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Cooking class in Genoa - Do Eat Better Experience

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Ages 0-99, max of 10 per group
Duration: 3h
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Mobile ticket
Live guide: English, Italian
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  • The class and tasting include: at least 4 recipes with preparation and tasting, and one tasting more (artisanal gelato). Water, wine or beer (in limited amounts) are included. Everything else is not included.
  • Lunch
  • Snacks
  • Bottled water
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Alcoholic Beverages
What's not included
  • transports, pickup


Start:
  • Christopher Columbus' House, Via di Porta Soprana, 16121 Genova GE, Italy
    meet your local expert in front of Columbus' House.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Stroller accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Infant seats available
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 51159P19

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • The class and tasting will last around 3,5 hours
    • Meeting point: Via di Porta Soprana, in front of Columbus House
    • Time of the meeting: 09:00 am (Tuesday and Thursday)
    • Children under the age of 5 are free of charge. Children 5-12 have 50% discount.
    • Please be aware that the guide may speak both in English and Italian during the tour
    • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 51159P19

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    • Do Eat Better Experience
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    • Rennocgj
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great experience
      Our guide Valentina was fabulous. Knowledgeable personable and entertaining. Food at all stops was all first rate. Only suggestion is do on your first night in Genoa as you will come across so many fabulous looking restaurants!
      Written October 11, 2024
    • G5165USjillh
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Interesting history and food!
      Loved it! Marina was very fun, personable, and knowledgeable of Genova history and local cuisine. The food and drinks we sampled were delicious. Highly recommend.
      Written October 11, 2024
    • Meander30921101766
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Brilliant experience
      An absolutely fantastic tour. Marina our tour guide was lovely - charming and informative. The food was delicious across the five stops and Marina included a lot of detail about how the food was produced as well as interesting historical facts about the city and tips for many places to visit. Would highly recommend this tour as an introduction to the city.
      Written October 9, 2024
    • wendyc41
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A MUST do on your first day of arrival.
      Marina is absolutely magnificent. She opened our eyes to local Genovese food. Everything was yummy and we just kept stuffing our face. We were just floored with the flavors, she turned my husband who is a non believer of focaccia into a lover of focaccia. Marina is very informative, a true local - the food stop places love her, they immediately welcome her soon as they see us. We experienced so much, we want to go back and visit the places for more the next day. Even if it was raining all day, the food tour brightened our day.
      Written October 8, 2024
    • Dream591244
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Food Tour of Genoa
      Madi (sp?) from Do Eat Better tours was our guide. She led us through the harbor and historic parts of Genoa. My husband and I loved learning about the architecture and history of the city. We ate the delicious traditional food from the stands and restaurants where the locals eat. I would recommend this tour to anyone!
      Written October 3, 2024
    • 229maximilianm
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great food and an introduction to the city
      We had a wonderful evening in the centre of Genova. Our guide Marina was not only really friendly and funny, but have great insight into the culture and history of the city, the people and of course the food. She gave a lot of tipps what to visit, so it makes sense to do the tour early in your trip.
      Written October 1, 2024
    • 633anthonyd
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Nice eating and informative tour
      My wife and I had a nice tour with Natalie. She was very informative and not only showed up some wonderful eating, but also supplied interesting city of Genoa facts.
      Written September 23, 2024
    • 232nicholasi
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great tour
      Valentina was a great guide. Lots of food and drinks, definitely recommend doing this tour. Make sure to show up hungry!
      Written September 15, 2024
    • 794lindseyv
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fun and delicious experience!
      It was an excellent tour of the historic section! Beatrice was extremely friendly and an terrific guide- not only did she take us to delicious stops, but she gave us an in-depth tour at stops along the way. It really brought the city to life and was a definite highlight of our entire trip. Highly recommend to anyone visiting Genoa who wants a greater appreciation for the city and doesn’t want to miss the local cuisine.
      Written September 15, 2024
    • Daydream604507
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fabulous
      Just finished the tour with Marina. I would recommend the tour and Marina was fabulous. She was very knowledgeable about the food and city. The food was delicious 😋
      Written September 10, 2024
    • Y7186DYkevinm
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Not so good.
      I really didn't like this class and I didn't like the food that we some how managed to prep. I think we were both sceptic and not so sure that we were taught the traditional way. Probably they think that Londoners don't know anything about food.
      Written September 5, 2024
    • LilyLaux
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Delicious tour!
      Our host was very friendly and knowledgable. The stops were all delicious. We had focaccia with cappuccino, several kinds of pasta (of course one with pesto!), focaccia col formaggio, local almond cake, and coffee. We had a wonderful time and would absolutely recommend this to tour to other travelers (though do come hungry!).
      Written September 2, 2024
    • Étienne N
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A great evening with an amazing guide!
      We had the chance to be just two on our group. Valentina have been a great guide. She said right away that she was not an historian of genoa or a "real tour guide", but as a local, she gave us a lot info about the town and the region. She was joyful and entertained the conversation. We ate at multiples traditional places and Valentina gave us other place to try during our stay in Genoa. Would recommand to any foody!
      Written August 25, 2024
    • Excursion52792683855
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great food and good times
      This was a great opportunity to taste a lot of different food that we would have missed during a regular walk thru town. The guide was very knowledgeable and friendly.
      Written August 10, 2024
    • jeansM8212OP
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Best cooking class experience
      My daughter, granddaughter and I had a cooking class in Genoa with La Locanda Tortuga. Madda found us at the specified meeting place and took us to the perfectly set up local shop, where Mimmo demonstrated and then watched and commented as we prepared several items, including a pesto, testarolli, focaccia and canestrelli cookies. We actually participated in all the processes, which made the experience much better than most cooking classes I've had. Madda translated everything Mimmo said, in short phrases and it was easy to follow. Best cooking class (of many) ever! Of course we ate everything we prepared and we were even given the canestrelli left over to take with us.
      Written July 22, 2024
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    Craig C
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jul 2024 • Family
    Veronica was an incredible host and made you feel at home the entire time. I can’t express how much we enjoyed her. We had a family of 9 and they were so accommodating. From the ages of 13 to 82 and we all had the time of our lives. The owner was outstanding and taught us how to make hand-made pesto. The best pesto in the world along with hand-made focaccia. Such an amazing experience. We recommend to everyone and to all ages.
    Written July 25, 2024
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    Hailey D
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2024 • Friends
    This was definitely the highlight of our trip! Veronica was amazing with her explanations of the city and the history of the area. Full of recommendations and advice, we truly appreciated her upbeat attitude and wealth of knowledge. Roberto was also an amazing instructor and his personality made us feel like we were at home speaking to a long time friend while learning some of the secrets of a few special dishes they have served for years. We not only made some great memories at this class, but left with a few recipes and the knowledge of how to re create these dishes in our own kitchens. Plenty of laughs, great tasting food, and some new skills learned.. we couldn't recommend this class more!
    Written August 8, 2024
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    Anja U
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2023
    It was an all-round successful cooking and baking lesson in which we learned a lot and laughed a lot. Highly recommended! The idea behind it, that you can take a piece of "secret" traditional knowledge home with you and pass it on, is what excites me the most. My daughter had a lot of fun too! We can finally make the perfect pesto and "the best Focaccia Frommagio ever" - thanks!
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    Written August 25, 2023
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    Jennifer D
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2022
    It was just amazing! There were only two of us and we had a great time. We made homemade pasta, foccacia, pesto and biscuits! Everything was well organised. The chef was great and our guide had lots of additional insights into traditional food in Liguria. We can only recommend the cooking class! Thank you very much!
    Written September 1, 2022
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    Reid T
    Washington DC, DC19 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2023
    My son and I really enjoyed this authentic cooking experience. Our guide, Marina, was already waiting for us at the appointed place and took us to our "classroom" at a local Ligurian restaurant. Our hands-on cooking experience from a local chef was amazing, but it was Marina who not only translated but added cultural context and insights that made it complete. She also gave us great tips for later in our travels through Italy. Highly recommend the class, and five stars for Marina whose knowledge and fun personality made it memorable.
    Written May 28, 2023
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    Jessica
    Genoa, Italy1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Apr 2024 • Solo
    My friends bought me a solo ticket for this course as a graduation gift, so I had to join some others I didn’t know to participate. At the time, I was recovering from an injury that made it hard for me to stand for long periods. This made me a little worried about going alone, but I didn’t want to miss out! When our local expert Veronica learned this, she was incredibly accommodating and kind. She ensured I had places to rest and was even taking pictures for me so I could show my friends later. The course was a lot of fun with great atmosphere. I felt like I learned a lot. Plus the food was delicious! I am looking forward to making it again someday for my friends to try. I was really glad I decided to take a chance on joining in the end!
    Written April 11, 2024
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    Ilene W
    United States8 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2024 • Family
    We had an opportunity to do a cooking with lesson with Bernado at his restaurant in Genoa.

