Praiano cooking class: Market visit and 3-course meal

You cook in a stranger's home and eat the whole meal together.

A market-to-table cooking class in Praiano combines a guided tour of the local market and traditional food shops with a private three-course lesson at a home cook's kitchen, where you prepare seasonal Amalfi Coast dishes and eat them with local wine. You choose lunch or dinner. The class runs six hours and includes an official Cesarine apron to take home. The guide speaks English or Italian.

The experience

The morning or afternoon starts at the local market in Praiano, where you shop alongside your host (a home cook trained in the region's cuisine), and learn which ingredients matter for the dishes you'll cook later. She'll point out what's seasonal, what's authentic, and why one vendor's pasta or produce beats another's. This is not a performance. You're gathering the actual things you'll use in her kitchen, and she's teaching you to read a market the way locals do.

Back at her home, you move into a private cooking class built around three traditional recipes: a seasonal starter, a fresh pasta dish (options include scialatielli, paccheri, or tagliolini), and a Praiano dessert like delizie al limone or sfogliatella. You're not watching a demonstration. You're handling the ingredients, learning the technique, and making the food yourself. The class takes up most of the six hours, and when everything is ready, you sit down together to eat it, paired with local wines and water. The meal is the point. The cooking is how you earn it.

You leave with the official Cesarine apron, a network of over a thousand home cooks across Italy who open their kitchens to travelers. Coffee is included at the end. Public transportation runs near the meeting point if you need it to get back to your hotel.

What’s included

• Private guided market tour in Praiano.
• private three-course cooking class at a local home cook's kitchen.
• three traditional Praiano recipes you prepare yourself.
• three-course lunch or dinner (your choice at checkout) paired with local wine, water, and coffee.
• official Cesarine apron.
• local taxes.

Options for this experience

2 options

Guide in English or ItalianAvailable from 9 Nov · 16:30

Guide in English or Italian10:00

You pick the guide language when booking. Options with the same name differ in details you'll see when you pick a date.

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Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 10:00 and 16:30

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.Operator's directions: “This experience will be held in a local's home. For privacy reasons, you will receive the full address of your local host after you have booked.”

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 the lunch option if you want to shop and cook in the morning and eat by early afternoon. Choose dinner if you prefer a late-morning start and an evening meal. Either way, the six-hour block fits one full day in Praiano without rushing the market or the cooking.

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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 dishes do I actually cook in the Praiano cooking class?

You prepare three courses: a seasonal starter, a fresh pasta dish (such as scialatielli, paccheri, or tagliolini), and a traditional Praiano dessert like delizie al limone, sfogliatella, or tiramisu. Your host chooses based on what's available and what she thinks you'll learn best from.

Do I need cooking experience to take this class?

No prior experience is required. The class is private, so your host teaches at your pace and adjusts to what you already know. She's trained to work with travelers who have never cooked Italian food before.

Can I choose between lunch and dinner?

Yes. You pick either a three-course lunch or a three-course dinner when you book, and that meal is what you cook and eat together at the end of the class.

How long does the whole experience take?

The class runs six hours from start to finish, including the market visit, the cooking, and the meal itself.

Is the guide fluent in English?

Your host speaks either English or Italian. You'll select your preferred language when you book.