Pasta and Tiramisu Class in Padua: Learn Two Iconic Dishes

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Duration3h

GroupUp to 12

LanguagesEN · IT

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You make the pasta and tiramisu yourself, not just watch someone else do it.

A small-group cooking class in Padua where you learn to roll fresh pasta by hand, make two pasta types from scratch, and prepare tiramisu in a local home with a Cesarina host. The class runs three hours, includes an Italian aperitivo, wine, coffee and tastings of everything you cook, and caps at 12 people so the instruction stays hands-on.

The Experience

What do you actually make in a pasta class in Padua? You start with an Italian aperitivo—prosecco and nibbles—then move to the kitchen where your Cesarina teaches you to roll 'sfoglia', the fresh pasta sheet, by hand. From there you learn two different pasta types from scratch, the kind you'd find on a family table in the Veneto. The whole sequence takes three hours, and you're working alongside other guests (no more than 12 in the group), so there's room to ask questions without the class turning into a lecture.

The tiramisu comes at the end, and it's the same hands-on setup: you're making it, not observing. Cesarine are home cooks who open their own kitchens to travelers, so the space feels like someone's house, not a commercial cooking school. They teach family recipes, the ones they actually cook at home, and they've chosen to host because they want to share how they eat. Water, wine and coffee come with the class, and you taste everything you've made before you leave.

The class runs in English or Italian depending on the group. Public transportation stops are nearby if you need to get there without a car, and the two purchase options let you add dinner afterward if you want the meal to extend into the evening.

What’s included

Italian aperitivo with prosecco and nibbles to start.
wine and coffee during the class.
tastings of the two pasta types and tiramisu you make.
all instruction and use of kitchen equipment.
water throughout the session.

Good to know

Public transport nearby

Operated by Cesarine: Cooking Class

Is this one for you?Book this class if you want to actually make the pasta and tiramisu yourself rather than watch someone else cook—the hands-on setup and small group size mean you're working in the kitchen the whole time, not sitting at a table. It's also the right pick if you want to learn recipes from someone who cooks this way at home, not from a professional chef in a commercial kitchen.