Private Dining Experience in Salerno with Show Cooking

Cook alongside a local, then sit down to what you made together

A private dining experience at a local cook's home in Salerno includes a four-course meal (starter, fresh pasta, main course with side dish, and dessert) prepared during a show cooking demonstration. You watch and participate as your host walks through authentic recipes from family cookbooks, then enjoy the meal with regional wines and coffee. The experience lasts about two and a half hours and is led by a Cesarine host fluent in English or Italian.

The experience

Salerno's Cesarine hosts open their homes for an evening or lunch built around cooking and eating together. You arrive at a local's kitchen and watch as they prepare a four-course menu from recipes their family has kept for generations. The starter, fresh pasta, main course with side dish, and dessert all come together during the show cooking. You see the techniques, ask questions, and get a sense of how the dishes actually come together rather than arriving plated and finished.

Halfway through the cooking, you sit down to eat what's been made, paired with a selection of red and white wines from regional cellars. Water and coffee come with the meal. The whole thing takes about two and a half hours, and because it's private (just you and the host) the pace and conversation shape themselves around what interests you. Cesarine cooks work across more than 500 cities in Italy, but each one runs their own kitchen and their own evening, so the recipes, the wines, and the stories behind them shift from one home to another.

You can book either a dinner or a lunch slot depending on what fits your time in Salerno. Public transportation runs nearby if you need it to reach the host's address.

What’s included

• A private four-course meal (seasonal starter, fresh pasta, second course with side dish, and typical dessert).
• show cooking demonstration led by your host.
• water, a selection of regional red and white wines, and coffee.

Options for this experience

2 options

DinnerGuide in English or Italian · 19:00

LunchGuide in English or Italian · 12:00Lunch

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

Before you book

Lasts 2h 30m, runs every day at 12:00 and 19:00, from € 85 per person, with a live guide in English and Italian, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

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 a dinner slot if you want an evening out that feels like a friend's kitchen rather than a restaurant, or choose lunch if that fits better into your day in Salerno. The private setting means the host can adjust the pace and depth of cooking talk to what you're curious about, and the meal happens at their table, not yours.

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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.

What exactly do I cook during the show cooking part?

The host walks you through the dishes on that evening's menu: a seasonal starter, fresh pasta made by hand, a second course with side dish, and a typical dessert. You watch the techniques and can help with prep or ask how things are done, but the host leads the cooking and handles the main work.

Are the wines included, or do I pay extra for them?

Wines are included in the experience: a selection of red and white from regional cellars, plus water and coffee. You're not choosing from a list or paying by the glass. They come as part of the meal.

Can I book this as a lunch instead of dinner?

Yes, you choose either a lunch or dinner slot when you book. The menu and experience are the same. Only the time of day changes.

How do I get to the host's home?

Public transportation options are available nearby the address. Once you book, you'll receive the specific location and directions to find your way there.