Lunch or dinner and cooking demo at a local home in Viareggio

About this tour

Dine at a Viareggio home cook's table for a 2.5-hour meal where the host prepares a dish in front of you. You'll eat through four courses—antipasto, pasta, mains with sides, dessert—paired with regional wines and coffee. Cesarine, a network of over 1000 home cooks across Italy, opens their kitchens to visitors seeking genuine family recipes and straightforward Italian cooking without the restaurant formality.

Highlights

• Watch the host cook one dish from start to finish
• Four courses with Tuscan wines and coffee included
• Family recipes handed down through generations
• Eat in a local's home, not a commercial kitchen
• Regional wines from small local producers
• Meet and chat with your Cesarine host

What to expect

You'll arrive at your host's home and settle in for a proper sit-down meal. One of the four courses will be prepared in front of you—expect the host to walk you through their technique and answer questions. The other dishes are ready or finished quickly so you're not waiting long between courses. Conversation flows naturally; this isn't a staged performance but a genuine dinner where you're a guest. Wine and coffee come with the meal. The whole experience runs about 2.5 hours, unhurried.

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