Dive Deep Into Italian Cuisine

Want to go deeper into your love of Italian cuisine? Esperienza will take you to the source! With a rich culinary and cultural heritage, Emilia-Romagna is the center of Italian cuisine, and the home of our Culinary Immersion Tours in Italy.

Travel with us, and leave behind crowds, noise, and tourist traps as we introduce you to rural Romagna, an unspoiled land where people are passionate, kind, generous, and proud of their traditions. Together with our local host Susy Patrito, and our partners at Casa Artusi, we’ll introduce like-minded foodie adventurers like you to our network of friends: farmers, agronomists, foragers, cheese makers, chocolate makers, bakers, vintners, and chefs, all of whom are inspired by the beauty of the countryside and the bounty it produces. Their craftsmanship and passion can leave a lasting impression on us… and perhaps bring all of us closer at the table!

This is our Italy. This is Esperienza.

Casa Artusi Residency

Classes at Cooks of Crocus Hill

March 26-29, 2026: Cooks of Crocus Hill will host Chef Matteo Milandri and Susy Patrito, founding director of Casa Artusi and host of our Culinary tours, for an Italian Cuisine Residency. Traveling from Forlimpopoli to Minnesota, they will lead a series of hands-on cooking classes and demonstration dinners in St. Paul. For details and availability click here.

Free Open House in Minneapolis

Sunday March 29, 5-6PM: Esperienza will host a special event in Minneapolis with Susy and Matteo. Join us as we gather to celebrate our growing community of curious and compassionate travelers and the relationships being built through our trips. Click here for details and to RSVP for this free event.

Don’t miss your chance to experience Casa Artusi right here in Minnesota. The foundation is the first and only center of gastronomic culture devoted entirely to Italian home cooking and is located in the hometown of of Pellegrino Artusi, whose cookbook “Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well” can be found in homes across Italy and the world. The foundation was a key partner in the 2025 UNESCO Recognition of Italian Cuisine as an Intangible World Heritage.

TOUR PROGRAMS

Abundant in personal interactions, our culinary trips in rural Italy offer learning opportunities, and cherished experiences of the amazing food, wine, and culinary culture named by UNESCO as an intangible world heritage. Through carefully designed small group tours, together we’ll discover the beauty of some of Italy’s most charming medieval towns and villages that share not only Italy’s food and wine, but also its history, culture, and art. Most importantly, we will meet the people - those who produce the ingredients and those who turn them into something much more than just a meal!

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