Pesaro home cooking experience: 4-course dinner with show cooking

Cook and eat in a Pesaro kitchen, learning recipes straight from a local's family collection.

A private 4-course dining experience at a local cook's home in Pesaro, where you watch show cooking and taste authentic recipes from family cookbooks, with wines and coffee included. You choose between lunch or dinner. The meal runs about two and a half hours. A live guide speaks English or Italian and the cook opens her own kitchen to small groups of travellers.

The experience

This is a show cooking dinner or lunch held inside a private home in Pesaro, not a restaurant. A local cook (part of Cesarine, Italy's network of home cooks across more than 500 cities) invites you into her kitchen to watch her prepare a seasonal starter, fresh pasta, a second course with side dish, and a typical dessert. You sit at her table, not at a counter, and the meal comes with water, a selection of red and white wines from regional cellars, and coffee. The whole experience runs about two and a half hours.

What separates this from a cooking class is that you're not handling the ingredients yourself. You're watching the cook work while you ask questions and learn where the recipes come from. Many of them live in family cookbooks passed down through generations, the kind of knowledge that doesn't make it into published recipes. The warmth of Italian hospitality is the real draw here: you're eating in someone's home, not a commercial space, and the conversation moves between the kitchen and the table.

You pick lunch or dinner at checkout. Public transportation options are available near the home, and the experience suits all fitness levels. A live guide in English or Italian is present throughout.

What’s included

• A private 4-course meal with seasonal starter, fresh pasta, second course with side dish, and typical dessert.
• show cooking demonstration in the cook's home kitchen.
• water, a selection of red and white wines from regional cellars, and coffee.

Options for this experience

2 options

DinnerGuide in English or Italian · Available from 29 Jan 2027

LunchGuide in English or Italian · Available from 29 Jan 2027Lunch

You pick the guide language when booking.

You see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates & prices

Before you book

Days and timesNext departure: 29 Jan 2027

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.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Cesarine: Cooking Class

Is this one for you?The private home setting and family recipes make this suited to travellers who want to eat the way locals do, not in a restaurant kitchen. The trade-off is that you watch rather than cook, which is what keeps the focus on conversation and the stories behind the food.

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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 eat during the show cooking experience?

The meal is four courses: a seasonal starter, fresh pasta, a second course with a side dish, and a typical dessert. Water, a selection of red and white wines from regional cellars, and coffee are included.

Do I cook anything myself, or just watch?

You watch the cook prepare the meal in her kitchen. This is show cooking, not a hands-on class. You're there to observe her technique, ask questions, and learn the stories behind the recipes, many of which come from family cookbooks.

How long does the whole experience take?

The experience runs about two and a half hours from start to finish, including the cooking demonstration and the meal itself.

Can I choose between lunch and dinner?

Yes, you select either lunch or dinner when you book. Both follow the same 4-course menu and show cooking format.