Home Cooking Class in Riccione: 4-Course Dinner with Local Chef

Learn to cook pasta and a full menu in someone's home kitchen, then eat it together.

A private cooking class and dinner at a local chef's home in Riccione where you prepare a four-course meal (starter, fresh pasta, main course with side dish, and dessert), then eat it together with regional wines and coffee included. The experience runs about two and a half hours and is led by a Cesarine host, part of 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's home in Riccione and step into their kitchen to cook. The host walks you through making a seasonal starter, fresh pasta from scratch, a second course with vegetables, and a typical dessert: recipes pulled from family cookbooks passed down through generations. This is not a demonstration you watch. You handle the ingredients and the techniques, learning as you go. The host speaks English or Italian and works at your pace, sharing the methods real Italian families use at their own tables.

Once the cooking is done, you move to the dining table. Everything you made comes out together: the starter, the pasta you rolled and shaped, the main course, the dessert. Water, a selection of regional red and white wines, and coffee arrive with the meal. You eat in the warmth of someone's home, not a restaurant, and the conversation stays between you and your host: no other groups, no fixed seating chart. The whole experience takes about two and a half hours from arrival to the last coffee.

Cesarine, the network running this, has been connecting travelers with home cooks across more than 500 Italian cities for years. The hosts are passionate about their food and their region, and they choose to open their homes because they want to share that. Public transportation stops are nearby if you need to get back to your hotel.

What’s included

• Private four-course meal (lunch or dinner, your choice).
• show cooking with hands-on instruction.
• water, regional wines and coffee.
• live guide in English or Italian.

Options for this experience

2 options

DinnerGuide in English or Italian · 19:00

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

Low physical effortPublic transport nearby

Operated by Cesarine: Cooking Class

Is this one for you?Book the lunch slot if you want a midday activity that leaves your evening free. Pick dinner if you'd rather cook and eat in the early evening and end the day at the table. Either way, the two-and-a-half-hour format fits between other plans without dominating your day in Riccione.

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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.

Can I choose between lunch and dinner for this cooking class?

Yes. You pick lunch or dinner when you book, and the four-course menu stays the same: starter, fresh pasta, main course with side dish, and dessert. Both include wines and coffee.

Do I need cooking experience to join this class?

No. The host guides you through each step, and the experience is suitable for all physical fitness levels. You learn the techniques as you work.

What's included in the meal besides what I cook?

Water, a selection of regional red and white wines from local cellars, and coffee all come with the meal. Everything else (the starter, pasta, main course, and dessert). You prepare in the kitchen.

How do I get to the host's home in Riccione?

Public transportation options are available nearby. The host will provide the exact address and directions when you book.