    It was a small group (with me and my teen granddaughters/nephews) and a husband/wife. Under Bernado instruction, we learned to make authentic pesto sauce and then some pasta/cheese bread and dessert.

    He was a great teacher and clearly passionate about his craft! Veronica (our guide) was very helpful as well.

    After all was prepared - we got to sample what we cooked! The kids really enjoyed the experience (as did I) - actually getting to prepare the meal vs. just watching. It was a unique experience.

    Note - we did have challenges finding the location! The meeting place is under the arches where the original Christopher Columbus house is located (you meet the guide there) but this is not where the cooking experience is! It's a restaurant around the corner.
    Written October 8, 2024
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    Robert Y
    5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This was an excellent experience. Rita, our host, and Bernardo, our chef/coach made sure our group had an excellent time. This class was equal parts fun and educational. The food we made was simple and fantastic. You’ll have a great time and bring home a few recipes that you can share with friends and family. I would highly recommend.
    Written June 15, 2023
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    Carrie R
    3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2024 • Couples
    Really great way to spend some of our day in Genoa. Our guide, Veronica, provided lots of information before, during and after the class. She was a great translator for the chef to help guide us through the recipes. The pesto, testaroli, focaccia al formaggio and canestrelli were delicious. The class is a great mix of hands on and learning from watching the chef. The recipes were an unexpected but delicious deviation from traditional pasta and focaccia. Highly recommend!
    Written September 1, 2024
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    Todd M
    4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Marina was an amazing guide, so friendly and knowledgeable of Genoa culture and culinary history. Bernie and his staff at Locanda Tortuga were welcoming, funny and very patient with their “students”. Highly, highly recommend.
    Written March 23, 2023
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