Top Lombardy Classes & Workshops

Learn to cook Italian staples during your time in Milan with this small-group cooking class. Discover techniques to create fresh pasta and prepare two different types, with help from your host. To top off your class, learn to make an iconic Italian dessert—tiramisu. After you’ve worked up an appetite, enjoy the fruits of your labor paired with local wines.

Learn to create classic dishes of the Lombardy region with a private cooking class in Lake Como. A member of the acclaimed Cesarine network of chefs will welcome you into their home for a lesson in Milanese-style cuisine as you help prepare a 3-course menu featuring northern Italian favorites like polenta, risotto, meatballs, osso bucco, and tiramisu. When the cooking’s done, sit down with your host to enjoy the homemade meal with wine pairings.

Learn how to prepare two types of Italian pasta and a classic Italian dessert during this chef-led cooking workshop. Head to the picturesque private home of a Michelin-trained Milanese local and get hands-on instruction in recreating tagliatelle, ravioli, and tiramisu from one-of-a-kind family recipes. Workshops include local wine and limoncello, as well as the lunch or dinner prepared during the class.

Discover the secrets of authentic Italian cuisine with this home cooking experience. Visit a traditional villa on the banks of Lake Como; get hands-on as you cook up an array of appetizers, pastas, and meat dishes; then tuck into your delicious homemade creations, accompanied local wine and dessert.

Step into a local's home in Como to learn how to make fresh pasta and a classic tiramisu. In an intimately sized small group of just 12 people, you'll hear the tricks to roll fresh pasta by hand, and create two dishes as you learn about Lombardy food from your Cesarine host — part of a network of home cooks who preserve regional culinary traditions.

When visiting Milan, learn the secrets of Italian home cooking during a hands-on lesson in the private kitchen of a local chef. Choose your menu from several options that represent Italy's diverse cuisine, which could include mozzarella-filled zucchini flowers, eggplant parmigiana, and tiramisu. Then, sit down with your new friends to enjoy your homemade lunch or dinner accompanied by Italian wine. It’s a great way to learn about local cuisine and culture in a friendly, small-group environment.

The class will learn to cook three typical dishes of the Italian tradition, using professional tricks and techniques; it will be followed step by step by me as a professional chef but at the same time the atmosphere will be relaxed and pleasant. The recipe cards will be provided so it will be easy to replicate them at home with friends and relatives. The lesson will take place in my cooking workshop, that is, in a real professional kitchen. It is possible to have special menus in case of allergies, intolerances or special diets: please specify your request when booking

Utilizing farm-fresh ingredients, this pizza-making class teaches participants how to prepare an artisan dish, the Italian way. A professional baker instructs up to six participants during a private training session near downtown Como. The workshop is taught in an informal and friendly way, and includes a glass of wine paired with pizza and salad.

If there’s one dish everyone wishes they could bring home from Italy, it’s fresh egg pasta, a northern Italian signature. Learn how to mix, roll, cut, and cook your own fresh pasta alongside a local chef in their home around Bellagio—then eat it for lunch or dinner along with wine and coffee or tea. With numbers capped at just 10 travelers, you’re sure to master the tricks of the trade.

You will learn the secrets of the true Italian Homemade Pasta by preparing it with your hands and modern classic Italian Cocktails Martini Royal or Spritz, trained by a Professional Chef. Martini Royale, a simple and fast cocktail, with an intense flavor but a delicate character. A blend of prosecco and Martini with a delicate and inviting color. Spritz is a long drink Italian alcoholic aperitif, popular in the Triveneto area, made with prosecco, bitters and sparkling water or seltzer. For those under 18, non-alcoholic cocktails will be served. The chef will teach you all the techniques of the perfect dough,you will eat different kind of Pasta at your prefer tastes, you will learn the perfect filling and how to prepare sauces as Pesto, Ragù and more to match with the Pasta (on request). Drinks will be all inclusive (wine red or white or beer)! Possibility of booking a private group.

Get behind the wheel of a Ferrari 458 for a test drive on a racetrack near Milan. Get a safety orientation and a lesson on driving theory and practice before taking to the road. Accompanied by an instructor as your co-driver, feel the power of this powerful car as you zoom around the track. When available, choose from a variety of cars such as Lotus, Lamborghini, and Ferrari. Use of a GoPro camera is included.

Pasta is one of Italy’s most beloved culinary exports, and with this pasta-making class you can learn the secrets to preparing fresh pasta. Enjoy a hands-on lesson in central Milan with a chef to pick up professional tricks and techniques for making ribbon and filled pastas along with homemade sauces. Sample what you’ve created after the lesson and take advantage of online support once home to recreate your handiwork.

