Otranto Cooking Class: Authentic Italian Pasta and Tiramisu Workshop

Learn to make authentic Italian pasta and tiramisu in a hands-on cooking class with a Cesarina. Roll fresh pasta by hand and prepare two different kinds of pasta from scratch. Share your passion for Italian cuisine and make new friends in this small-group experience.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Otranto - Learn to make the famous Pasta and tiramisù in local homes with this hands-on cooking class.
    Discover, cook and experience the most iconic Italian dishes with expert home cooks in their own homes. This is a shared cooking class held in a carefully selected local home in Otranto. Our Cesarine (the name of our hosts) will welcome you like…
What's Included
  • Beverages (water, wines and coffee)
  • Local Taxes
  • Tasting of the 2 pasta recipes and tiramisu
  • Official \’Le Cesarine\’ apron
  • Italian Aperitivo: prosecco and nibbles
  • Pasta (2 iconic pasta types: one stuffed + one fresh pasta) and Tiramisu-making Class
Meal Options
  • Pasta
  • Tiramisu
Additional Information

A trip to Italy isn’t complete without sampling at least one type of pasta… So we shall teach you two! Discover how to manipulate ‘sfoglia’ (fresh pasta) with your hands, and how to create two distinct types of pasta (stuffed pasta + fresh pasta) from the ground up with your Cesarina. The cherry on the cake is learning to concoct the famous Tiramisu….

Location
Otranto
This experience will be held in one of our Cesarina homes and, for privacy reasons, 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.

Customer Ratings
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Chrisr
Oct 5, 2025
Amazing experience - Amazing authentic experience. Warm hospitality. Hands on experience for the whole family. So much food and wine in a local families house
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Lucen19
Sep 27, 2025
Authentic, Unique and a must do experience - Wow, what an authentic experience. We were welcomed into Lidia’s house and felt like we were part of her family. We were able to participate in making the food and guided to the secrets of how to make the food taste delicious. We enjoyed lovely local wine. There was a huge amount of food that we were able to enjoy in her garden. The antipasto was abundant and made from locally sourced and fresh products. Our pasta was absolute perfection and we will be able to go home and make it for our family. The Tiramisu was the best I have ever eaten. Lidia packaged up extra Tiramisu for us to enjoy the next day with a coffee. Our night finished with sampling Lidia’s homemade Limoncello, so good!!! Overall, we left with our tummies and hearts full and a smile on our face from such an enjoyable night.
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Flossybarnes
Aug 24, 2025
Highlight of our holiday - Such an incredible experience, to spend the evening with Lydia and her family. They are so welcoming and made us feel so at home showing us how to make tiramisu , two types of pasta snd aubergine parmigiana. We sat outside and ate together and our tummies were full!
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Ashleygr4484jg
Jul 17, 2025
- Lidia and her family were so welcoming and kind and spoiled us with so much food!! We learned to make tiramisu, 2 types of fresh pasta, aubergine parmigiana, mini fried pizza doughballs - and then ate everything plus many other dishes they had prepared for us. Lovely experience which we would highly recommended!
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F5387hzanthonyc
Sep 18, 2024
Nonna, pasta, tiramisu - An unforgettable experience in Otranto with Lydia, a real Italian nonna! We learned how to make homemade pasta and a delicious tiramisu in a warm and welcoming family atmosphere. The kindness and authenticity of the nonna and her family made this experience even more special. It was a perfect moment to share as a couple, full of laughter, great flavors, and Italian traditions. I will never forget this day! Highly recommended. Take care Lydia!
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Chloemo8814bg
Sep 10, 2024
Fantastic home cooking class - Fantastic experience with Lidia and her family. We made eggplant parmigiana, 2 types of fresh pasta and tiramisu. She also prepares a few other dishes for you. Very centrally located in Otranto. Don't eat before you come!!!
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Swissalps001
Jul 26, 2024
Wonderful cooking experience and genuine Italian hospitality!! - A wonderful evening with nice, friendly and family atmosphere and of course with delicious food! Italianita pur! Highly recommended, Lidia is a true treasure! Thank you for your hospitality !
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Sjoerdh167
May 27, 2024
Great pasta workshop - A warm welcome from Lena supported by son and daughter for the translation. Learned with passion how to make pasta. Enjoyed the meal together with all kinds of local delicacies.
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Jolanda
Jun 25, 2025
Culinary experience - Just what you expect. Italian cottage with Italian mom. Cozy, welcoming.. Language was an issue as expected; the son was present for that. Too bad you can't get the recipe on paper.
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Ilses736
May 17, 2024
Cooking class with a real Italian mom - The cooking class took us out of our comfort. We arrived at Lydia's, a typical Italian mom. And were warmly welcomed in Italian. Her son arrived later and he took care of the translation. At first we had to get used to it, but the cooking class was great. You are really at someone's home and we have been pampered. In addition to making the described dishes together, we were also spoiled with extras such as melanzane parmiggiano, Arancini, sceblasti and limoncello spritz.
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From $157
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).