Pasta-making class at a local's home with tasting in Aosta

About this tour

Learn to make three authentic Aosta pasta dishes at a home cook's kitchen in this three-hour class. You'll work through regional recipes hands-on, with your own station and ingredients, then sit down to eat what you've made alongside local wines. Your host is part of Cesarine, a network of passionate Italian home cooks who welcome travellers into their kitchens across the country.

Highlights

• Make three regional pasta recipes from scratch
• Private class in a local's home kitchen
• Taste your creations with red and white local wines
• One-on-one instruction in traditional techniques
• Coffee and water included throughout

What to expect

You'll arrive at your host's home and get a quick rundown of the day's three pasta dishes. Everyone gets their own workspace with tools and ingredients laid out. The cook will walk you through each recipe—mixing dough, shaping pasta, nailing the sauces—and you'll do the work yourself, not just watch. After about two hours of cooking, you'll sit down together to eat everything you've made. The wines come out, the cook might share stories about the dishes, and you'll taste the difference proper technique makes. It's small-group or one-on-one depending on numbers.

Good to know

Wear something you don't mind flour on. The class runs three hours, so plan your day accordingly. Public transport is nearby if you need it. Bring an appetite—you'll be eating the full spread at the end.