Private Hunting Of Truffle And Mushrooms With Chef Luigi Gandola In Bellagio

We had a wonderful time with Chef Luigi family , great hospitality, very inviting and kind family . We enjoyed all the meal courses that shef prepared for us , very tasty and delicious, we highly recommend them .

This experience was by far the best thing we’ve done on our trip in Italy. Chef Luigi picked us up in Bellagio and we drove up to the forest for truffle foraging. His dog Charlotte is SO friendly, adorable, and smart. She found 7 truffles that day! The forest is a little steep and you’re definitely on a bit of a hike that makes you sweat, but it wasn’t super intense. Although I would not recommend it for elderly people or people who don’t have good footing. There is no trail so you’re actually hiking up into the forest with no flat land or places to rest. We thought it was a nice work out before lunch! After an hour of truffle foraging, we went up to Luigi’s home and farm which was very quaint. Then we did a quick drive to his restaurant where we waited for the rest of the cooking class to arrive. The cooking class was really fun, especially with Chef Luigi’s humor and big personality. We were treated with a couple of glasses of wine during class. Afterwards, we all sat at a big table outside under a lovely gazebo where we were treated to several more glasses of wine and all the food we made in the class. The food was divine and we were super stuffed by the end of it. Thank you so much Chef Luigi for an amazing day. We’ve already recommended this experience to several of our friends who are visiting Italy within the next few months. If we come back to Lake Como I would do it all over again. Special thanks to his amazing dog Charlotte, the true hero of the day for finding so many truffles. I still think about her and miss her.

One of the best excursions we've ever done. Would highly recommend when visiting Bellagio area. We first went out for truffle hunting with Luigi and his dog which yielded several truffles. Back at the restaurant we made homemade pasta and dessert. We then sat down for probably our favorite meal of the trip where we ate the pasta we made along with plenty of truffle in every dish. The wine was delicious and the staff was extremely friendly and accommodating. Can't recommend this experience enough. Well worth the money!