LAKE COMO
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The 10 most popular workshops in Lake Como. Here's what they actually deliver, who runs them, and what they cost.
Small-group Pasta and Tiramisu class in Como with a Cesarine host, aperitivo chat, and hands-on cooking in a local home.
“This was the most amazing experience!!! Cannot recommend it enough!! Anna was so kind and the food was amazing. We learned so much about Italian culture and had so much fun 10/10 experience one of the best nights in Italy. So amazing!!!!”
Small-group Como cooking class with Cesarine hosts. Cook 3 Italian courses from scratch, eat together, and sip Lombardy wines in a real home.
“The cooking course was authentic and warm-spirited. The instructor had a great sense of humor and was friendly. The guidance was clear and well-prepared. The food we made was delicious. I warmly recommend it.”
Hands-on Neapolitan pizza making in Como: staglio dough skills, custom Margherita, bruschetta, wine or beer, limoncello and recipe.
“The staff were so kind and patient to show us how to make a great pizza! Thank you guys, we had a great time”
A small-group, hands-on fresh pasta class in Como: roll dough, cut shapes, make sauce, then eat what you cooked with dessert.
“Intimate cooking and cultural experience. Our chef made learning to make pasta easy while we still led most of the work so we can actually replicate on our own. We cooked in her apartment and the results were absolutely delicious. While menus change, we made tagliatelle with tomato confit sauce and ricotta and choice ravioli…”
Hands-on pasta class in Bellagio with Chef Luigi Gandola. Lunch, drinks, and an olive oil gift set included.
“Chef Luigi (& wife Camilla) are an awesome couple with a fantastic restaurant & cooking class going on. Camilla was the sweetest person I’ve met!”
Small-group pasta-making in Como at a local home. Learn three regional dishes, then taste them with wine, water, and coffee.
“What a FANTASTIC experience!! Beautiful house, incredible setup and an WONDERFUL team!! Thank you Anna and your team for providing such an incredible experience… WE LOVE IT!”
Cook seasonal Italian favorites in a Cesarina’s home in Cernobbio, enjoy local wine, and leave with real pasta skills.
“**"We had a wonderful experience at Anna Maria’s house.”
Private watercolor class en plein air on Bellagio’s Lake Como shores near Villa Melzi. Learn pigment making with master Abele.
“Our favorite experience while in Lake Como! Abele and Francesca were fantastic. Beautiful setting and so much fun learning and painting.”
A hands-on cooking class at a Lake Como villa near Bellagio: pasta fresca, Lombard specialties, and a three-course lunch with wine or beer.
“Paid in full and received confirmation, then the night before they emailed and said it was already full so we were being canceled but I had to request a refund to get my money back. By the time they canceled on us, there were no other classes available to book so we missed out on…”
Hands-on pasta cooking on Lake Como from a penthouse with Alps views, local flours, wine, and homemade limoncello in 3 hours.
“From the start, Simona was very helpful with our travel to their lovely home. She and her mother, Carolina, were very welcoming, patient, and so fun! We learned so much and they shared some of their favorite food and recipes that we will definitely make! We came in as tourists and we left as “family”!”
