Market tour and Italian cooking workshop with a Cesarina in Messina
Messina
Immerse yourself in the vibrant food culture of Italy with a market tour and cooking workshop led by a Cesarina in Messina. Choose your ingredients, create your own recipes, and enjoy a delicious meal with local wines.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Messina - • Explore the bustling local markets or the authentic food stores: pick out 3-5 essential ingredients that spark your interest (1 hour)
    • Participate in an exclusive cooking workshop in the morning or afternoon: discover how to use your selected ingredients to craft your own Italian dishes (3 hours)
    • Engage with the community: meet your Cesarina host at the market, with the precise location provided after your reservation is confirmed.
    • Savor the dishes you’ve prepared, accompanied by beverages.
    • Sample a curated selection of local red and white wines from regional vineyards: our Cesarine exclusively present wines from the area.
    • Bring home the official Cesarine apron as a souvenir.

The Cesarine is Italy’s premier network of home chefs, organized nationally by a dedicated team. These Cesarine are the hospitable faces of Italy’s culinary legacy, driven by a genuine love for traditional Italian cooking. Each Cesarina is meticulously vetted by culinary specialists to host food events in their homes, featuring local ingredients and sophisticated menus that are the culmination of genuine regional recipes passed through the ages.

What's Included
  • Beverages included: water, wines, and coffee
  • Private guided market tour
  • Private cooking class with two recipes
  • Tasting session of dishes
  • All local taxes covered
Meal Options
  • Pasta with sardines or “Pasta ‘ncaciata” - baked pasta or Pasta with cauliflower
Additional Information

Ever fancied exploring a typical Italian local market and traditional grocery store, stocked with intriguing ingredients you’re keen to try out? Now’s your opportunity to stroll through a marketplace accompanied by a local connoisseur, picking out the ingredients that most stir your culinary creativity, and design and personalize two of your own recipes.

Embark on a grocery adventure with your Cesarina, handpicking 3-5 basic ingredients that spark your interest before delving into a private cooking lesson at their residence. Under their skilled supervision, you’ll master the art of preparing your selected ingredients and conjuring up two unique Italian dishes. Develop your imaginative skills and self-assurance in the kitchen as you incorporate some Italian zest into your cooking. Then, savor the fruits of your labour, complemented by an array of local red and white wines.
Cesarine is the most longstanding network of over 1000 home cooks dispersed across more than 120 cities in Italy. These hospitable and passionate hosts open up their homes to intrigued globetrotters for an in-depth gastronomic journey.

Location
Messina
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. We will contact you after you've booked to match you up with your ideal Cesarina based on what you are looking for.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.