Food, wine and fashion and are the ingredients this culinary tour in Milan with Chef Ceci as your host! Chef Ceci welcomes as you learn the art of Italian cooking in her home kitchen. Under her guidance, you will learn how to prepare Milanese antipasti, pasta, main course and desserts using recipes that you’ll be able to recreate at home.
Tie on your apron for a day of cooking Milanense food, while sipping wine and enjoying sweet Italian hospitality. Under the guidance of our chef, you will prepare a full menu including farm-to-table ingredients of the highest quality.
Hands-On Cooking Class In Milan ~ 1 Day
Meet Chef Ceci for a warm introduction to your cooking class and menu of the day. Italian cooking is always seasonal and local, and here you will learn how to select the right produce, seasonal food notes and cooking techniques that will have you cooking like a chef!
Then tie on your apron and head into the kitchen for hands-on cooking. Start by preparing antipasto, such as stuffed vegetables, grilled eggplant rolled with cheese. You’ll prepare homemade pasta, risotto, gnocchi or vegetarian minestrone. Delicious main courses include: meat, fish or a vegetable recipes for vegetarians. Milanese dessert are a must – think tiramisù and semi-freddo, an Italian ice-cream cake.
Each cooking class lasts about 2 ½ hours. Lunch follows and includes the foods that were prepared in class. End with an Italian espresso and a sweet dessert!!!
Program Includes:
- Hands-on cooking class preparing an antipasto, fresh pasta and sauce or risotto, a main course and dessert.
- Lunch follows and includes the foods that were prepared in class. Local wine, water and coffee included.
- Recipe booklet and cooking diploma.
Program Prices:
$395 per person, based on 2 guests.
Cooking Classes are available at 10am or 6pm and last approximately 3 hours plus dining on the foods made in the cooking class to follow.
For Single Guests: If you are traveling on your own, please call us for the best group price. We are happy to welcome you into an already scheduled group.
* Please note: One-day cooking classes do not include transportation, accommodations, or any other excursions. If you would like to add on transfers to and from your hotel or cruise ship port ~ please let us know your group size and we will be happy to provide a price and reserve the transfer(s) for you. If you have a non-cooker who would like dine, but not cook, please let us know and we will also send you pricing.
2024 Dates: This program is available September through June. Cooking Classes are available every day except Sunday. Classes in July & August may be available upon request. Please enquire. Rates are subject to change based on currency exchange. Call for updated rates. Airfare not included. Group transfers for any cooking tour or tours that include transfers, are for the group and are not private. Transfers before, after or to another destination outside of your cooking tour are not included in the program price. If you would like to add on a private transfer or transfers, let us know and we will send you pricing.
Market Tour & Cooking Class In Milan ~ 1 Day
Meet Chef Ceci early in the morning for a market visit followed by hands-on cooking class in her central Milan home. The market bustles first thing in the morning and fruit & vegetables are delivered from the nearby farms, fresh fish from the bay in Liguria, meats & cheeses from the Alps and oven-baked breads in all shapes and sizes. Ceci guides you through the market to learn about the local products in season and how to choose the best foods to bring back to the kitchen.
Then stroll back with Chef Ceci to her home kitchen to cook together, hands-on, a complete Italian four-course meal. Start by preparing the antipasto such as fresh tomato bruschetta, prosciutto e melone or insalata caprese, then a first course such as homemade pasta, risotto, gnocchi or vegetarian minestrone, a second course including meat, fish or a vegetable dish and a dessert such as tiramisù, chocolate cake, or fresh fruit salad with gelato. Menus vary based on the season and can accommodate food allergies, diet needs and menu requests.
Each cooking class lasts about 2 ½ hours in the kitchen, then lunch follows on the foods prepared in class. Sit down together to eat what you have prepared and Chef Ceci, also a wine sommelier, discusses the local wine choice & pairing. End with an Italian espresso and Chef Ceci awards your cooking diploma!
Program Includes:
- 1-hour market tour with informal discussion.
- Hands-on cooking class including the preparation of a four-course menu: appetizer, first course, second course and dessert.
- Lunch follows on the foods prepared in class with local wine, water and coffee included. Additional wines & beverages at a surcharge.
- Recipe booklet and cooking diploma.
Program Prices:
$465 per person, based on minimum of 2 people,
Please call for single supplement pricing.
* Please note: One-day cooking classes do not include transportation, accommodations, or any other excursions. If you would like to add on transfers to and from your hotel or cruise ship port ~ please let us know your group size and we will be happy to provide a price and reserve the transfer(s) for you. If you have a non-cooker who would like dine, but not cook, please let us know and we will also send you pricing.
2024 Dates: This program is available September through June. Cooking Classes are available every day except Sunday. Classes in July & August may be available upon request. Please enquire. Rates are subject to change based on currency exchange. Call for updated rates. Airfare not included. Group transfers for any cooking tour or tours that include transfers, are for the group and are not private. Transfers before, after or to another destination outside of your cooking tour are not included in the program price. If you would like to add on a private transfer or transfers, let us know and we will send you pricing.
