5-Hour Cooking class of Italian Cuisine

My husband and I had 3 amazing nights at Casale Alessandri. A truly beautiful location, cozy and welcoming with the added bonus of amazing food. Louise and Federico ensure you are well cared for and very well fed. The rooms are amazing, each one unique, interesting and comfortably appointed. Louise ensures your stay is perfect and provides lots of recommendations for touring around the area. Federico’s class in an outstanding kitchen which brings the surrounding outdoors inside is an adventure. He shares his knowledge and passion for cooking in an entertaining manner which makes the 5 hour class fly by. I highly recommend Casale Alessandri for couples, or a family, friend or work retreat. An unexpected surprise was the pool with a view of the Italian countryside…. Love this place!

This was an authentic cooking class with great company and amazing food. Chef Alessandri was engaging and took the time to really show and explain every detail of the dishes. You can tell he really wants you to make this again on your own. Each pasta was incredible, and it was the best food we ate on the trip. The whole crew was nothing but inviting and the property was an attraction in itself that prompted us to plan another longer visit. This is a top memory of our vacation and one we hope to repeat!

I did a cooking class with chef Federico in 2017 in Rome with my daughter. We had such an amazing experience, that when my wife and I were planning our 2024 trip to Italy, a visit to his newly opened casale was very high on my list. While my expectations were high, I can honestly say that they were exceeded on every level. The location was beautiful and the room and grounds had the perfect combination of history and comfort. The cooking class was exceptionally enjoyable and educational. I don't know how he does it but it was equally enjoyable for both myself (a fairly keen and experienced cook) and my wife ( who's enthusiasm for cooking is somewhat more limited). We both learned a great lot and had an absolute ball doing it. In addition each of the meals we had - both the gourmet and the rustic meals - were absolutely phenomenal. Chef Federico is an authentic and incredibly creative chef who constantly changes his menu to use the best local ingredients to produce wonderfully inspired meals. Louise was also amazing with her knowledge of not only the local areas, but the local wines that matched perfectly with the food (at a VERY reasonable price). On top of all this Federico and his wife Louise are just two of the nicest people we have met in a long time. Be it a general chat about life and family, discussions of food and wine, or just a chat about foraging mushrooms in the local hills - we just had a fabulous time here. I know I may sound over-enthusiastic, but I genuinely could not recommend a stay at Casale Alessandri enough. It really was the highlight of our month long trip to Italy.