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Venice
Venice Cooking Class: Market Tour & Local Meal
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Overview
Private Venice Cooking Class and Market Tour with Fun Local Laura offers a unique glimpse into everyday Venetian life. This experience, guided by a true-blue Venetian, Laura, lets visitors explore a local neighborhood, away from typical tourist crowds.
The experience includes a visit to the lively Santa Margherita market, where guests discover fresh, seasonal ingredients. Following the market tour, there is a hands-on cooking class in Laura's home. Participants learn to prepare traditional Veneto dishes, like creamy risotto or pasta and tiramisu. After cooking, guests enjoy the meal they helped prepare, along with local wine, laughter, and conversation. This experience provides insider tips from a local expert on places to visit.
Guests should note that hotel pickup and drop-off are not included. 
Highlights
Authentic Venetian Cooking: Learn to cook traditional Veneto dishes with a local expert.
Local Market Tour: Explore the Santa Margherita market and discover fresh ingredients.
Hands-On Cooking Class: Prepare a seasonal risotto (or pasta) and decadent tiramisu.
Dine with a Local: Enjoy the meal you helped prepare with Laura, wine, and conversation.
Sentiment Analysis
Most customers had a wonderful time cooking and dining with Laura, praising her hospitality and the authentic Venetian experience. Some found the walking distance a bit long, but overall, the experience was highly rated.
Customers loved learning to cook traditional Venetian dishes with Laura.
Many enjoyed the market tour and the chance to pick out fresh ingredients.
Guests raved about Laura's warmth and hospitality, making them feel at home.
Visitors appreciated the experience of dining in a local's home and experiencing authentic Venetian life.
Some found the walk to Laura's home from the market a bit long.
A couple of reviewers mentioned they wished for more hands-on time during the cooking class.
The Journey
Santa Margherita Market
A lively local market where you'll meet Laura and explore fresh, seasonal ingredients that are essential to Venetian cuisine. It is a key starting point for selecting ingredients for the cooking class.
Laura's Home
A beautiful apartment located in a local neighborhood, a 20-minute walk from the city center. It offers an authentic glimpse into everyday Italian life in Venice, away from the main tourist areas. This is where the hands-on cooking class takes place.
Laura's Kitchen
A cozy, well-equipped space where you'll learn to prepare traditional Venetian dishes like risotto (or pasta) and tiramisù. It is the setting for a hands-on cooking class experience led by Laura.
Know Before You Go
This private cooking class includes a guided market tour with Laura, followed by a hands-on cooking class in her home. Guests will enjoy 1-2 glasses of local alcohol with the home-cooked Italian meal they helped prepare. Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included; guests meet Laura at the Santa Margherita market.
Hot Tip
Wear comfortable shoes for the market tour and walk to Laura's home. Be sure to let Laura know in advance if you prefer to make pasta instead of risotto!
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