About this tour
Learn to prepare seven traditional Venetian small plates in a private Dorsoduro kitchen steps from the Grand Canal. You'll cook alongside a local chef, then sit down to eat what you've made, paired with regional wines. The three-hour class focuses on cicchetti—Venice's answer to tapas—ranging from creamed salt cod and sardines in sweet-sour sauce to meatballs and seasonal frittata, giving you genuine recipes to take home.
Highlights
- Cook seven Venetian cicchetti from scratch in a private kitchen
- Taste baccalà mantecato, sarde in saor, polpette, and more
- Eat everything you've prepared with local wine included
- Steps from Grand Canal in residential Dorsoduro district
- Chef accommodates dietary needs and restrictions with notice
- Fully wheelchair accessible kitchen and all areas
- Three hours total including cooking and seated meal
What to expect
You'll arrive at a small private kitchen where a Venetian chef walks you through preparing each dish hands-on. Expect to chop, sauté, and blend your way through creamed cod, sweet-sour sardines, sautéed baby octopus, and other savoury small plates. Mid-way through, you'll shift gears from cooking station to dining table—no standing around watching demonstrations. You'll eat each course as it's completed, with wine poured alongside. The pace is unhurried; the chef explains technique and sourcing as you work. By the end, you'll have muscle memory for these dishes and a real sense of how Venetians eat at home rather than in tourist trattorias.
Good to know
Three hours covers both cooking and eating, so arrive hungry. Wine is included; food is substantial enough that you won't need dinner after. Tell the chef about allergies or dietary preferences when booking. Wheelchair accessible throughout. Tips for the chef aren't factored into the ticket price. No transport is provided to or from the kitchen.
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