Massimo and Federica are the warmest hosts and take care of every detail of the experience... their lovely appartment is beautifully decorated and most welcoming... the table is set and received us with summer colors and all the elements we would need along the steps of the complete dinner...conversation is friendly and supplies information on Rome’s past, traditional cuisine and all the typical ingredients.... when it comes to food, Massimo is just the perfect chef, powered by family learned skills and all the intention of making the best of the night...Creamy ricotta, intense cherry tomatoes, peperoni with tuna, the best pecorino and prosciutto... and to round up those amazing flavors, a remarkable white wine: a great discovery for us and for Bavarian bishop Johannes Defuc back in the year 1111.After this unsurmountable “antipasti”, we found Pepino’s carbonara with local guanciale .... simply great, as only Italian grandparents can create. Perfect chiannina polpete and faggiolini followed, si soft and tasty !!! Red wine matched this explosion of flavors and enhaced delicious food.My Dad had a memourable birthday cake, so his 80’s in Rome won’t be forgotten: tante auguri Pappo! Thank you so so much Massimo and Federica... a perfect meal, top quality repies and your friendship touched our souls!

Cristina and her family were so sweet and inviting and so lovely to spend time in their home cooking, sharing both our love for music and sharing our cultures! Would highly recommend cooking with Cristina! Was highlight of our trip and did not disappoint!

My friend and I did a cooking class with Cristina during our time in Rome and it was probably one of our favorite memories of our time there! Cristina is wonderful, warm and inviting. She taught us how to make ravioli, gnocchi, and gelato- and thanks to her, everything was delicious! I feel like I as leaving Italy with some great experiences, yummy recipes, and a new friend now!

We had the most wonderful experience-- I would say the best organized activity we have ever done anywhere in the world-- with Chiara. We started our day with a typical Roman pastry and coffee at Pasticceria Linari before walking to the Testaccio Market where we visited several vendors procuring ingredients for our cooking lesson and learning a lot in the process. We stopped by the Michetti butcher shop to pick up meat for our lunch as well. Then we were off to Chiara's lovely home where we ate more delicious bread and cheeses than we should have (LOL) while learning how to make semolina orecchiette pasta from scratch. We also learned how to make a traditional tomato and garlic sauce, beef straccetti, and, for dessert, a chocolate sausage. While preparing the meal we enjoyed wonderful conversation and learned a ton about the right ingredients (which flour to use for pasta for example), produce (who knew Roman artichokes were so unique and prepared so differently than those we are used to at home), and pasta-making. At the end of our 2+ hours of instruction, we sat down for a beautiful and filling three course meal of the food we learned to prepare. Everything was delicious, clean and simple, and in more than sufficient portions. Our experience was tailored to our own specific needs (e.g. we don't drink alcohol) which was most appreciated. I would, without hesitation, strongly recommend experiencing life and cooking with Chiara!!!

The experience with Daniela was fantastic, she was very welcoming and made the recipes accessible if you did not have much cooking experience. The dishes were thoughtful and absolutely delicious! Daniela was extremely knowledgeable and even was able to explain which ingredients you could use from your region (in our case, United States) if the authentic Italian ingredients she used were not accessible. Our group was able to learn new skills, enjoy a delicious meal, appreciate the hospitality of a Roman local and make many new memories and laughs along the way. I would highly recommend this experience!