Market tour and home dining in Trento: Cook with a local Cesarina

Shop the market, then sit down to cook and eat in a stranger's home

A market tour and 3-course dining experience in Trento where you shop for seasonal ingredients at the local market, then head to a Cesarina's home to cook and eat lunch or dinner with other guests. The meal includes wine and coffee. You choose between lunch or dinner at checkout. A live guide in English or Italian leads both the market walk and the cooking.

The experience

The morning or afternoon starts at Trento's vibrant local market, where your Cesarina guide walks you through the seasonal produce and points out the ingredients that anchor the regional dishes you'll cook later. You learn what's fresh, what's traditional, and why certain things matter to the food people here actually eat. The market itself is the classroom: no sitting, no lecture, just the real place where locals shop.

From there you head to your host's home for the hands-on part. You're not watching a demonstration. You're cooking the meal alongside your Cesarina. The 3-course menu comes from her family cookbooks (a starter, a pasta dish, and tiramisu for dessert), and you make it together in her kitchen. Wine, water and coffee come with the meal. The group stays small, which is the whole point: you eat at her table, not at a restaurant, and by the end of the afternoon you've made friends who showed up for the same reason you did.

The experience runs about four hours total. You can book either lunch or dinner depending on when you want to cook and eat. Public transport gets you to the market and the home without a car. No special cooking skills are needed: the Cesarina teaches as you go, and the focus is on the food and the people, not on technique.

What’s included

• Local market tour with your host.
• 3-course lunch or dinner (starter, pasta, tiramisu).
• wine, water and coffee.
• an official Cesarine shopping bag.
• a small group of fellow food enthusiasts.

Options for this experience

2 options

Guide in English or Italian11:00

Guide in English or Italian18:00

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 11:00 and 18:00

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: “The meeting point of this experience will be our Cesarina 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

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Cesarine: Cooking Class

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to cook and eat rather than watch a cooking demo, and if sitting at a local's table matters more to you than a polished restaurant. The small group size and the home setting are what make it feel like you're joining a family meal instead of taking a class.

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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 at the Cesarina's home?

You make a 3-course meal from your host's family cookbooks: a starter, a pasta dish, and tiramisu. The Cesarina guides you through each course as you cook it together in her kitchen.

Is the market tour just walking around, or do I actually buy ingredients?

You walk through the market with your guide to learn about seasonal produce and the ingredients used in Trentino cooking. The shopping happens at the Cesarina's home, where you pick what you need for the meal you're about to cook.

Can I choose between lunch and dinner?

Yes, you pick lunch or dinner when you book. Both follow the same format: market tour first, then cooking and eating at the home.

Will I be cooking alone or with other people?

You cook and eat with other guests who booked the same experience. The group stays small so you can actually talk and get to know each other around the table.