Fresh Pasta & Tiramisu Class in Trieste: Cook at a Local's Home

Cook two pasta recipes and tiramisu, then sit down to eat them.

A private pasta and tiramisu-making class held in a local home in Trieste, where you learn to prepare both dishes from scratch and then taste them for lunch or dinner with local wines. The class runs three hours and is taught by a Cesarina (a home cook from Italy's network of culinary hosts) in English or Italian. Families with children of all ages are welcome.

The experience

You arrive at a home in Trieste and spend the next three hours learning to cook. Your Cesarina meets you like family and walks you through two pasta recipes and tiramisu, the region's most famous dishes, teaching the techniques and tricks that make them work. You handle the dough, shape the pasta, layer the tiramisu. This is hands-on work, not a demonstration. The kitchen is yours to move through, and the instruction is live, in English or Italian, tailored to the group in front of you.

Once you've finished cooking, you sit down to eat. The pasta you made and the tiramisu you assembled come to the table with local wines, water and coffee. This is not a tasting of someone else's work. It's the meal you built, tasted in the place where you made it. The whole experience (cooking, eating, the conversation that happens around the table) takes three hours.

Le Cesarine, the network behind this class, runs cooking experiences in over 120 Italian cities. Every host opens their own home and teaches from their own kitchen, so no two classes are quite the same. Public transportation is available near the home, and the Cesarina provides hand sanitizing supplies and maintains the space carefully.

What’s included

• Private instruction from a Cesarina home cook.
• hands-on preparation of two pasta recipes and tiramisu.
• lunch or dinner of the dishes you've made.
• local wines, water and coffee.
• live guide in English or Italian.

Options for this experience

2 options

Private pasta and tiramisu classGuide in English or Italian · 10:00Pasta-making class held in the morning, followed by lunch

Pasta and tiramisù class with dinnerGuide in English or Italian · 17:00

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 10:00 and 17:00

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 this class if you want to learn by doing rather than watching, and if you'd rather cook and eat in someone's home than in a commercial kitchen. The private setting and small group size mean the Cesarina can adjust the pace and focus to what you want to learn.

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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 two pasta dishes will I learn to make?

The Cesarina teaches two pasta recipes that are iconic to the Trieste region, chosen from their family cooking traditions. The exact dishes depend on your host's specialty and what they've decided to share for your class.

Do I get to eat what I cook, or is it just a tasting?

You eat a full lunch or dinner made from the pasta and tiramisu you've prepared, served with local wines, water and coffee. The meal is part of the three-hour class.

How do I get to the home where the class is held?

Public transportation options are available near the home. The operator will provide the address and directions once you've booked.