Cooking Class with a Chef in Bellagio

Welcome to Bellagio, one of the most famous villages in the world, located on Como Lake. Enjoy a 3-hour hands-on cooking class in a family-owned restaurant followed by a full gourmet 3-course lunch. Aperitifs and wine or beer is included.
Once at the restaurant, relax for a moment with a cup of coffee or a cappuccino with the chef before putting on an apron and exploring the herb garden behind the restaurant. The hands-on cooking lesson begins at 10:30 AM and focuses on creating homemade fresh pasta, packed with ingredients of the day, as well as risotto, tagliatelle, gnocchi, and a different dessert every day. Enjoy your lunch on the terrace after the class, weather permitting.

Your culinary adventure begins at 10:00 AM when Chef Luigi himself will pick you up from your hotel lobby in Bellagio, the post office or the ferry gate and regales you with tales from his kitchen on the ride over to his family’s restaurant. Once at the restaurant, relax for a moment with a cup of coffee or a cappuccino with the chef before putting on an apron and exploring the herb garden behind the restaurant. The hands-on cooking lesson begins at 10:30 AM and focuses on creating homemade fresh pasta, packed with ingredients of the day, as well as risotto, tagliatelle, gnocchi, and a different dessert every day. Enjoy your lunch on the terrace after the class, weather permitting.

Chef Luigi will send you off with a bottle of homegrown olive oil, an apron, a diploma of participation, as well as an English-language recipe book focusing on dishes typical to the region. Your class will end at 2:30 PM when Chef Luigi returns you to Bellagio town or your hotel by private van with all of your culinary souvenirs.

Stop At:

• Lago di Como, 22100 Italy

Sample Menu

• Pasta fresca - Risotto, tagliatelle, gnocchi.
• Typical Italian dessert