Venice Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class: Make Two Pasta Recipes

Roll pasta by hand, layer tiramisu, eat what you made

A hands-on cooking class in Venice where you learn to roll fresh pasta by hand, make two pasta recipes from scratch, and prepare tiramisu in a local home with a Cesarina host. The class runs three hours (or two hours for the express cicchetti option) and includes an Italian aperitivo, instruction in English or Italian, and a shared meal with up to 11 other travelers. You choose between the full pasta-and-tiramisu menu or the express cicchetti-and-pasta version at checkout.

The experience

You arrive at a local home in Venice where a Cesarina (one of Italy's network of home cooks who open their kitchens to travelers) greets you like family. The class starts with an Italian aperitivo, then moves straight to the counter. You'll learn to roll 'sfoglia' (fresh pasta sheet) by hand, the foundation for two different pasta shapes you'll make from scratch. The host walks you through the technique, and you work at your own pace alongside the other guests, most of them first-timers.

Once the pasta is shaped and ready, you move on to tiramisu (in the full three-hour class) or to making three Venetian cicchetti (small bites like crostini and seafood snacks), if you've chosen the express two-hour option. The kitchen fills with the smell of what you're building. When everything is done, you sit down together and eat the meal you just made, with beverages included. It's not a performance or a demonstration. You're the one doing the work, and the host is there to show you how.

The class holds a maximum of 12 people, so it stays intimate. The guide speaks English or Italian, and you can book either option depending on what appeals to you: the full tiramisu experience or a faster run through cicchetti and one pasta recipe. Public transportation gets you to the home. There's no hotel pickup included, so you'll arrange your own way there.

What’s included

• Hands-on instruction in rolling fresh pasta by hand and making two pasta recipes from scratch (or one pasta recipe plus three Venetian cicchetti in the express class).
• tiramisu preparation (full class only).
• Italian aperitivo.
• shared meal of everything you've made.
• beverages during class and at the table.
• small-group setting with a maximum of 12 travelers.
• live guide in English or Italian.

Options for this experience

2 options

Express option: cicchetti and pastaGuide in English or Italian · 10:00 and 18:00Two-hour hands-on cooking class: you'll make three traditional Venetian cicchetti and one fresh pasta dish from scratch with your Cesarina

Two pasta recipes plus tiramisuGuide in English or Italian · 6 departure times: the first at 10:00, the last at 19:00Three-hour hands-on cooking class: you'll prepare two fresh pasta recipes from scratch and a classic tiramisu alongside your Cesarina

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

Information

Lasts 3h, runs every day, 6 start times, from € 99 per person, with a live guide in English and Italian and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery day6 departure times: 10:00, 11:00, 15:00, 17:00, 18:00 and 19:00

GroupUp to 16

Live guideEnglish and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Book up to20h before

AgesAdult (9 and older) · Child (4 to 8 years) · Infant (under 4): free

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Pets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Cesarine: Cooking Class

Is this one for you?Book the full three-hour class if you want the complete Italian dessert experience and have an afternoon free. The express two-hour cicchetti-and-pasta option works if you're short on time or prefer savory Venetian bites over tiramisu. Both versions teach you the same hand-rolling technique and give you a meal you've made yourself, so the choice is really about which menu appeals to you and how much time you have.

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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.

How much pasta and tiramisu do I actually make in this class?

You roll fresh pasta by hand and make two different pasta recipes from scratch, then prepare a full tiramisu dessert (in the three-hour class). The express two-hour option swaps the tiramisu for three Venetian cicchetti and one pasta recipe instead. Everything you make becomes the meal you eat together at the end.

What's the difference between the full class and the express cicchetti option?

The full three-hour class covers two pasta recipes and tiramisu. The express two-hour class teaches three homemade Venetian cicchetti and one fresh pasta recipe, skipping the tiramisu. Both include an aperitivo and a shared tasting of what you've made.

Will I be cooking alone or with other people?

It's a shared class with a maximum of 12 travelers, so you'll be cooking alongside other guests in the same home kitchen. The Cesarina host teaches the whole group, and you work at your own pace at the counter.

Is this class in English?

Yes, the guide speaks English or Italian, so you can choose the language when you book. Instruction is hands-on and visual, so even if Italian is new to you, you'll follow along at the counter.

Do I need to get myself to the home, or is there a pickup?

Hotel pickup is not included, so you'll arrange your own transport to the home using public transportation or a taxi. The home is in Venice and accessible by the city's transit options.

What does the aperitivo include?

An Italian aperitivo is served at the start of the class to warm up before you begin cooking. Beverages are included throughout the class and with the meal you share at the end.