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Host: Debora

Milan, Italy

USD
$179 per person

Italian Cooking Class in a Milan Home | Pasta, Pizza or Risotto

Host offerings
  • Apartment
  • Home cook
  • Pets
  • Vegetarian
  • Alcohol
  • Round-Trip Transfers
  • Cooking class
  • Market visit
  • Food Tour

Meet Debora

Debora is a passionate Italian home cook based in Milan, originally from Bergamo, where her love for traditional Italian cooking began in her family kitchen. Inspired by her mother and grandmother, she grew up learning family recipes, time-honored cooking techniques, and the importance of using fresh, seasonal ingredients while minimizing food waste. Her passion for cooking led her to pursue professional culinary training, earning diplomas in pizza making, focaccia, bread baking, and cake preparation. Today, Debora welcomes travelers into her Milan home for a private, hands-on Italian cooking class. She enjoys sharing family recipes, traditional cooking techniques, and stories about growing up in Bergamo and life in Milan. For Debora, cooking is about more than preparing delicious food — it's a way to preserve family traditions, celebrate local ingredients, and bring people together around the table.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

Cooking experience: (1-6 guests) Experience authentic Italian home cooking with Debora during a private, hands-on cooking class in Milan. In her home, learn to prepare traditional Italian dishes from scratch using family recipes and time-honored techniques passed down through generations. Whether you're interested in making fresh pasta, homemade pizza, or classic Italian desserts, Debora will guide you through the cooking process while sharing stories about Italian food traditions and everyday life in Milan.

During your 2-hour Milan cooking class, learn to make fresh Italian pasta such as tagliatelle, ravioli, tortelloni, or gnocchi. Discover how to mix and knead dough, roll it by hand or with a pasta machine, and shape different pasta varieties. You'll also learn to prepare traditional Italian sauces, such as fresh tomato with basil and Parmesan, butter and sage, porcini mushroom sauce, or ragù alla Bolognese. Depending on your preferences, you can choose to make homemade tiramisu for dessert or prepare pizza from scratch alongside your fresh pasta but please let her know in advance.

After cooking, sit down with Debora to enjoy the delicious Italian meal you've prepared together, accompanied by local wine and conversation. As you dine in her Milan home, discover the stories behind family recipes, regional culinary traditions, and the role food plays in everyday Italian life.

Perfect for couples, families, and food lovers of all skill levels, this private cooking class in Milan offers an opportunity to learn authentic Italian recipes, connect with a local, and experience Italian food culture beyond the typical tourist attractions.

Notes: Debora can accommodate a vegetarian diet if informed in advance.
Debora has a pug who stays in a separate room during cooking classes.

Languages spoken: English, Italian

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Choose one: Homemade Pizza, Traditional Italian Risotto, or Fresh Pasta (Tagliatelle, Ravioli, or Gnocchi)
  • Dessert: Homemade Tiramisu or Panna Cotta
  • Local Italian wine

Debora

$179 USD

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Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
 $179 $179 $179
Alcohol
 $0 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
 $179 $179 $179
Alcohol
 $0 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 11:00am-2:00pm 4:00pm-7:00pm

Meet Debora

Debora is a passionate Italian home cook based in Milan, originally from Bergamo, where her love for traditional Italian cooking began in her family kitchen. Inspired by her mother and grandmother, she grew up learning family recipes, time-honored cooking techniques, and the importance of using fresh, seasonal ingredients while minimizing food waste. Her passion for cooking led her to pursue professional culinary training, earning diplomas in pizza making, focaccia, bread baking, and cake preparation. Today, Debora welcomes travelers into her Milan home for a private, hands-on Italian cooking class. She enjoys sharing family recipes, traditional cooking techniques, and stories about growing up in Bergamo and life in Milan. For Debora, cooking is about more than preparing delicious food — it's a way to preserve family traditions, celebrate local ingredients, and bring people together around the table.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

Cooking experience: (1-6 guests) Experience authentic Italian home cooking with Debora during a private, hands-on cooking class in Milan. In her home, learn to prepare traditional Italian dishes from scratch using family recipes and time-honored techniques passed down through generations. Whether you're interested in making fresh pasta, homemade pizza, or classic Italian desserts, Debora will guide you through the cooking process while sharing stories about Italian food traditions and everyday life in Milan.

During your 2-hour Milan cooking class, learn to make fresh Italian pasta such as tagliatelle, ravioli, tortelloni, or gnocchi. Discover how to mix and knead dough, roll it by hand or with a pasta machine, and shape different pasta varieties. You'll also learn to prepare traditional Italian sauces, such as fresh tomato with basil and Parmesan, butter and sage, porcini mushroom sauce, or ragù alla Bolognese. Depending on your preferences, you can choose to make homemade tiramisu for dessert or prepare pizza from scratch alongside your fresh pasta but please let her know in advance.

After cooking, sit down with Debora to enjoy the delicious Italian meal you've prepared together, accompanied by local wine and conversation. As you dine in her Milan home, discover the stories behind family recipes, regional culinary traditions, and the role food plays in everyday Italian life.

Perfect for couples, families, and food lovers of all skill levels, this private cooking class in Milan offers an opportunity to learn authentic Italian recipes, connect with a local, and experience Italian food culture beyond the typical tourist attractions.

Notes: Debora can accommodate a vegetarian diet if informed in advance.
Debora has a pug who stays in a separate room during cooking classes.

Languages spoken: English, Italian

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Choose one: Homemade Pizza, Traditional Italian Risotto, or Fresh Pasta (Tagliatelle, Ravioli, or Gnocchi)
  • Dessert: Homemade Tiramisu or Panna Cotta
  • Local Italian wine
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
 $179 $179 $179
Alcohol
 $0 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
 $179 $179 $179
Alcohol
 $0 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 11:00am-2:00pm 4:00pm-7:00pm
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