Top Pompeii Food & Drink Classes

Pizza is Naples’ most famous dish, but there’s more to creating the perfect Neapolitan pie than meets the eye. With this pizza lesson, learn the secrets to preparing this UNESCO-listed gastronomic treasure from dough to oven. Discover the difference local tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, and extra-virgin olive oil make, and feast on your piping-hot “pizza al portafoglio” folded into quarters and served fresh from the oven.

This workshop is meant to explain the differences between standard coffees and the fascinating world of specialty coffees. The topics will focus on: plantations feature, such as altitude and soil composition; washed and unwashed processing methods; botanical varieties, such as bourbon, blue mountain, catuai etc.; olfactory sensory analysis with the help of the SCAA flavours wheel; brewing methods: espresso, filter, cold extraction. All coffees are selected based on strict parameters of economic and social sustainability. The workshop is provided with all essential tools for showing the entire cycle of coffee production: from roasting to coffee makers.

Don't lose the opportunity to become a "pizzaiolo" (pizza-maker) and a great tiramisu maker! Enter a local home, connect with an expert home cook and discover how Italian mamma and nonnas used to prepare awesome pizza at home. With this private hands-on cooking class, you will learn how to make pizza and tiramisù from scratch from a real Italian family. To complete your feast, enjoy what you have prepared for lunch or dinner with a selection of local wine included. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family with a pizza party once you come back home! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages. Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Immerse yourself in a private pasta and tiramisu-making class in a welcoming home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and tiramisu and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner accompanied by local wines. During this private lesson, you will learn how to prepare 2 pasta recipes and the tiramisu dessert from scratch. Your Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of these iconic recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family once home with an Italian meal! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages. Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Get a more intimate glimpse into Italian cuisine during a private market tour and cooking class in Pompeii. Designed with food lovers and first-time visitors in mind, this experience promises both the undivided attention and insider knowledge of your guide, and gives you the flexibility to choose between a lunch or dinner time course.

Italy has a vast and varied culinary heritage, and our local hosts are proud to share its hidden secrets. Share your passion for Italian gastronomy with other lovely guests, immerse yourself in the vibrant local market and enjoy an authentic hands-on cooking class. You'll visit the local market with your Cesarina host, who will teach you all about how to select the best ingredients with the seasons. Then, you'll return to their home, warm up with an Italian Aperitivo and enjoy the class. You'll learn how to make one iconic Pasta type, typical of the city you are visiting, and the famous Tiramisu. After the class, you will enjoy everything you've prepared with local wines. This experience is the perfect choice if you want to encounter the real Italian regional gastronomy through genuine connections, food, and friendship.

This workshop is meant to explain the differences between standard coffees and the fascinating world of specialty coffees. The topics will focus on: plantations features, such as altitude and soil composition; washed and unwashed processing methods; botanical varieties, such as bourbon, blue mountain, catuai etc.; olfactory sensory analysis with the help of the SCAA flavours wheel; brewing methods: espresso, filter, cold extraction. All coffees are selected based on strict parameters of economic and social sustainability. The workshops is provided with all essential tools for showing the entire cycle of coffee production: from roasting to coffee makers.

Immerse yourself in the city of ancient Pompeii and the cuisine of modern Pompeii without worrying about crowds or cramped transport on this full-day private tour. Ramble around the ruins of Pompeii, trapped in time centuries ago by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, with your private guide. Visit a local olive oil mill and taste some of the mill’s freshly-produced oils. Get your own hands dirty in the kitchen and learn how to make a traditional Neapolitan pizza from scratch, from the dough to the toppings.