Small-Group Market And Cooking

Small-Group Market and Cooking, rated 5 across 2 traveller reviews.

Overview

This five hour experience pairs a guided walk through a local Ravenna market with a hands on cooking class in a host's home. At the market you learn how a local shopper picks produce and other ingredients for a proper Italian meal. Then you move to the kitchen, where the real work begins.

The cooking portion covers two dishes: one iconic pasta type and tiramisu. You make them yourself under the direction of your Cesarina host, a local cook, rather than watching a demonstration. An aperitivo of Prosecco and nibbles is served during the experience, and there is a Cesarine apron for each participant.

Everything you prepare is eaten at the end, during a tasting session that includes wine, other beverages and coffee. All fees and taxes are covered in the booking price, and the group is capped at 12 travellers. The exact address of the host home is shared only after booking, for privacy reasons.

What's Included

Itinerary

1. Meet your CesarinaThe meeting point is at the Cesarina's home in Ravenna. The full address is sent after booking, and hosts are matched to guests once the reservation is confirmed.
2. Local market tourWalk through the local market with your host and learn how to select fresh ingredients for the meal you will cook.
3. Hands on cooking classPrepare one signature pasta dish and tiramisu with guidance from your host, with an Italian aperitivo of Prosecco and nibbles included as part of the experience.
4. Tasting sessionSit down to eat everything you prepared, with wine, beverages and coffee included.
5. Return to meeting pointThe experience ends back at the same home where it started.

What To Expect From The Tour

A few practical points are worth knowing before booking this class.

• Group feel. The group is limited to 12 travellers, so expect a shared experience rather than a private lesson. You will cook and eat alongside the other guests.
• Location details. The class takes place in a private home and the exact address is only released after booking. The operator contacts you after you book to match you with a host.
• Getting there. The listing notes the meeting point is near public transportation. Confirmation is received at the time of booking.
• Food and drink. The aperitivo, the meal you cook, wine, other beverages and coffee are all included, along with fees and taxes. You will not need to pay extra for the food itself.
• Pace and mobility. The experience runs for five hours, combining a market visit with time in the kitchen. The listing states it is not wheelchair accessible.
• What to bring. An apron is provided, so you do not need to bring your own. Confirmation arrives at the time of booking.

Common issues. The listing states plainly that the experience is not wheelchair accessible, which is the main practical limit. Because the class happens in a private home, you will not know the address until after booking, which makes advance planning around the location harder. Cancel less than 24 hours before the start time and no refund is given, and changes within that window are also refused. The group can hold up to 12 travellers, so anyone expecting one to one instruction should adjust expectations.

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