Cooking class and dinner at a local's home in Menfi

You cook the pasta, then the host serves you wine from her family's preferred cellars.

A cooking class and private dinner at a local cook's home in Menfi, Sicily, where you prepare a four-course meal (starter, fresh pasta, main course with side dish, dessert) and then eat it together with water, regional wines and coffee included. The experience runs about two and a half hours and is led by a Cesarine host: Italy's network of home cooks who open their kitchens to travelers. You choose lunch or dinner at checkout.

The experience

You arrive at a local cook's home in Menfi and move straight into the kitchen. The host walks you through the recipes she learned from her own family (the ones written in her cookbooks, passed down by Italian grandmothers), and you handle the prep and cooking yourself. This is not a performance you watch. You are the one with your hands in the pasta dough, the one tasting and adjusting as you go. The starter, the fresh pasta, the main course with its side dish, the dessert. You make them all.

Once the cooking is done, you sit down at the table together. The meal you just made comes out, and the host pours wines from regional cellars: a selection of reds and whites chosen by someone who knows them. Water and coffee come with it. This is a private dinner, just you and the host (or your group, if you booked together), not a class full of strangers. The whole experience takes about two and a half hours from start to finish.

The host speaks English or Italian, whichever works for you. Cesarine, the network that runs this, has been placing travelers in home cooks' kitchens across Italy for years: over 500 cities, all hosts who chose to open their doors. Public transportation runs near the address, so you can reach it without a car.

What’s included

• Private four-course lunch or dinner (your choice at checkout).
• cooking instruction from a local host.
• all ingredients and kitchen use.
• water, regional wines and coffee with the meal.

Options for this experience

2 options

DinnerGuide in English or Italian · 19:00Dinner

LunchGuide in English or Italian · 12:00Lunch

You pick the guide language when booking.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 12:00 and 19:00

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.

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Good to know

Public transport nearby

Operated by Cesarine: Cooking Class

Is this one for you?Book the lunch option if you have a free afternoon and want to eat early. Choose dinner if you prefer an evening experience. Either way, you're cooking in someone's actual kitchen, not a commercial cooking school, so expect a home setting and a host who is genuinely interested in sharing her food and her table with you.

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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 exactly do I cook during the class?

You prepare a seasonal starter, fresh pasta, a second course with a side dish, and a typical dessert. The host teaches you her family recipes as you work through each course.

Is this lunch or dinner, and can I choose?

You pick lunch or dinner when you book. Both follow the same four-course menu and cooking class format.

What drinks are included?

Water, a selection of red and white wines from regional cellars, and coffee all come with the meal you cook and eat together.

How do I get to the home in Menfi?

Public transportation options are available near the address. You'll receive the exact location and directions when you book.