A great experience, with Luigi’s brother and nephew, Luca, running the event due to a scheduling error that meant the chef could not attend. Roberto and Luca were wonderful, gracious hosts. The stovetop cheese making was done at Roberto’s home as we sampled a number of cheeses and wine pairings as he explained the cheese-making process. Then we continued with a full cheese and meat board & wine as he shielded us how to make rossori, which we then enjoyed for lunch. Oh, and his home was atop a hill overlooking Lake Como…wow. Check dates and the agenda carefully given our experience and other reviews, but we had a great time.

The wines were delicious and Luigi was very entertaining! The tasting room was so beautiful and unique. We stayed for dinner after our tasting and had the most wonderful meal.

Jarocho is on the KANSAS side of the state line in Kansas City. It's at 719 Kansas Ave,, Kansas City, KANSAS. It's a Mexican Seafood restaurant just off I-70. The food is award-winning (Best Seafood, Best Mexican) and the service is outstanding. The dishes are based on what you would find in Veracruz, Mexico. I had Ceviche and a dozen oysters on the half-shell. My daughter had a delicious shrimp soup, and our friend had very tasty stuffed trout. The waiter was very knowledgeable about the food and the culture and history of Veracruz. We were very pleased; we'll certainly go back!

This experience is nothing like its represented. The cheese tasting involved stopping at a local cheese shoo see the cheese but you don't actually taste any. The class is a rushed, simp!e execution of some pasta with very little of the chefs time. He is a character and amusing at first but then quite irritating. The salad served at lunch as well as the wine were the highlight. Do not spend your money on this.

With Luigi focused on a couple that was planning they're wedding we were left forgotten and the rest of the staff didn't really know what do do with us. All round, seeing that is was the off season and we where the only people registered for the class and the chef being busy with other things, the right thing would have been to cancel. Not terrible as the food was good but the experience was rushed and not worth the money paid.

Amazing to harvest truffles and mushrooms on the property of the restaurant. Golden retrievers to sniff out the location of truffles, then Roberto (chef Luigi did not join us in person) dug the truffle up. The dogs found several; enough for our cooking class. Steep walk on slippery leaves, not for the faint at heart but totally worth it. We were in a group of 8 although we expected to be just the two of us, as the tour was labeled private. Departure point NOT at the car ferry as mentioned on website, but from the next ferry over on the square. The cooking class was a lot of fun and the 4 course luncheon was great, with ample red wine. Chef Luigi is very talented and was making jokes while explaining what we had to do in his kitchen. The servers were well trained and very polite. Totally worth it; my comments are just to help you set expectations.

Excellent sommelierJenny, great wine and fun friends! We stayed for dinner, too! We chose a 7 course dinner which was divine! Enjoyed a fun view of the kitchen, too.

We were so excited to see Chef Gandola.👌We tasted excellent wines and with an excellent selected menu to properly taste the taste of each wine from different years and vintages..The cellar, the restaurant and the people who took care of us were great and the whole team it works great..it is worth visiting this family gem and trying all the authentic things there..My son loves to cook and so At my request we were seated in front of the glass showcases of the kitchen at a special table from which we could personally observe how prepares the truly unique menu here..Words cannot describe this experience and I highly recommend you go and see for yourself. I'm sorry we didn't have time to enroll in Chef Gandola's cooking class to learn the secret of cooking Italian cuisine from the best at it. I hope we can visit the restaurant again and immerse ourselves in the magic of this place. 🌹🥇🙏🍷🤩👌

Luigi made every effort to accommodate for the flooding of his wine cellar. So passionate in his knowledge of wine and food

My husband and I booked the truffle hunting with Luigi Gandola, and the entire experience was a huge disappointment. Leading up to the event, Luigi had very poor communication and took weeks to respond to messages. We had to send him 3-4 messages before getting a response. Our event was supposed to start at 10AM. On the day of the event at 9AM, he messaged us, "Are you available at 3PM instead?" and we said no, since we had other plans. He then said "I can only do 3PM. See you at 3PM." We had to involve Tripadvisor customer support to get a refund, since we weren't able to make the time and he was refusing to refund us. It's clear that Luigi overextends himself, double books, and is very bad at managing his own schedule. I would stay away from this experience and the restaurant.

Best restaurant in Bellagio. A must visit whilst you’re there. The chef is fantastic, his food is lovely and he knows an endless amount about Italian wine to pair.

Great experience. Luigi has a fantastic restaurant and wine cellar as the setting for a fantastic wine tasting experience. He took the time to make it really personable. The food included in the tasting complemented the wines brilliantly and we stayed for dinner after which was by a long way the best we had in our stay at Bellagio and lake Como.

Exceptional time with Luigi. His family has run this restaurant for 50 years. He conveniently picked us up in Bellagio and drove us 5 minutes up the hill to the restaurant. The wine tasting in the cellar was great and educational. And we highly recommend staying for dinner afterwards. Best risotto we’ve ever had and fantastic experience in the restaurant with Luigi and his family. Can’t recommend enough!!

We had a great time with Chef Luigi, his knowledge of Italian wines was very impressive! He has over 15k bottles of wine in his cellar where we enjoyed the wine tasting with great appetizers. Not only is he a sommelier but also a chef which made the pairings delicious. Absolutely would recommend his tasting. We stayed in Bellagio, Fabrizio who works with the Chef came to pick us up & drop us off.

Chef Luigi went out of his way to accommodate our wine tasting in spite of us running late. We had the pleasure of witnessing him, his wife, mom and family cook together. He is a true wine connoisseur, and the food pairing was awesome. His cellar is incredible and we really enjoyed our time with him and his wife. Highly recommend this experience!!