Rome Trip Overview
Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local home with host Chiara, a native of Rome who attended culinary school to further her cooking education and passion. She specializes in traditional regional dishes and is keen on sharing her favorite family recipes. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Chiara will teach you how to make 2-3 traditional Italian dishes from their family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in your host’s home.
• Pasta making and cooking lesson in a local home
• Introduction to Italy’s culture and cuisine
• 100% private activity
• Experience Italian hospitality in a residential Roman neighborhood
• Vegetarian and gluten free options available
Additional Info
Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Rome, Italy
Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Cooking Classes
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What to Expect When Visiting Rome, Lazio, Italy
Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local home with host Chiara, a native of Rome who attended culinary school to further her cooking education and passion. She specializes in traditional regional dishes and is keen on sharing her favorite family recipes. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Chiara will teach you how to make 2-3 traditional Italian dishes from their family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in your host’s home.
• Pasta making and cooking lesson in a local home
• Introduction to Italy’s culture and cuisine
• 100% private activity
• Experience Italian hospitality in a residential Roman neighborhood
• Vegetarian and gluten free options available
This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. You will be welcomed by Chiara into her beautiful home ideally situated close to the Colosseum to end your day with some delicious home-cooked food! Relax in her living room with a glass of prosecco or cedrata and an appetizer such as pizza romana with buffalo mozzarella, while Chiara gives you a brief introduction to Roman food and culinary traditions. Join Chiara in her kitchen and learn to make traditional Italian food in a hands-on cooking class followed by the meal that will last about 3 hours. You will be given printed recipes and Chiara will briefly introduce you to each dish before you start your cooking class. Learn how to make classic Italian dishes such as handmade pasta, tomato sauce, scaloppini (a meat dish), and tiramisu. After the class you will move to the dining room to feast on your delicious Italian meal!
Sample Menu
• pasta pomodorini and crunchy guanciale (cured pork meat) – or saltimbocca (a veal dish)
• carciofi alla romana (Roman-style artichokes)
• tiramisù, chocolate cake, crostata (tart) or ice cream and fresh fruits
