Private Pizza & Tiramisu Class in Parma: Learn to cook at home

Cook two Italian classics in a home kitchen, not a classroom

A private hands-on cooking class in Parma where you learn to make pizza and tiramisu from a local home cook in her own kitchen, then eat what you've prepared with wine. The class runs three hours and suits families with children of any age. Instruction is in English or Italian.

The Experience

You'll arrive at a Cesarina's home in Parma: a carefully selected local cook who opens her kitchen to teach you how Italian families actually make pizza and tiramisu. This is not a staged demo: you're working alongside her, learning the techniques her own family has used, and making the dough and filling with your hands. The class runs three hours and covers both dishes from scratch, so you leave knowing how to do this at home.

Once you've finished cooking, you sit down to eat what you've made for lunch or dinner. A selection of local wine is included, along with water and coffee. You'll taste the pizza and tiramisu you just built, which is the point. You get to see how it turns out and eat it while it's fresh. Families with children of all ages join these classes. Kids often find the hands-on part more engaging than a restaurant meal.

Le Cesarine is Italy's oldest network of home cooks, operating in more than 120 cities. The hosts are passionate about sharing their cooking, and the experience is built around their own family recipes and the way they actually cook at home, not a standardized curriculum. You'll receive an official Le Cesarine apron to take home as a reminder of the class.

Options for this experience

2 options

Guide in English or Italian17:00

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.

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

What’s included

• Private hands-on instruction in pizza and tiramisu making.
• all ingredients and kitchen equipment.
• an official Le Cesarine apron.
• lunch or dinner with the dishes you've cooked.
• a selection of local wine, water and coffee.

Days and timesDaily · 2 departure times, from 10:00 to 17:00

AgesAges 9+ · 4 to 8 years · Under 4 — Free

Meeting point and pickupNo pickup · ends where it startsMeeting point, per the operator: “This experience will be held in one of our Cesarina homes and, for privacy reason, 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

Public transport nearby

Operated by Cesarine: Cooking Class

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to actually cook and eat, not watch a chef work. The private home setting means you're learning family recipes in the space where they're made, and the three-hour format gives you time to master both dishes rather than rush through a longer list of techniques.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

Can children come?

4 to 8 years; under 4, free.

What exactly do I learn to make in the three hours?

You make pizza and tiramisu from scratch. Both dishes are built from the ground up: dough, sauce and toppings for the pizza. The mascarpone cream, ladyfingers and coffee for the tiramisu, so you leave with the full technique for each one.

Do I eat what I cook, or is it just a demonstration?

You eat it. After you finish cooking, you sit down to lunch or dinner with the pizza and tiramisu you've made, plus a selection of local wine, water and coffee. The meal is part of the class.

How do I get to the home, and where is it located?

The home is in Parma, and public transportation options are available nearby. Your booking confirmation will include the exact address and directions once you reserve.