Aosta Market Tour and Cooking Class: 3 Regional Recipes

Make three dishes from Aosta's kitchen, then eat them with local wine.

A four-and-a-half-hour cooking class in Aosta where you shop the local market with a home cook, then prepare three regional recipes in her kitchen and taste them with red and white wines. The class is private, held in English or Italian, and includes all ingredients, utensils and a three-course meal you cook yourself.

The experience

You start at the vibrant local market and traditional food shops with your host, a Cesarina: one of Italy's network of home cooks who open their kitchens to travelers. She shows you what to buy for the day's recipes, the cuts and the seasonal picks that matter. Then you move to her home, where you have your own workstation with utensils and everything measured out.

The three dishes you'll make are drawn from Aosta cuisine: pasta like tortelli with wild meat, tagliatelle or gnocchi; a seasonal starter; and a typical dessert such as Mont Blanc, tiramisù or regional biscuits. Your host reveals the tricks as you work: how the dough comes together, why the timing matters, what makes the filling sing. You're not watching a demonstration. You're doing the cooking, and she's there to guide you through it.

When everything is ready, you sit down to taste what you've made, accompanied by a selection of local red and white wines. Water and coffee are included. The whole experience runs about four and a half hours, and the class is private. Just you and your host, or your group and your host if you're traveling together.

What’s included

• Private guided market tour with your host.
• private cooking class where you make three regional recipes.
• all ingredients and utensils for cooking.
• three-course meal of what you've prepared.
• selection of local red and white wines.
• water and coffee.
• local taxes.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 10:00

Book up to10h before

AgesAdult (9 and older) · Child (4 to 8 years) · Infant (under 4): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Public transport nearby

Operated by Cesarine: Cooking Class

Is this one for you?The class is conducted in English or Italian, so book the language your host speaks comfortably and you can follow without strain.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 8 years); Infant (under 4): free.

What does the market tour part of the class involve?

You visit the vibrant local market and traditional food shops with your Cesarina host, who shows you the ingredients and seasonal picks you'll use for cooking later that day.

What three dishes will I learn to make?

The recipes change with the season, but they include a pasta dish such as tortelli with wild meat, tagliatelle or gnocchi; a seasonal starter; and a typical dessert like Mont Blanc, tiramisù or regional biscuits from Aosta.

Is the cooking class really private, or will there be other travelers?

The class is private. It's just you and your host, or your group and your host if you're booking together. No other travelers join the same session.

What's included in the price?

The price covers the private market tour, the cooking class with all ingredients and utensils, a three-course meal you prepare yourself, local wines, water and coffee, plus local taxes.