Cooking Class in Riomaggiore: Learn 3 Cinque Terre Recipes

Three dishes, one kitchen, a meal you cooked yourself.

A small-group cooking class held in a local home in Riomaggiore where you learn to make three authentic Cinque Terre recipes (a seasonal starter, fresh pasta, and a regional dessert), then sit down to eat everything you've prepared with local red and white wines. The class runs three hours and is led by a home cook from Cesarine, Italy's network of 1000+ passionate hosts across the country. You choose between a morning or afternoon departure.

The experience

You arrive at a local cook's home in Riomaggiore and get your own workstation with utensils and all the ingredients already laid out. The cook walks you through three recipes: a seasonal starter, a fresh pasta dish (tagliatelle, linguine, trofie al pesto, or ravioli depending on the day), and a Riomaggiore dessert like rice cake, castagnaccio, tiramisu, or canestrelli. This is hands-on. You're making the food, not watching a demonstration. The cook reveals the techniques and tricks that make these dishes work, and you put your skills to the test as you cook.

Once everything is ready, you taste all three dishes you've made, paired with a selection of local red and white wines. Water and coffee are included. The whole experience takes three hours, and you can pick either the morning or afternoon slot depending on what fits the rest of your day in Cinque Terre. The guide speaks English or Italian.

What’s included

• Small-group cooking class with your own workstation.
• all ingredients and utensils for three recipes.
• tastings of everything you cook.
• local red and white wines.
• water and coffee.
• local taxes.

Options for this experience

2 options

Guide in English or Italian10:00

Guide in English or Italian17:00

You pick the guide language when booking. Options with the same name differ in details you'll see when you pick a date.

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

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 10:00 and 17:00

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

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.Operator's directions: “This experience will be held in a local's home and for privacy reasons, you will only receive the full address of your host after you have booked.”

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Public transport nearby

Operated by Cesarine: Cooking Class

Is this one for you?Book the morning class if you want to cook early and have the rest of the day free in Cinque Terre. The afternoon slot works better if you prefer a later start. Either way, you're cooking in a real home kitchen with a local, not in a commercial cooking school.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide 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 three hours?

You make three recipes: a seasonal starter, a fresh pasta dish (your choice of tagliatelle, linguine, trofie al pesto, or ravioli), and a Riomaggiore dessert such as rice cake, castagnaccio, tiramisu, Monterosso cake, or canestrelli. The cook teaches you the techniques for each one.

Do I eat what I cook, or is this just instruction?

You eat everything you've prepared. After the cooking lesson, you sit down and taste all three dishes accompanied by a selection of local red and white wines, plus water and coffee.

Is this a private class or do I cook with other people?

It's a small-group class, so you cook alongside other travelers in the same kitchen. Everyone has their own workstation with utensils and ingredients.

Can I choose between morning and afternoon?

Yes. You pick either the morning or afternoon cooking class at checkout, depending on which time works better for your schedule in Riomaggiore.

Who teaches the class?

A local home cook from Cesarine, Italy's network of over 1000 home cooks in more than 500 cities. The guide speaks English or Italian and teaches from their own home.