This was an amazing once in a lifetime experience thanks to the hospitality of Patrizia & Luca! It ended up just being my partner & I, rather than a full group, and it was such a lovely evening. Delicious food (our favorite pasta dishes yet of our trip), and the view is spectacular. Plus you get to take home authentic recipes! Thank you again for an unforgettable experience, Patrizia & Luca!!

Monica was a wonderful teacher and we thoroughly enjoyed our pasta making class. Even our 19-year-old son loved it. The food was excellent and the company during the meal was even better. We can't wait to try making fresh pasta at home!

Patricia was amazing from beginning to then! Highly recommend this experience! The food was simple and delicious - Jassen

All round it was excellent. Patrizia was a fantastic host. Cooking the pasta then Tiramisu was an experience. Then eating lunch looking over magnificent scenery capped it all off. A highlight of our trip.

The best thing we did on our trip to lake como. Patricia and Luca are incredibly pleasant people and we hope to see them again when we are back in town. Everything was made from fresh ingredients, mostly home grown in their garden. View of the lake from their garden. 10/10 experience, we highly recommend it.

Wonderful experience! Our host was gracious, shared her beautiful home with fantastic views, and taught us how to make tiramisu and 2 kinds of pasta. She was well prepared and a great teacher. The meal together was delicious! TRIPADVISOR PLEASE NOTE: This class was advertised as occurring in Varenna, but was held in a small village near Bellano-Pradello, north of Varenna. Visitors need to have a car and allow for extra travel time to the venue. Ample parking was available at a small church near the home. This should be shared in the class description and with your instructions.

Learned to make tagliatelle pasta, ravioli and tiramisu. Monica was very friendly and made it easy to learn how to prepare all the dishes. Can’t wait to get back home and try to make them ourselves.

Monica was personable and engaging. Lovely small kitchen. Perfect for 4 chefs and teacher. It would be nice to have email of recipes. Good food, wine and fun.

Amazing amazing!!! One of the most magical experiences!! The hosts were so kind and the food was delicious! The view from their house is stunning!

This cooking class was the perfect authentic food experience we were looking for in Italy!!! Chef Monica was so friendly and taught us how to simply make two types of delicious pasta and our own tiramisu while continuing to pour us wine! We then sat to enjoy our meal with the other couple in our class! A highlight from our trip to Lake Como!

It's exciting to make -- and eat -- Italian cuisine with your own hands. Pasta is a fundamental element of Italian food that's been eaten all over Italy. Varenna is part of Lombardy where traditional cuisine is valued. Pesto is made with wheaten flour. Tiramisu is "Dolce," that is, sweet. Apart from creating something tasty, you will learn some culinary skills.

Luca and Patrizia were incredible hosts. The recipes were easy to follow and being hands on was a ton of fun. Great conversation, incredible food, and many laughs were had. I would recommend this to anyone visit the Varenna area, as they host with an attitude to learn as much about their guests as they teach.

Our cooking lesson was cancelled less than 8 hours before the lesson with no explanation at all and only through an email from TripAdvisor. Extremely unprofessional. Had we not seen the email, we would have shown up to the Cesarine’s home. We had organized our whole itinerary for the day around this cooking lesson and was very disappointing to have it cancelled so last minute, without any effort to find us another lesson. I would recommend booking with a more reliable group for a cooking lesson experience in the Lake Como area.

Wonderful experience- husband and I took the fresh pasta & tiramisu cooking class and had such a great time with Patrizia. The house was beautiful with breathtaking views. Patrizia is an amazing person and very professional- super dedicated to us, teaching us everything about traditional ingredients, tips, seasoning, cooking times, etc. Coffee, and cheese & wine while cooking. Great time. We made both Tortelloni and Tagliatelli plus Tiramisu as desert. The food was spectacular. I definitely recommend this class and Patrizia. Tou will not forget such a memorable experience.

This cooking class topped off our vacation. I dare say it was our most favorite and definitely most memorable part. Patricia and Luca are the most wonderful people. They are kind, friendly, generous, thoughtful, the list could go on forever. They were genuinely excited to welcome us into their home and teach us how to make delicious food while also making sure we were enjoying every moment. We would come back to Italy just to hangout with Luca and Patricia again!

It was an amazing time with Patrizia! She was a wonderful host for the three of us, and we truly enjoyed learning how to make pasta and tiramisu. In addition, the aperitivo was so good. The highlight though was learning more about the area, getting tips for our next day in Milan (which were great!), and simply getting to know a little bit about the cultrue and area. If we are ever able to be back we will definitely do this again. Thanks for a wonderful time Patrizia!

We had the most amazing experience with Luca and Patrizia. Their home was so warm and comfortable and the couple were so extremely kind and welcoming. We enjoyed making the tiramisu and pasta and all dishes were absolutely delish!! I would highly recommend, one of the best experiences we have had!

It was a pleasure to meet Monica and we were so grateful that she shared her grandmothers recipes with us. it was a very memorable experience.

Patrizia and her husband were very gracious hosts, and we had a great time learning how to make pasta and tiramisu. The views were beautiful, and Patrizia helped us to arrange a taxi driver to take us to the location and back to the port. It was a wonderful experience!

This was our favorite part of our trip to Italy! I highly recommend adding it into your trip! The pasta, the experience and the company were wonderful! Patrizia and Luca are so lovely and welcoming! We first made a delicious tiramisu, tortelloni and then tagliatelle with fresh tomatoes. Their house also had a beautiful view of the lake. Such a once in a lifetime experience, couldn’t say enough good things!