Cesarine: Small Group Pasta-making Class In Como

Luca met us at the hands monument (Monumento le Mani) and drove us to his and Francesca's beautiful home. From the very beginning it felt like we were visiting with friends we'd known for years; friends just working around the kitchen together to create a delicious lunch. They taught us how to make cheese and speck croissants, fettuccine with minced meat sauce, gnocchi in oil and garlic, and Tiramasu. It all turned out wonderfully but just getting to know Francesca and Luca was the best part. Something special about breaking bread together. The best of our day in Como.

Thos was so much fun! Our host and teacher was so lovely and the food was outstanding! Eating our homemade pasta was such a treat!

Morena was such a warm and welcoming host, we were the only ones in the class, which made it feel so personal. She walked us through everything clearly and jumped in with help exactly when we needed it. It was my first time making pasta and tiramisu, and I left feeling like I could actually do it again at home. Highly recommend this experience!

The description and photos said that we would be cooking gnocchi, but we ended up cooking ravioli. Anna explained that gnocchi was complicated to make and that she didn't have the right ingredients, so she always makes ravioli. I was disappointed because I really wanted to learn how to make gnocchi. The description and pictures should be updated. Also, I don't think you can really call it a cooking “class”. Often, Anna didn't tell us how to do things. For example, for the tiramisu, we had to mix the egg whites. There's a technique to keep the egg whites from breaking, but she didn't show us. Sometimes she didn't give us any instructions at all. For example, when we had to make pizza, we had a ball of dough in front of us, but she didn't tell us what to do. She was often on the phone and left us alone at the work surface without any instructions. We didn’t know what to do and were just waiting for her. Instead, the social media girl would tell us what to do. I thought we were going to cook, but Anna did a lot of things herself. For example, for the ravioli dough, I would have liked to use the machine to roll out the dough, but Anna did it and we just watched. We also had a little aperitif during the “class”, but we were seated in...the garage! It wasn't quite the view of Lago di Como we were expecting… Besides, we didn't know we would be filmed/photographed so much. It was annoying sometimes and made the whole thing feel fake.

What a FANTASTIC experience!! Beautiful house, incredible setup and an WONDERFUL team!! Thank you Anna and your team for providing such an incredible experience… WE LOVE IT! 10000000% recommended!!!! Correa family.

What a wonderful and memorable experience we had with Carolina and Simona! We had so much fun and the food was amazing. A must try!

Our experience with Anna and her family was amazing. The experience was great fun. The food was delicious. The views from the garden where we ate were spectacular. Anna and her family helped create wonderful memories for our family and for that we are very happy and thankful! :)

Our host was great. Greates us in a warm manner. Sat with us and reviewed the dishes we would make. Discussed how we would do it and most importantly the why of things. I learned a lot and I have been preparing Italian food from scratch for decades Great food. Great wine. Great time

We spent an amazing morning trying new cheeses, making fresh pasta, quiche, tiramisu, and drinking a little vino. Margherita is very patient, organized and a clear communicator. She offered suggestions for our remaining time in Como and for our future travels. She is a positive delight to be around. Would happily cook with her supervision again. Highly recommend this memorable adventure!

What an amazing experience! This class was one of the highlights of our trip. Stefania and Vincenzo welcomed us in their beautiful home and made the entire class feel relaxed and fun. We learned to make traditional ravioli and tagliatele from scratch, and the we all had dinner together with amazing wine had conversations. If you're looking for an authentic experience in Como, this class is a must! 10/10 recommend if you're a foodie!!

Exceptional class from Deborah. She has a beautiful home and is a superb teacher. She is patient, informative, and gracious. We learned to make 3 pastas and ate them all. This is how we will eat pasta from now on. Highly recommended.

Wonderful experience in a relaxed atmosphere! You will learn to make fresh pasta without eggs. So simple and delicious!

An amazing experience shared with family- so much fun. Wonderful hosts, Anna, Terry and co and so welcoming into their home. All with a beautiful view -

We had a fantastic time with Carolina & Simona! What a great mother-daughter duo. They were excellent teachers, and delightful to spend the day with! We learned how to make pasta…and enjoyed a terrific lunch in their beautiful apartment,

We had an amazing time with Carolina and Simona! They were warm and friendly and treated us like family. We all learned and had fun, including our teenagers. We all agreed it was an absolute highlight of the trip. Highly recommend.

Wonderful experience, Monica was an absolute delight, her teaching manner & skills impeccable, so kind! Recommend her to anyone seeking an authentic Como experience & looking for instruction to take pasta making to ones own kitchen.

Christina was an absolute gem! She opened her home to us and her family was most accommodating. George gave us a ride back to our hotel after our taxi experience (incoming) was not so great. This is an absolute RE-Do next time in Como. Highly recommend sweet Chef Christina!!

We are excited to use our new skill when we get home. Vincente was knowledgable and taught us some things about making and cooking pasta that we didn't know before.

This experience was perfect! We loved the family, food, and would 100% do it again!!! Carolina and her family welcomed us into their home, taught us hands on traditional pasta making, and enjoyed the dinner with us afterwards. They set up our transportation and were the perfect hosts. We have been living in Italy for almost half a year and this was one of the best experiences we’ve had yet.

My adult daughter and I took this class together and we had a great time. Morena was a wonderful teacher and was very patient with us.

We had a great time with the Ferrante family, they are very hospitable and created a delicious menu for us, patiently taking the time to explain to us the different steps. We definitely left with a full stomach but also a full heart. Nothing is to crazy and you can feel this is their passion, so needless to say we had a lovely evening.

Our expectation was far exceeded with a gracious host, beautiful setting, wonderful food & good drink. The fellowship and new friendships are treasured! The only change we would recommend is to make the event start later in the evening. We were scheduled to begin at 5pm.

This experience was absolutely not what we expected. Nor what we paid for. Anna and her friend Kasia were very sweet and funny but Anna wore a mouth mask and was therefore very difficult to understand. The aperitifs were tasty and were already ready when we got there. The facts are that the course took place in a small and warm room (no kitchen) without proper facilities. We had two hotplates and a table and we were sometimes mostly in the way. The ingredients didn't seem to be ready and most of the parts were already prepared by Anna herself. We made little ourselves and learned little. We made gnocchi with unsuitable potatoes. Turns out it's not the season for gnocchi. So why was this dish chosen? Anna did the cooking of that. One of us stirred the risotto and that's all we've got to say. Mostly we listened and watched. The ragu was ready just like the tiramisu that was ready in the fridge. We were sitting outside in a deserted courtyard. Remember that this course costs €179 per person. In total we paid over €1000 for 3 hours of lessons. What we got was disproportionate to what we paid. Not in terms of location, ingredients, class or food. Looking at the description and photos of the workshop on your website then we have received the wrong product. In fact, we should receive a large part of the cost back. We would never recommend this course. . Anna was sweet but also quite chaotic and this was not a workshop or course. The highlights were the aperitifs and we laughed.

We had a memorable evening! Morena is very welcoming and carefully taught us the correct pasta preparation techniques! And what about the tiramisu!!! Thank you for this beautiful moment which allowed us to learn the right techniques for preparing fresh pasta, but also to meet some very pleasant new people 💕