6 Dinner Shows Worth Booking

1.Vienna: Gerstner KuK Hofzuckerbäcker Baking Show & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 823 reviews · 20 min · from $23Our pick

At Gerstner’s Schönbrunn Palace bakery, a bilingual pastry chef stretches strudel dough almost paper-thin, explains the filling and baking method, then serves you apple strudel with Viennese coffee. The show is listed as 20 minutes, though some sessions run longer.

“Loved this, great insight into making strudel/ strussel sorry for my spelling! It’s great to learn and experience something different and new. The host was very friendly and informative and created a nice vibe. Some parts were interactive where the kids in the crowd took part which was lovely to see.”

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2.Dining Experience at a local’s Home in Cortona with Show Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 8 reviews · from $115

Meet a host family in Cortona for a four-course meal, a live cooking demonstration, local wine, and stories behind treasured recipes. Past hosts include Marzia, Stefano, and Anna. This is a social dining experience, not a hands-on cooking class, with groups capped at 10.

“The company was amazing stefano and Anna were so engaging and stafano even came and got us when we were lost. Food was spectacular”

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3.Dining Experience at a local’s Home in Martina Franca with Show Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $102

Meet a local host in Martina Franca for a private 2.5-hour meal and cooking demonstration. You’ll watch fresh pasta being prepared, taste seasonal dishes and dessert, and dine in a real home with only your own group. Food allergies and intolerances can be noted when booking.

“Was an authentic experience with a lovely Italian family. The food was delicious! We ate at a kitchen table with husband and daughter.”

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4.Dining experience at a local’s home in Brindisi with show cooking

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6 reviews · from $98

Spend 2.5 hours in a Brindisi home learning four traditional dishes with a local host. You will help prepare a starter, pasta, main course, side dish, and dessert, then enjoy the meal with Apulian wine and espresso. Some hosts, including Claudia and Giuseppe, welcome you at a villa outside the city.

“Had an amazing experience with Claudia and Giuseppe, their Villa just outside of the City was an amazing setting for a terrific dinner with homemade pasta and jams. A full Italian Four Corse meal, so much food, make sure you come hungry. They provided an interpreter to ensure we had a great conversation as well as a great meal.”

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5.Dining experience at a local’s home in Asti with show cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $124Top rated

Spend about two and a half hours in an Asti home with a Cesarina host, watching fresh pasta and traditional Piedmontese dishes prepared in her kitchen. You will share a seasonal starter, pasta, second course, dessert, wine, and espresso in a private setting, with the meal ending back at the meeting point.

“Very good food prepared in traditional PIEDMONTE way. Relaxed atmosphere and involving us as guests in preparing the pasta. Kind information of the area in and around Asti. All together a really good experience. Recomendable.”

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6.Dining experience at a local’s home in Arezzo with show cooking

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · from $121

Spend about two and a half hours in a private Arezzo home with a local Cesarina host. Help prepare family recipes during a one-hour cooking session, then sit down for four courses with regional wine, water, and espresso. Your host’s name and exact address arrive after booking.

“Es war ein wundervolles Erlebnis,Caroline ist eine sehr aufmerksame Gastgeberin mit einem tollen Zuhause. Das Essen war hervorragend. Wir haben es sehr genossen!”

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