The Villa On Lake Maggiore™

5 Star On Lake Maggiore~ One Day Cooking Classes

Tie on your apron and join Executive Chef Giuseppe for an unforgettable stresa cooking class experience on Lake Maggiore.  Step into a culinary world of farm-to-table produce and ingredients and learn to cook a full villa lake city menu based on the season.  Set in a luxury villa, this cooking class lago maggiore overlooks the Golfo Borromeo and the beautiful surrounding islands, making it a highlight of stresa italy attractions. Guests searching for a cooking class near me will find this an ideal culinary destination in northern Italy, where you will learn to prepare traditional cuisine in a Piedmont cooking class with wine included.

In the kitchen you also meet our team of sous chefs who will guide you through each recipe – from antipasti, fresh pasta and sauces, risotto, main courses to desserts.  Learn to prepare grissini crispy bread sticks or focaccia with rosemary or seasonal vegetables prepared in a mosaic of patterns garnished with a secret sauce.  Next is pasta!  You will mix and roll out plump rounds of pasta stuffed with sweet cheese of the region or give your hand at making a risotto al Barolo, risotto made with Barolo wine.  Fish is always fresh – arriving daily from the local fishermen – sepia e tagliolini, cuttlefish with black pasta or branzino con capperi e pomodorini, seabass and capers.  Delicious specialty desserts include torcetti and le margheritine di Stresa, the biscuits of the Queen. For travelers looking for cooking classes menaggio, this villa program is a perfect choice nearby.

Following each cooking class stresa, lunch follows and includes the food that was prepared in the cooking class with a toast of local wine included. Cooking class in Stresa menus vary, are based on the season with vegetarian and gluten-free options available upon request.  Our recipe booklet and chef’s apron are included.  Discover Stresa in this executive chef hands-on cooking class with wine from the Barolo Piedmont cellars of this precious villa!

Program Includes:

  • Hands-on cooking class with Chef Giuseppe and his sous chefs preparing a full course menu.
  • Lunch follows with the foods prepared in class with a toast of wine included.
Program Price:

$395 per person, based 2 guests, 

For Single Guests: If you are traveling on your own, please call us for the best group price. We are happy to welcome you into an already scheduled group.

* One-day cooking classes do not include transportation, accommodations, or any other excursions.  If you would like to add on transfers to and from your hotel or cruise ship port ~ please let us know your group size and we will be happy to provide a price and reserve the transfer(s) for you.  If you have a non-cooker who would like dine, but not cook, please let us know and we will also send you pricing.

Check Availability

2026 Dates: This program is available March 24 to October 30. You can check in and start your cooking program any day of the week.