Discover the art of Italian cooking during a private workshop in the heart of Milan. Alongside your private host, learn to make a traditional Italian dish from start to finish. Learn how to make pasta or gnocchi from scratch as well as the famous Italian dessert of tiramisù. Your host also reveals the secrets to making great Italian food so you can recreate dishes back home.

Make two fresh pasta dishes by hand during a small-group cooking class in Varenna, Lake Como. You’ll skip the impersonal feel of a larger cooking class, and rustle up creations in the home of a local, who is part of the Cesarine network of Italian home cooks. Prepare and eat pasta and a tiramisu as you learn about the wider Lombardy region in the best place — an Italian home kitchen.

Want to impress your friends with your focaccia? Learn how to make this traditional dish the Italian way. I’ll make sure to have the freshest local ingredients on hand, so we’re ready to cook up a storm. Bellissimo!

Experience the thrill of driving an Italian racing car around a professional-standard racing circuit. This tour lets you get behind the wheel of two different cars—a Ferrari 458 and a Legend Racing car—for a total of 16 laps. Accompanied by an expert instructor, learn the differences between the two cars, and pick up plenty of tips and techniques on driving positions, shifting methods, and pit lane etiquette.

Get off the tourist track on this private, half-day cooking workshop. Enjoy a fully bespoke experience in the home of a Lake Como local as you master recipes for three different pasta dishes. Then, sit down to enjoy your freshly-cooked meal, paired with red and white wines from regional cellars.

Immerse yourself in Italian cuisine with this Milan market tour and cooking class. Start by following a chef-guide through a typical street market to learn about choosing the freshest fruits, vegetables and fish. Enjoy samples of cheese, ham and salami, and purchase ingredients for your cooking class. Then head to the chef’s home, where you’ll receive a welcome drink and begin your lesson in how to make an Italian meal. End the experience by eating your creations with Italian wine.

Join an immersive experience right in the heart of Milan during this Italian cooking course. With your guide and a small group, learn to make pasta and ravioli from scratch, as well as sauces to pair with them. Discover the secret to making the perfect tiramisu and gelato and, in the end, sit down and enjoy a delicious meal surrounded by flowers and fruit trees.

Dining, in or out, is a question of style in Milan, but nothing beats learning to make it yourself, right? Learn the tricks of the trade at the best cooking class in Milano! Master the art of preparing typical Milanese fare and traditional Italian cuisine, enjoy a unique pasta making class in Milan led by an experienced charismatic chef Set off to explore Milan’s fascinating culinary scene visiting the city’s bottegas, crammed with fresh produce and local specialties and taste ingredients to prepare your meal. Learn how to prepare exquisite traditional dishes: cheese fondue, ragout, fresh hand-rolled pasta and dessert, too. Measure, mince, mix and stir, and take a break to savor a selection our premium Diadema wines and local specialty cheeses. Once all is ready sit down with a good glass of wine and relish the best Italian meal ever: the one you made yourself in the heart of Milan.

 Super exciting experience in Lake Como on the mountain on top of Bellagio, about 40 miles north of Milano : you can go picking mushrooms or truffle hunting with Chef Luigi and his secret truffle hunters and his dog. Truffle and Mushrooms grow on the private land of family Gandola with the amazing view on the beautiful Lake Como. After the hunt, you will return to in Bellagio town directly with chef Luigi and his team.  Avalaible on tuesday with chef Luigi days organisation

Immerse yourself in a private cooking class at the Cesarina's home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Bergamo cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a glass of local wine. During the lesson the Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic regional recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test. Each participant will have a workstation equipped with utensils and all the ingredients to make the dishes. Then, taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of red and white local wines. Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Immerse yourself in Como’s rich culinary heritage with this hands-on cooking class in Bellagio, with round-trip transfers included for hassle-free access to the family-run restaurant. Learn how to prepare a traditional pasta dish from scratch under the tuition of a professional chef, then savor your homemade meal along with drinks on the terrace, before receiving your participation gift set which includes a certificate, recipe book, and homemade olive oil.

Food lovers won’t want to miss this hands-on, private cooking lesson at a local home in Bergamo. Sip Prosecco as you chat with your host, then learn to prepare pasta or pizza dishes, before tucking into the fruits of your labor as part of a three-course menu plus liqueur and coffee for an intimate and informative experience few travelers get to enjoy.

Italy’s most iconic dish by far is pasta, and with this hands-on cooking class, you can discover the secrets to turning out fresh pasta dishes like an authentic Italian “nonna” with a local chef. Learn how to prepare and roll out the “sfoglia”, or sheet of pasta, and then cut or shape it to suit your sauce. Once both pasta and sauce are ready, relax over lunch to enjoy what you’ve prepared.