Cooking Class & Meal in La Spezia: Learn 3 Local Recipes

Cook three dishes from La Spezia, then sit down to eat them

A private three-hour cooking class held in a local home in La Spezia, where you learn to make three authentic regional recipes (a seasonal starter, fresh pasta or ravioli, and a traditional dessert) with all ingredients and equipment provided, then taste everything you've cooked with local red and white wines. Choose a morning or afternoon slot to fit your schedule.

The experience

You arrive at your host's home and get a full workstation: cutting board, utensils, and every ingredient laid out for three dishes. The local cook walks you through the techniques of La Spezia cuisine: how to shape trofie or ravioli alla spezzina, or make pasta alla contadina; what goes into a seasonal starter; and the method behind canestrelli biscuits, castagnaccio, spongata cake or tiramisu, depending on what's in season. You're not watching a demonstration. You're doing the work, with hands-on guidance and the chance to ask questions as you go.

Once everything is cooked, you sit down to taste it all. Water, coffee and a selection of local red and white wines come with the meal, so you're eating and drinking what the region actually produces. The whole thing takes three hours, and you leave with the recipes and the muscle memory of how to make them at home.

What’s included

• Private cooking class in a local home.
• all ingredients and utensils for three dishes.
• tastings of the starter, pasta and dessert you prepare.
• 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. For privacy reasons, you will receive the full address of your Cesarina host after you have booked.”

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h 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?Pick the morning class if you want to cook early and have the rest of your day free, or the afternoon slot if you prefer a later start. Either way, you're learning hands-on in someone's kitchen, not in a commercial cooking school, so the pace and the recipes stay rooted in how La Spezia actually eats.

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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.

Can I choose what time of day the class happens?

Yes. You pick either a morning or afternoon cooking class at checkout, whichever fits better with the rest of your day in La Spezia.

What exactly do I make during the three hours?

You prepare three dishes: a seasonal starter, one fresh pasta shape (trofie, ravioli alla spezzina, or pasta alla contadina), and a traditional dessert (canestrelli biscuits, castagnaccio, spongata cake, or tiramisu). The host chooses based on what's in season.

Do I need cooking experience to join?

No. The class is designed for anyone curious about La Spezia food. Your host teaches the techniques from the start and guides you through each step.

Is this class just for me, or will there be other people?

It's a private class held at your host's home. You cook with whoever is in your group. No strangers are added to the booking.

What's included in the price?

All ingredients, equipment, the three-hour instruction, tastings of everything you make, local wines, water and coffee are included. Local taxes are also covered.