Cesarine: Traditional Milanese Cooking and Dining at a Local's Home

Immerse yourself in the traditional Milanese cooking and dining experience at a local’s home. Enjoy an exclusive show cooking, taste authentic Milan recipes, and connect with local people.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Milan - Dive into a social dining experience at a local’s home, savor an exclusive cooking demonstration, and taste genuine Milanese recipes cherished in family cookbooks handed down by authentic Italian Mammas. Experience the warmth of Italian hospitality while connecting with locals.
What's Included
  • Beverages (water, wines and coffee)
  • Cooking Demonstration (Cesarina prepares 1 recipe in front of you)
  • Local taxes
  • 3-course dinner or 3-course lunch
Meal Options
  • Seasonal starter
  • Pasta - Sample Regional Pasta:
    Pizzoccheri or Risotto or Lasagna
  • Typical dessert - Sbrisolona cake or Tiramisu or similar typical desserts
Additional Information

Immerse yourself in a small group dining experience at a local’s home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic Milan recipes treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people.
Enjoy a 3-course menu including starter, pasta and dessert with drinks included…

Location
Milan
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 by e-mail after you've booked to match you up with your ideal host based on what you are looking for.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(11 Ratings)
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Jucabu56
Oct 28, 2025
Welcoming hosts - Giuliana and her family were gracious hosts! We felt very welcome in their home and learned step by step how to make an Italian dish. The food was wonderful and we enjoyed our evening very much!
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James_l
Jun 21, 2024
What an evening!! - Great food. Great wine. Wonderful company. Fabulous evening, What I wanted to say is above but Viator required to write more. OK I did.
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Ragnar
Feb 9, 2024
Amazing experiance cooking, and learning a lot - Amazing cooking class learning about local cousine. How to, why it was and how its been done in milano for generations. Amazing produce and local meat
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Sukhi_b
Jan 26, 2024
Authentic food tasting - Sandra was very welcoming and hospitable. Great knowledge of Italian cooking. She shared authentic dishes which were very flavoursome.
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Jeannev605
Dec 31, 2023
Experience life as a local for a few hours, so worth it! - We had such a great time, wonderful food, and amazing hospitality with Marina, would highly recommend this special experience!
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Lauraa6327
Dec 13, 2022
Risotto alla milanese and ossobuco - I gave my boyfriend as a birthday present this lesson for the preparation of risotto alla milanese with dinner in tow and I must say that it was a really special experience and definitely a very appreciated gift for originality. Santa was an exquisite hostess, in the end even though the experience was just for him he made me cook too showing us also the preparation of the ossobuco in combination with the risotto for which it was a 360 ° lesson. He then made us find a great aperitif by also inserting Apulian preparations for his Altamura origins that we loved being we lovers of the Puglia region and good food! It was a pleasant evening spent very quickly between chatter and good wine, we ate more than cooked I must say but mainly because we got lost in chatter! We thank Santa for the useful advice even outside the kitchen received and I also thank her for the gift she gave me of a monstera cutting, having discovered this common passion!
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Marysz6076vy
Aug 1, 2022
The Heart of Italian Cooking! - Giuliano warmly welcomed us into her home. She is fabulous! She patiently showed us how to make fresh pasta, and how to cook with fresh ingredients from the garden. I think we had our best meal in Milan with Giuliano. We also met 2 of her son's, which made it a fun interactive mix of cultures. Such a friendly, fun, educational cooking class - highly recommend!
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Moniquef846
Jun 26, 2022
Cooking with Giuliana - I had the best day with Giuliana and her family. Giuliana has so much passion for cooking and is the best teacher. She is so welcoming, kind and patient and this was one of the best experiences of my holiday in Europe, learning to make fettuccine, ravioli and my favorite - tiramisu! I would love to come back again and learn more and share a meal and laughs with the family again! :)
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Faraway30458009041
Feb 1, 2022
Passion, care and high quality - Cesarina Debora, great passion for this important role of protecting culinary tradition. Impeccable and high quality in the kitchen and presentation of dishes. Great attention in interpreting the needs of guests. We felt at home and at the same time in a special place, pampered. Experience extremely recommended and to be repeated. Maximilian
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Patty_c
May 22, 2024
Rescheduled three times via Viator? - I was contacted by the first host asking to move my dinner time from 7 PM until 1 PM which I was unable to do. I was contacted by a second host who told me that Have a cat in the house And my husband is allergic. The third host was a charm. Beatrice was fabulous and she served us a vegetarian Italian meal. However, the process for this was flawed.
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From $99
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).