About this tour
Spend three and a half hours in Milan with a local home cook, starting at a neighbourhood market to select ingredients, then moving to their kitchen for a four-course meal prepared in front of you. You'll eat dishes rooted in Milanese family tradition—the kind passed down through generations—paired with Lombardy wines. This is hosted by Cesarine, a network of home cooks across Italy who cook in their own kitchens for small groups of travellers seeking genuine connection over food.
Highlights
- Shop a working Milan market with your host cook
- Watch four-course meal prepared in their home kitchen
- Taste recipes from family archives, not restaurant menus
- Drink Lombardy wines chosen by your host
- Sit down to starter, pasta, main, and dessert
What to expect
Your host will meet you at a local market where you'll browse stalls together, picking out produce and ingredients for the day's menu. Back at their home, you'll watch them cook—this isn't a passive demonstration but an actual meal being made. You'll then sit at their table for a four-course spread: an opener, a pasta course, a main with vegetables, and dessert. Wine and water flow throughout; coffee comes after. The whole thing takes just over three hours. Expect a domestic kitchen, genuine conversation, and food that tastes like someone's lunch, not a restaurant's.
Good to know
Public transport is nearby if you need it. The experience works for any fitness level. Drinks (wines, water, coffee) are included. Book ahead—these cooks host small groups only.
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