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Italian cuisine

Italian private chef in Valencia

Good Italian food is everywhere in Valencia, but a home-cooked meal made from scratch by someone who learned it from family, not a menu, is a different thing entirely. A private Italian chef brings that to your kitchen, either as a hands-on pasta class or full catering for a dinner or event.

What Italian home cooking actually tastes like

Three dishes every Italian private chef we work with can teach or cook, done the way an Italian household actually does it.

Fresh pasta

Rolled and cut by hand, tagliatelle, ravioli or gnocchi depending on the season, with a sauce built from scratch, not a jar.

Risotto

Stirred properly over 18 to 20 minutes with warm stock added a ladle at a time, mushroom, saffron or seafood depending on what is good that week.

Tiramisu

Mascarpone, espresso-soaked savoiardi and cocoa, assembled the night before so it actually sets, not the dense supermarket version.

Classes vs catering

Every Italian chef we work with offers both. Pick whichever fits your evening.

Cooking classes

Hands-on, at your rental or the chef's kitchen. You roll the pasta yourself, work the risotto pan and assemble the tiramisu, then eat everything you make.

  • 2 to 3 hours, hands-on, at your rental or the chef's kitchen
  • Small groups, usually 2 to 8 people
  • You cook and eat what you make, chef guides every step

Home catering

The chef cooks a full Italian menu in your kitchen for a dinner party, anniversary or small event, fresh pasta and dessert included, while you and your guests just sit down.

  • Chef cooks in your kitchen, you and your guests just eat
  • Works for 4 to 20+ people depending on the menu
  • Chef handles shopping, prep, cooking and clean-up

What it typically costs

Catering for an Italian home-cooked meal typically runs EUR 45 to 80 per person depending on the menu and headcount. Hands-on pasta classes usually start around EUR 65 per person.

These are rough estimates to help you plan, not a fixed price. The chef confirms an exact quote once you share your headcount, menu and date.

Want an Italian chef for your next dinner?

Tell us your date, headcount and whether you want a class or catering, and we will match you with an Italian private chef and come back with a price range.

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