, as well! We ha a delicious and delightful experience,. Good food, wonderful home, and an amazing hostess!
Delicious , quaint and lots of fun!
Craig S,
Sep 25, 2024
- Viator
5.00
We had a great time at our cooking class. We find this home very nice and the cooking instructions were great!
Great experience. Highly recommend.
Mary E,
Jul 16, 2024
- Viator
5.00
It was an absolute dream to cook with Rosella and her family in their home. The pasta was so delicious. The directions to her home took us to an odd location. Thankfully, Rosella was great thru WhatsApp and after a short 500m walk we were at her building. A tip for others, if you are doing this during a cruise, book a private car for both ways. The taxi fleeced us for 70 euro to go 1.7 miles. This is not walkable from the port so we took a cab. The expo was amazing though! You’ll be assigned a local cook after you book, perhaps your location will be walkable!